Event Details
- Location: Gloucester Cathedral
- Address: Cathedral Grounds, Gloucester, Glos, GL1 2LX
- Start date: 18th September 2026
- End date: 18th September 2026
- Times: 7.00pm (doors open 6.00pm)
- Entry fee: £22.00 (concessions available)
Illyria, one of the UK’s leading outdoor theatre companies, brings its production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance to Gloucester Cathedral! Enjoy an entertaining evening of live theatre performance in the historic grounds of Gloucester Cathedral.
Performed by a six-strong cast of actor/singers, The Pirates of Penzance boasts such gloriously memorable songs as “To be a Pirate King!”, “Modern Major General” and “A Policeman’s Lot is Not a Happy One”. With razor sharp satire and glittering wit, it remains as fresh as if it had been written today.
Frederick, accidentally apprenticed to Pirates as a child, is indentured to the Pirate King until his 21st birthday. On the day he reaches 21 he leaves the ship, announcing that he now intends to dedicate his life to the Pirates’ destruction. The Pirate King checks the contract’s small print – and realises that as Frederick’s birthday is 29th February on a leap year he has only had four birthdays and is actually indentured for another 63 years. With only the Penzance constabulary to protect him, will Frederick be forced to serve the pirates until he is 84? And will his sweetheart, Mabel, wait for him that long?
Please note this is an outdoor event. Remember to bring something comfortable to sit on, e.g. a picnic blanket, rug, cushion or folding chair, and dress appropriately for the weather.
