Batley Gilbert & Sullivan Society

The Story Goes .....

Frederic is a pirate, apprenticed to the Pirate King. His apprenticeship has been considerably extended by reason of the fact that he was born on the 29th February, so he only has a birthday every four years. Frederic is madly in love with Mabel, one of Major-General Stanley’s many daughters, but his duty to the Pirate King comes between them. Sounds complicated? Of course it is – it’s Gilbert & Sullivan! But this show, probably the best known and loved of all the Savoy Operas, is full of humour and fabulous music, and, of course, everything turns out alright at the end. If you’ve never seen one of these shows before, this is the one to start your journey through the topsy-turvy world of Gilbert & Sullivan.