H.M.S. Pinafore By The West Yorkshire Savoyards

Anchors aweigh for H.M.S Pinafore!

H.M.S. Pinafore is setting sail and heading to Scarborough this autumn in a new touring production which looks set to be a splash hit from the renowned West Yorkshire Savoyards. With a fair wind and a following breeze, as we come out of lockdown, the Savs are planning a welcome return to the YMCA Theatre at 3pm on Sunday 19 September with one of Gilbert & Sullivans favourite comic-operas, loved for its wonderful music, gleefully entertaining storyline and salty satire.

Filled with Sullivan's memorable melodies, H.M.S. Pinafore is a joyful and popular production performed by an experienced cast drawn from across the North of England. The fourth collaboration between Gilbert & Sullivan was their first blockbuster hit. It opened May 28, 1878 at the Opera Comique and ran for 571 performances becoming a huge fad in England, as well as in America.

Once again, the Director of the Savoyards production is ex D'Oyly Carte actor and director, Alistair Donkin, while Musical Director is Oliver Longstaff.