Uplands Arts

06/01/2023

Find your pirate name and leave it in the comments!
Arrrrrrrrrr

04/01/2023

Pirate character descriptions continued…

Introducing Ruth!

31/12/2022

Happy new year everyone, from all at Uplands Arts.
So much to look forward to in 2023-can’t wait to see you there!

30/12/2022

Character description: Frederic.

A pirate trainee, Frederic was apprenticed to the pirates by mistake, and now at the age of 21 can be free to lead life as he chooses. The romantic lead of the show, he must be young, manly, heroic, a little innocent and naive, but genuine and sincere. He is well spoken and an operatic tenor. He must be believable as a romantic lead when paired with Mabel.

23/12/2022

Pirates Characters continued…

Mabel is the romantic lead, the youngest and most precious of General Stanley’s daughters. Alongside jaw dropping high soprano vocals, she must have good sense of comic timing amongst her impressive cadenzas.

20/12/2022

The Pirate King!
Character description of this larger than life baritone aristocratic pirate.

18/12/2022

Curious about our next production?
See the synopsis here:

The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where it was well received by both audiences and critics.[1] Its Londo...

15/12/2022

Sad the lot of poplar trees,
Courted by a fickle breeze

These poplar trees seem to be enjoying Pirates 🏴‍☠️

13/12/2022

Uplands Arts’ last production of Pirates, 2016. Pirate King and Ruth (Dean and Leah!)

07/12/2022

HMS pinafore Sideshow Bob Style!
Simpsons does G&S

The Simpsons - Season 05 - Episode 02"Cape Feare"