Gilbert & Sullivan - Pirates of Penzance / Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Australian Opera
starring: Anthony Warlow
directed by: Stuart Maunder
directed by: Stuart Maunder
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Studio: KulturRelease Date: 08/26/2008Run time: 112 minutes
Studio: KulturRelease Date: 08/26/2008Run time: 112 minutes
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- For I am a Pirate King...
Think about how many times you've watched jack Sparrow and wondered what he would be like as G&S's Pirate King (You know you have, you G&S fans), and this may be the nearest you'll get to seeing it.Anthony Warlow, always brilliant in his G&S roles, is also quite good at doing a Johnny Depp impression while singing and dancing his way through "The Pirates of Penzance".That alone is worth seeing, but the rest of the production is just as charming.The costumes are beautiful, the singing is excellent, ... Read More
Rating: - Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Redundancy
I am resigned to the fact there will be nothing significantly new done to a treatment of "Pirates" since Joseph Papp. This production, with some promising innovations, took to itself many of Papp's "Shakespeare in the Park" contrivances with uneven results. On the whole, for those who have never seen "Pirates" before, you will be delighted. For those who groan at the mindless pastiches on the 1980's show, toss this one on the heap. Elements from Papp's production found here: the "intimate" staging, with ... Read More
Rating: - High expectations not met, but still entertaining
One of the most famous and loved Gilbert & Sullivan shows, performed by Opera Australia starring Anthony Warlow and David Hobson - one could be excused for expecting something extraordinary. I certainly did. Unfortunately, my expectations were not met.
Firstly, I would like to say that this is NOT a poor performance. The talent and professionalism of the cast is obvious throughout and it is an enjoyable show. There were, however, a number of disappointments for me.
Firstly was the ... Read More
Rating: - Very Good and UNIQUE Production
I've seen most of this production on clips on the internet, as it obviously had not been released on DVD in the USA prior to this release.
The best part of this production is Anthony Warlow's new portrayal of the Pirate King.In order to appeal to a new audience, he modeled his portrayal of the character after Johnny Depp's portrayal of "Captain Jack Sparrow" from Disney's"Pirates of the Carribean" trilogy.He clearly really studied that character as all he really matches the voice and the ... Read More
- For I am a Pirate King...Think about how many times you've watched jack Sparrow and wondered what he would be like as G&S's Pirate King (You know you have, you G&S fans), and this may be the nearest you'll get to seeing it.Anthony Warlow, always brilliant in his G&S roles, is also quite good at doing a Johnny Depp impression while singing and dancing his way through "The Pirates of Penzance".That alone is worth seeing, but the rest of the production is just as charming.The costumes are beautiful, the singing is excellent, ... Read More
- Imitation is the Sincerest Form of RedundancyI am resigned to the fact there will be nothing significantly new done to a treatment of "Pirates" since Joseph Papp. This production, with some promising innovations, took to itself many of Papp's "Shakespeare in the Park" contrivances with uneven results. On the whole, for those who have never seen "Pirates" before, you will be delighted. For those who groan at the mindless pastiches on the 1980's show, toss this one on the heap. Elements from Papp's production found here: the "intimate" staging, with ... Read More
- High expectations not met, but still entertainingOne of the most famous and loved Gilbert & Sullivan shows, performed by Opera Australia starring Anthony Warlow and David Hobson - one could be excused for expecting something extraordinary. I certainly did. Unfortunately, my expectations were not met.
Firstly, I would like to say that this is NOT a poor performance. The talent and professionalism of the cast is obvious throughout and it is an enjoyable show. There were, however, a number of disappointments for me.
Firstly was the ... Read More
- Very Good and UNIQUE ProductionI've seen most of this production on clips on the internet, as it obviously had not been released on DVD in the USA prior to this release.
The best part of this production is Anthony Warlow's new portrayal of the Pirate King.In order to appeal to a new audience, he modeled his portrayal of the character after Johnny Depp's portrayal of "Captain Jack Sparrow" from Disney's"Pirates of the Carribean" trilogy.He clearly really studied that character as all he really matches the voice and the ... Read More
