Film

H.M.S. Pinafore

8.019731h 33mComedy Music

Director: Michael Heyland
Year: 1973

Captain's daughter Josephine and common sailor Ralph Rackstraw are in love. However, their relationship is complicated by her arranged marriage to the high-ranking Sir Joseph Porter. A secret about the characters' true identities revealed by Little Buttercup, which leads to a farcical resolution. Performed by the D'Oyly Carte Company for Opera Australia.

Top cast

John Reed

Sir Joseph Porter, KCB

Pamela Field

Josephine Corcoran

Michael Rayner

Captain Corcoran

Malcolm Williams

Ralph Rackstraw

Lyndsie Holland

Buttercup

John Ayldon

Dick Deadeye

Pauline Wales

Hebe

Jon Ellison

Boatswain's Mate

John Broad

Carpenter's Mate

Directed by

Michael Heyland, Peter Riley, John Sichel

Written by

William S. Gilbert

Produced by

John Sichel