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The Pirates of PenzanceThe State TheatreAgain, Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance swashbuckler its way onto Sydney stage, fronted by Jon English, Simon Gallagher, Glynn Nicholas, Toni Lamond, Tim Tyler, and singing sounds by The Fabulous Singlettes.After 720 performances with the previous production, and several years of silence in between, the Lyric Opera of Queensland and the Queensland Performing Arts Trust, in collaboration with Simon Gallagher's own production company, Essgee Entertainment, have taken Pirates and given it a breath of life heaved from the bosom of modem understanding.Although they have stayed true to the lyrics and the dialogue, they have not shyed away from the rask of making Pirates, which is all but a hundred years old, seem relevant and contemporary to the audience. It's well worth the watch. Look not for deep, underlying messages concerning themselves with a better world, for that is not the purpose. In the tradition ofGilbert and Sullivan, begun in London's Sav,, Theatre, the play’s raison d’etre is to cnrerair1, to make laughter, and to send the audience a** with a smiling appreciation of the theatre, iRa|J its gaudy paints and velvet-draped girth.A
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Kensington Tharunka
Kensington, New South Wales, AU
Tue, Jul 26, 1994
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