Sasha Regan's All-Male H.M.S. Pinafore to Embark on UK Tour

The much-loved, highly-acclaimed all-male H.M.S. PINAFORE is embarking on an extensive UK Tour, running April - July 2016, to ensure no-one misses the boat.

Join the hilarity of Gilbert and Sullivan with the award-winning company that brought you the all-male productions of The Pirates of Penzance (winner of Best Off West End Production at What's On Stage awards), Iolanthe and Patience.

Set in the hold of a Second World War battleship, the cast of 16 skilfully play both burly sailors, in the working underbelly of the vessel, and their lady visitors. This is a frisky, innovative and heartfelt production. Its simple set and beautiful costume design allow maximum scope for inventiveness from the cast, whereby physicality and voice are key to telling the story.

Inspired in part by director Sasha Regan's experiences of performing Gilbert and Sullivan at a single-sex school, the production plays on the humour that can emerge from these gender changes. The production's all-male context lends much dramatic irony to moments such as Buttercup's attempt to comfort the Captain with the line 'Fear not, I am a mother', to say nothing of Sir Joseph Porter's ubiquitous cort?ge of 'his sisters and his cousins and his aunts' (Musical Theatre Review).

One of the most popular Gilbert and Sullivan operas, dealing with the age-old conundrum of love between social classes, Pinafore has infectious tunes and a beautifully constructed libretto which is a perfect match for this creative team's inimitable style.

Lizzie Gee was nominated for Best Choreographer for H.M.S. PINAFORE at the Off West End Awards 2014.

IF YOU GO:

Sasha Regan's all-male H.M.S. PINAFORE

2 hours with interval

Tickets are available from the individual theatre box offices.

See the full tour schedule at www.allmalehms.com.

About Sasha Regan - Theatre directing credits include; We're all doing Time, Chelinot, Kander & Ebb's Cabaret, Sweeney Todd and Pirates of Penzance. After performing at The Prince of Wales Theatre for the WhatsonStage.com Awards, Pirates then transferred to Wilton's Music Hall and then moved to The Rose Theatre in Kingston. Pirates has just completed a Number One tour of Australia, including a month's run at The Sydney Theatre. Sasha also worked with Chris O'Dowd at The British Independent Film Awards. Other directing credits include Patience and Iolanthe. Iolanthe transferred to Wilton's Music Hall where the cast enjoyed a sold-out run and broke all Wilton's box office records from the previous 12 years. Most recently Sasha directed the European Premiere of Pipe Dream which has been nominated for both Best Production and Best Direction in the Broadway World Awards this year.