Opera della Luna's acclaimed production of HMS Pinafore takes to the high seas again and will dropping anchor at Hall for Cornwall in March.

Pinafore was Gilbert and Sullivan's first big success and made them internationally famous. It is also one of Opera della Luna's most popular and successful productions and has been seen all over the world, courtesy of QE2. It also played two sell-out seasons at London's Covent Garden Festival.

A cast of eight perform all the roles, accompanied by a small but highly skilled musical ensemble. Some of the girls appear as sailors at the beginning, and one of the actors appears one moment as Dick Deadeye, the grumpy whiskery sea-dog, and the next as the admiral's battle-axe Lady Bracknell-ish aunt.

All are superb singers in the peak of their careers, and include Simon Butteriss as Sir Joseph Porter and Fiona Hammacott direct from La Boheme at the Albert Hall as Josephine; Martin George and Carolyn Allen from the cast of Les Miserables, and Opera della Luna stalwarts Louise Crane, Ian Belsey, Philip Cox and rising tenor Oliver White.

The show is directed by the company's artistic director Jeff Clarke, choreographed by Jenny Arnold who recently choreographed Jerry Springer - The Opera and the film Confetti, and designed by Graham Wynne from TV's Changing Rooms.

The beautiful period costumes are all based on paintings by the Edwardian artist James Tissot and the set, inspired by HMS Victory, is cleverly constructed by the "sailors" at the beginning of the show.

The performance starts at 8pm on Saturday, February 17.