HMS Pinafore at Fort Nelson One of the Drama and Comedy and events currently on at New Theatre Royal Portsmouth
3rd September 2025
Royal Armouries : Fort Nelson
Royal Armouries : Fort Nelson at New Theatre Royal, PortsmouthParade Ground at Royal Armouries: Fort Nelson
Please bring your own chair.
The Parade Ground is covered in chippings, and is NOT suitable to sit on.
, New Theatre Royal
Parade Ground at Royal Armouries: Fort Nelson
Please bring your own chair.
The Parade Ground is covered in chippings, and is NOT suitable to sit on.
This event will be performed at the Royal Armouries Fort Nelson.
It will be performed on the Parade Ground. Please bring a chair with you, as the floor is covered with stones.
About the event
Welcome on board HMS Pinafore, flagship of Her Majesty’s Royal Navy – the perfect place to mock such stalwart institutions as Government, Patriotism and even the Great British Class system! No wonder Queen Victoria made her most famous utterance about the original production in 1878: “We are NOT amused!” Josephine, the captain’s daughter, is in love with Ralph, a common sailor. But her social-climbing father insists that she is to marry Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty – whose roving eye has already noticed her. The young lovers are caught as they elope from the ship and Ralph is locked in the ship’s dungeon. Can revelations made by Buttercup, the dockside vendor, enable everyone to marry their true hearts’ loves? Full to the gunwales with sharp dialogue and catchy tunes, this timeless comic opera is performed outdoors by a cast of six outstanding performers from the world of musical theatre, on a spectacular nautical set and using Sir Arthur Sullivan’s full score.
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