The Pirates of Penzance 39 years old

Brent Carver stars as the swashbuckling Pirate King in the famous Stratford Festival's rollicking production of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic that pits British bobbles against unlikely pirates on the Cornish coast. Sullivan regarded this operetta - a hit ever since its first production in New York in 1879 - as the best comedy he composed. He even said of his collaborator, "The libretto is ingenious, clever, wonderfully fun in parts and sometimes brilliant in dialogue - beautifully written for music, as is all Gilbert does." Indeed, audiences will find the music every bit a match for the lyrics, with the genius of the score lying in its parody of grand opera. Filmed in 1985 at the world-famous Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario.

Credits

The Pirates of Penzance Cast

Name Character
Brent Carver He was 33, now 72 years old as The Pirate King
Pat Galloway She was 28, now 67 years old as Ruth

The Pirates of Penzance Crew

Name Department
Arthur Sullivan as Musical. He was 143 (58) years old when He died Writing
William S. Gilbert as Writer. Writing
The Pirates of Penzance poster
The Pirates of Penzance (39 years)

  • Release day: Friday, June 21, 1985
  • Runtime: 124 minutes