Hurrah for the Pirate King! Set sail for a swashbuckling summer as Gilbert & Sullivan’s uproariously silly operetta The Pirates of Penzance storms the stage of the Palais Theatre.
★★★★★ “Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest in this rip-roaring crowd-pleaser.” – ARTSHUB
Hurrah for the Pirate King! Set sail for a swashbuckling summer as Gilbert & Sullivan’s uproariously silly operetta The Pirates of Penzance storms the stage of the Palais Theatre.
Bursting with much-loved music, the score will leave you grinning with classics including ‘I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General’, ‘Poor Wandering One’ and ‘I am the Pirate King’.
Following their star performances in Victorian Opera’s Sweeney Todd, Ben Mingay and Antoinette Halloran lead the high-seas hijinks as the Pirate King and the long-suffering Ruth.
This hilarious production will be directed by Stuart Maunder and conducted by James Pratt. Don’t miss this theatrical treasure!
The Pirates of Penzance is an original production by Opera Australia.
Event Details:
Dates: 31st Jan to 6th Feb 2026
Duration: 2 hours and 10 minutes, including interval
Suitable for: Not specified
Location: Palais Theatre, St Kilda