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  • Venue London Coliseum, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 21 February 2025
  • Running time 2 hours 15 minutes (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 5+

Get The Pirates of Penzance tickets at the London Coliseum.

Batten down the hatches and strike the colours – the pirates are back! Mike Leigh’s smash-hit ENO production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s swashbuckling farce, The Pirates of Penzance, returns to the London Coliseum this December.

With its splendidly silly storyline, wild wordplay and well-loved songs,The Pirates of Penzance is irresistibly feel-good. Featuring sentimental pirates, blundering policeman, absurd adventures and improbable paradoxes, this beloved comic opera brims with humour, razor-sharp wit and features a sparkling score chock-full of memorable melodies and catchy tunes.

The Pirates of Penzance is one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most popular operas and contains some of their most memorable melodies. These include ‘I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General’, ‘A Policeman’s Lot is Not a Happy One’ and ‘With Cat-like Tread’.

G&S favourites and ENO regulars Richard Suart and John Savournin are the Major General and the Pirate King respectively. Meanwhile, ENO Harewood Artist Isabelle Peters sings the role of Mabel, and former Harewood artist William Morgan is Frederic.

The Pirates of Penzance runs from 2 December 2024 to 21 February 2025 at the London Coliseum. Book tickets now for this strictly limited season.

Swash-buckling, plank-walking, toe-tapping fun. Mike Leigh’s dazzling revival of Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera is back.

An apprentice pirate woos the Major General’s daughter, while his bungling buccaneer-shipmates try to outwit an equally inept party of policemen. 

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Stars and Creatives

Who is in the cast of The Pirates Of Penzance?

The Pirates of Penzance Cast 2024/5: Richard Suart as Major-General Stanley, John Savournin as The Pirate King, William Morgan as Frederic, James Creswell as Sergeant of Police, Isabelle Peters as Mabel, Bethan Langford as Edith & Gaynor Keeble as Ruth, Henry Neill as Samuel, Anna Elizabeth Cooper as Kate

Who are the creative team of The Pirates Of Penzance?

The Pirates of Penzance Creative Team 2024/5: Conductor: Natalie Murray Beale; Director: Mike Leigh; Revival Director: Sarah Tipple; Designer: Alison Chitty; Original Lighting Designer: Paul Pyant; Revival Lighting Designer: Gary James; Original Choreographer: Francesca Jaynes

Co-production with Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg and the Saarländische Staatstheater Saarbrücken.

Important Notes

Language Sung in English, with subtitles projected above the stage

Assisted performance: BSL signed: Saturday 8 February 2025 at 2.30pm; Relaxed performance: Thursday 30 January 2025, 1pm

Venue Information

London Coliseum , St. Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES

Nearest Tube or Train: Leicester Square (Northern line, Piccadilly line), Charing Cross (Northern line, Bakerloo line), Embankment (Northern line, Bakerloo line, District line, Circle line)

Nearest Buses: 3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176

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Critics' reviews of The Pirates Of Penzance

★★★★★ "Pricelessly funny…an entirely delightful evening" - The Stage

★★★★ "A jolly good show" - Daily Telegraph

★★★★ "Precise patter aplenty" - The Guardian

★★★★ "The whole thing is a real delight" - Daily Express

Frequently Asked Questions

The Pirates Of Penzance is playing at the London Coliseum in London
The running time of The Pirates Of Penzance is 2 hours 15 minutes (including interval)
The age recommendations for The Pirates Of Penzance are: 5+
Yes, The Pirates Of Penzance has matinee performances on the following days: Saturday
No, sorry, The Pirates Of Penzance has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.

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