The Pirates of Penzance, National G&S Opera Company - 2026

The Pirates of Penzance, National G&S Opera Company - 2026

Production Team

• Director – John Savournin
• Conductor – James Hendry
• Musical Director – James Hendry
• Head of Music – Benjamin Hamilton
• Assistant Director – Merry Holden
• Choreographer – Merry Holden
• Assistant Choreographer – Sarah Storer
• Lighting Designer – Matthew Cowan
• Company Stage Manager – Sarah Taylor Kent
• DSM and Stage Carpenter – Keith Drage
• Wardrobe Supervisor – Harriet Ravdin
• Wardrobe Assistant – Gabriella Bowman
• Wardrobe Assistant – Bea Downing
• Repetiteur – Chris Flint

Principals (Dramatis Personae)

• Major-General Stanley – Simon Butteriss
• The Pirate King – Ben McAteer
• Samuel (his Lieutenant) – Paul Sheehan
• Frederic (the Pirate Apprentice) – Alex Aldren
• Sergeant of Police – Mark Saberton
• Mabel (General Stanley's Daughter) – Camilla Kerslake
• Edith (General Stanley's Daughter) – Grace O'Malley
• Kate (General Stanley's Daughter) – Mila Johannsen
• Isabel (General Stanley's Daughter) – Jasmine Colgan
• Ruth (a Pirate Maid of all Work) – Yvonne Howard

Chorus

• Hannah Andrusier
• Joshua Carpenter
• John Carter
• James Connolly
• Ruby Donnelly
• Grant Haddow
• James Holt
• Katrina Mackenzie
• Daisy Mitchell
• Sophia Parker
• Alex Peart
• Kate South
• Benjamin Staniforth
• Saffron Stringer
• Ifan Thomas
• Joe Yates