According to a first night review in The Daily News on 27th may 1878  "the piece seems likely to have a long run".   And here we are still performing HMS Pinafore nearly 133 years later.   Actually the Times was a bit snooty about it, and felt Sullivan could do much better than wasting his time on comic opera with Mr Gilbert.   Which just does to show you can't beleive everything you read in the newspapers. 

I'm on stage next week - 7th to 9th April in St Ives - as Ralph Rackstraw in SIMADs production of HMS Pinafore.   Full details and booking here www.simads.co.uk

Planning to sell your company this year, or just grooming for a later sale? Thinking about a retirement and considering sellling to your management team. In any event I guess you'd rather pay as little of the proceeds in tax as possible. We are once again running our Business Exit Strategy Seminars which cover these topics and more in a lively informative way. "A morning well spent...." is a typical quote from a previous attendee. The event is running in Peterborough and Norwich over the next few weeks, then in Cambridge and London in June. Full program and booking details on http://www.pemcf.com/index.php?public/events events page.