Gay London Life | Oct '24 Edition - Magazine - Page 18
Frederic Again
Don’t miss the return of Sasha Regan’s all-male
version of a Gilbert and Sullivan classic
Quite frankly, we can’t think of a better
Well, director Sasha Regan has been
marriage than a new production of
touring her all-male version of Pirates
Pirates of Penzance and the stage of
for Penzance for 15 years, as well as
Wilton’s Music Hall.
other Gilbert and Sullivan productions,
First produced back in 1879,
receiving much praise in the process.
Gilbert and Sullivan’s jaunty opera
For this latest run, she has a brand-
about a young lad called Frederic
new cast with which to work her
and his apprenticeship with a gang of
magic, plus the historic atmosphere of
Cornish pirates is still well-loved by
Wilton’s on her side.
musical buffs (you know the sort, they
can sing The Major-General’s Song
Tuesday 29th October to
without drawing breath).
Saturday 23rd November,
In the same year, Wilton’s Music
E1 8JB. Nearest Station: Tower Hill,
serious fire, although it was closed in
tickets available at wiltons.org.uk
1881 and didn’t become a permanent
entertainment venue until the start of
the 21st century.
So what can you expect from
this meeting of two Victorian curios?
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Wilton’s Music Hall, Graces Alley
Hall had recently been rebuilt after a