Broadway Pirates
First performed in the late 1980s, the Broadway version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta The Pirates of Penzance was the brain¬child of producer Joseph Papp.
Re-orchestrated for a band, and with the characters being given an up-beat facelift for the 20th century, the result achieved immediate success. Its plot however follows the traditional fore-runner.
Publicity photos were taken in front of The Katherine May in Southwark by kind permission of The Maritime Trust.
Cast & Creative
Cast List
| Character | Actor |
| Frederick | Peter Barnett |
| Pirate King | Roger Roseboom |
| Samuel | uncredited |
| Ruth | Sonya Raymond |
| Major General | Richard Matthaie |
| Mabel | Lesley Cox |
| Edith | Mandy Stenhouse |
| Kate | Claire Walker |
| Isobel | Julie Thomas |
| Victoria | Janet Turner |
| Victoria | Bob Salter |
| Bertha | Rachel Marks |
| Prudence | Kate Stevens |
| Rosie | Merian Ganjou |
| Polly | Carol Brown |
| Fanny | Anne Campbell |
| Lucy | Suzanne Yeates |
| Hannah | Frances Warhurst |
| Sergeant of Police | Terry Saunders |
| Cabin Boy | Debbie Harkness |
| Cabin Boy | Margaret Boughton |
| Pirates | Iain Calder |
| Pirates | David Cole |
| Pirates | Mark Holliday |
| Pirates | Peter Mumford |
| Pirates | Ron Pharo |
| Pirates | John Powter |
| Pirates | Jeff Raggett |
| Pirates | Kit Stratfull |
| Pirates | Peter Vaughan |
| Pirates | Andrew Yeates |
| Pirate/Policemen | John Barker |
| Pirate/Policemen | John Boult |
| Pirate/Policemen | John McElwee |
| Pirate/Policemen | Jeremy Newton |
| Pirate/Policemen | Doug Roberts |
| Pirate/Policemen | Bob Salter |
| Pirate/Policemen | David Sewell |
| Townspeople | Pauline Beament |
| Townspeople | Mary Fraser |
| Townspeople | Marion McLaren |
| Townspeople | Terry Parsons |
| Townspeople | Louise Stevenson |
| Townspeople | Barbara Thomas |
| Townspeople | Lynne Tompkins |
Creative Team
| Role | Name |
| Producer | Jessica Joyce |
| Musical Director | Michael Carver |
| Designer | David Casey |
| Stage Manager | John Mitchell |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Barbara Mitchell |
| Producer's Assistant | Francis Warhurst |
| Production Liaison | Jeremy newton |
| Techincal Manager | Paul Viney |
| Rehearsal Pianist | Dennis Gomm |
| Rehearsal Pianist | Terry Saunders |
| Rehearsal Pianist | Michael Carver |
| Bass | Martin Wilcox |
| Prompt | Jackie Pearson |
| Box Office | Anne Campbell |
| Props | Peter Sporle |
| Costumes made by | Alan Scott Costumes |
| Sets Constructed by | BROS Workshop |
| Lighting Designer | Peter Willis |
| Sound | Richard Brooker |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Trevor Marland |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Heather Mitchell |
| Publicity | Andrew Macbean |
| Publicity Photography | Kevin O'Neil |
| Rostra | Phil Parsons |
Show Date: June 1987
Venue: Richmond Theatre
Rehearsal & Show Highlights
