presented by Opera Anywhere
Running time: 2 hours, including a 20 minute interval.
All welcome.
charity. comedy. family. live music. musical. opera. play.
Opera Anywhere return to Thorington Theatre following their sell-out performance of The Pirates of Penzance in 2021.
Josephine is the captain’s daughter and has fallen for lowly sailor Ralph... Yet her father has other ideas – he has promised her to Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty. Will love prevail? Climb aboard to find out and enjoy a feast of fun along the way. Hip hip hooray!
This much-loved musical romance pokes fun at Britain’s ruling classes, and the full breadth of its satire, humour and charm are brought to life by a cast of ten singers, an accompanying pianist, and a flautist.
Pinafore is one of the most popular Gilbert & Sullivan operas, perhaps because of its infectious tunes, generally well-constructed libretto, and its abundance of mirth and silliness. Join in the fun this summer, and bring a picnic to the woods.
About Opera Anywhere.
Driven by a passion to produce accessible, innovative and entertaining Opera for all ages, Mike and Vanessa Woodward founded Opera Anywhere in 2000. Beginning life on a specially erected stage on a pond at the centre of their Oxfordshire village (!) they have since taken Opera Anywhere on tour after successful tour of the UK, and have appeared on national TV and radio on a number of occasions including Channel 4, ITV, More 4 and BBC Radio 3.
During the pandemic Opera Anywhere benefited from a number of grants including an Arts Council recovery grant, and an Oxlep ‘escalate’ grant amongst other, which have enabled Opera Anywhere to develop a number of online educational resources available free of charge to schools.