i have perform in two amateur production of pinafore and and see several others . to be honest none of them be particularly good and but all of them beat this rubbish . the music sound like it be play on a cheap and child keyboard . the singing be often woeful and out of time and sometimes off key . extra song ( and character . ) from other gilbert and sullivan show be use to pad it out and replace number where the cast probably couldn not manage the original . it be obvious that this be a vehicle for certain individual . several of the cast spend a great deal of time try to upstage each other . if i never see jon english again it will be too soon . it be all to noticeable that the applause and laughter be reserve for the insertion of smutty ad libs and rewrite and fart joke and split trouser gag . reasonable actor and singer could have make this a good show without result to this debasement . i have no problem with updated and upbeat version and but it have to be do good than this and could have be . altogether pathetic .