The Pirates of Penzance at Penlee Park
There's something fitting about watching The Pirates of Penzance in Penzance itself — and Penlee Park Open Air Theatre is about as good a setting as you'll find for it. Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera, first performed in 1879, brings swashbuckling pirates, bumbling policemen, and some of the most recognisable tunes in the operatic canon. Tickets start from £6, making this one of the more accessible evenings out in West Cornwall this autumn. Whether you know every word or you're coming to it fresh, it's a relaxed, enjoyable night under the sky — and the park setting adds its own quiet magic to the occasion.
