Pirates of Penzance (2014) - A Policeman's Lot is not a Happy One

Peter Hill as the Sergeant of Police in Southampton Operatic Society's 2014 production of The Pirates of Penzance.

[@simongee8928]

Folk have to understand that productions are interpreted & presented in many different ways. This particular one is very enjoyable.

[@brundage98]

To respond to the question below, this is not a first rehearsal. The sloppiness is quite deliberate. This song is meant to satirize (affectionately) and point up the incompetence of the typical local police force of the late 19th century. Think Keystone Cops. (Or just think.)

[@JackieJourdain]

Great Gilbert and Sullivan

[@MJN_SEIFER]

I once heard a song years ago on BBC Radio 2's Comedy Hour, which I have never been able to track down, but having being reminded how this song sounds, I think it was a parody of this very song. I don't remember that much of the song, unfortunately, but the overall joke seemed to be that the second singer's lyrics (which were the last part of the first singer's lyrics, like this) ended up sounding like something else - like I think I remember the first singer singing something about something "that children can get" and the second singer would sing "...dren can get", which ended up sounding like "Drunken get" (which is another way of saying "drunken git".) I have recently found a Two Ronnies version that kind of did this, where the first singer mentioning "More efficient ships" led to the second singer's line sounding like "fish and chips", but I don't think that's what I am looking for. I remember my dad saying that the sketch was from The News Huddlines, but I never managed to find anything connected to that (not ruling out completely though, of course.) Anyone know what I mean? I am sure that it was based on this song, as what I remember sounds identical.

[@jurgenhorburger5609]

Fascinating Aida did a teacher version, called the Ofsted song

[@jake6112]

Why is the audience at the first rehearsal?

[@didimagnin3908]

Very nice! and f off QuickQuickSlow55!