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HMS Pinafore & Trial by Jury (2005)

Captain's daughter Josephine and common sailor Ralph Rackstraw are in love. However, their relationship is complicated by her arranged marriage to the high-ranking Sir Joseph Porter. A secret about the characters' true identities revealed by Little Buttercup, which leads to a farcical resolution. Set around a classic case of broken vows – the defendant having literally left the claimant at the altar – the trial bubbles over with emotion, humour, and downright chaos, leaving the jury divided.

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John Bolton-WoodSir Joseph Porter
Roxane HislopCousin Hebe
David HobsonRalph Rackstraw
Colette MannLittle Buttercup
Tiffany SpeightJosephine Corcoran
Anthony WarlowCaptain Corcoran

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