The pinafore, originally a sleeveless garment worn as an apron for clothing protection, has transcended its practical origins to emerge as a staple in timeless fashion. Its simple yet versatile design ...

State Opera South Australia’s ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’. Photo: Frankie The Creative. Adelaide audiences have been treated to an absolute smorgasbord of Gilbert and Sullivan during the inaugural G&S Fest ...

Don’t miss the ENO’s brilliant production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera, HMS Pinafore. A hilarious tale of love, honour and duty, Gilbert and Sullivan’s fantastical farce follows the frantic ...

Like most G&S, Pinafore is rather outdated and needs a good director to introduce some twists that appeal to a modern audience and on past performance, Cal McCrystal had all the right credentials.

HMS Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor (1878), is a satire with strange origins: it was directed against W.H. Smith. William Henry Smith, the newsagent, magnate and politician, was appointed in ...