HMS Pinafore
Christchurch Gilbert & Sullivan Society Regent Centre, Christchurch KD Johson 28 September 2023 As I usually do, I read the libretto of this 1878 Gilbert and Sullivan operetta a few weeks ago in preparation for this review. I then happened to bump into the First Lord of the Admiralty at the market (as you do😉) and he said “Oh, don’t bother with that – it’s all changed anyway!” … and some (not all) of it has. The advantage of performing 19th century works these days is that they are out of copyright and a director can do just that. With
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