H.M.S. Pinafore – Critical Readings

CR Episode 109: H.M.S. Pinafore

27 December 2021 Critical Readings

In a special, Christmas episode, the panel reads selections from W. S. Gilbert’s libretto to H.M.S. Pinafore, and discusses how they are representative of Gilbert’s penchant for comic ‘topsy-turvy’ plots which include keen-eyed social commentary.