Trial by Jury

It is 10 a.m. when a jury and the public assemble to hear a case of breach of promise of marriage. Can you sue someone for breaking off an engagement? In this Gilbert and Sullivan courtroom farce it’s a very serious crime! The fickle defendant, Edwin, has fallen in love with another woman and has jilted the plaintiff, Angelina. Angelina sheds crocodile tears and bemoans her loss to demonstrate the depth of her love,  – all to influence a large amount of damages that the jury should require Edwin to pay.

HMS Pinafore

Since its premiere in 1878, Gilbert and Sullivan’s wildly popular operetta H.M.S. Pinafore has delighted audiences with a nautically-tinged story of star-crossed lovers. The gentlemanly Captain Corcoran of the good ship Pinafore has a daughter, Josephine, who is in love with a lowly but gallant sailor named Ralph Rackstraw. The Captain forbids the marriage, wanting to match Josephine instead with the well-bred Sir Joseph, First Lord of the Admiralty. In the meantime, the Captain finds himself in nearly the same position as his daughter: his former nanny, Little Buttercup, falls in love with him, but he hesitates to reciprocate due to his higher social rank. The whole situation is turned on its head when Little Buttercup reveals a game-changing secret she has kept for decades.

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