G&S WA is proud to present The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert and Sullivan's rollicking tale of duty, love and tender-hearted buccaneers.
Director
Kevin Langoulant
Music Director
Ian Westrip OAM
This vibrant and spirited production will be directed by Kevin Langoulant (Candide, Iolanthe, Thespis), with musical direction by Ian Westrip OAM (Best of the Brits, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!).
Young Frederic has finally reached his twenty-first birthday and freedom from his pirate apprenticeship. Though fond of the band of audacious buccaneers, he virtuously plans to dedicate himself to their destruction.
Shortly after leaving the pirates, Frederic encounters a bevy of beautiful maidens. Among them is Mabel, who immediately captures his heart. When the bold and brazen pirates appear, threatening the young ladies and their father, the eccentric Major-General Stanley, disaster is narrowly averted with a desperate deception.
Frederic gathers a troupe of timid policemen to vanquish the Pirate King once and for all. But a startling revelation threatens to upend everything. Will duty triumph over love? Can the cowardly constables conquer the tender-hearted corsairs?
A riotous tale of mistaken identity, paradoxes and preposterous predicaments, The Pirates of Penzance lampoons duty, honour and the rigid class structures of Victorian society with Gilbert’s razor-sharp wit and Sullivan’s gloriously hummable melodies.
Don’t miss this swashbuckling spectacle – a sensational night at the theatre!
- Dates: 11 June - 20 June 2026
- Tickets: $20 - $79
- Dolphin Theatre - 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley WA 6009
Production Dates
2 Matinees, 7 Evenings
Thursday, 11 June – 7.30pm
Friday, 12 June – 7.30pm
Saturday, 13 June – 2.00pm (matinee) and 7.30pm
Wednesday, 17 June – 7.30pm
Thursday, 18 June – 7.30pm
Friday, 19 June – 7.30pm
Saturday, 20 June – 2.00pm (matinee) and 7.30pm
Please call TicketsWA on 08 6488 7092 for group bookings of 10+
We are fundraising to produce a documentary celebrating 75 years of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of WA, from its establishment in 1951 by opera star Bernard Manning through to the present day.
In 2026, the Gilbert & Sullivan Society of WA will be celebrating 75 years of bringing music and merriment to the people of Western Australia!
This documentary will reflect on the history of Gilbert & Sullivan WA – founded by former D’Oyly Carte & J.C. Williamson opera star, Bernard Manning, who retired to Perth, Western Australia after an illustrious professional career on stage. From that early enthusiastic start to now over seven decades later, this enduring community arts organisation has been entertaining the people of Western Australia with the works of Gilbert & Sullivan as well as other operettas and musicals.
Your donation will assist in funding the production of this documentary including access to certain locations, travel, equipment, archival research, crew, and post-production costs. Your valued support will help bring to visual life the important cultural legacy of one of WA’s most established and prominent community arts organisations celebrating their Diamond Jubilee 75th Anniversary year in 2026. All donations over $2 to this project through the Australian Cultural Fund are tax-deductible.
The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of WA is a registered charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission.
Thank you for your support!