G&S Fest review: HMS Pinafore

Get set for yet more silliness. Superbly staged and funny as a Blackadder episode, HMS Pinafore is a show that you won’t want to miss.

G&S Fest review: Pirates of Penzance

State Opera’s G&S Fest has opened with a top-shelf production of Pirates of Penzance – one that is best described as Monty Python meets Pirates of the Caribbean.

Jessica Dean will star alongside Nicholas Jones in 'H.M.S. Pinafore' at the G&S Fest. Photo: Andrew Beveridge / supplied

Jessica Dean arrives home on the HMS Pinafore

After spending more than 10 years between London and Sydney, soprano Jessica Dean has made her way home to Adelaide to star in Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S. Pinafore during State Opera South Australia’s G&S Fest.