John Cranko resident choreographer for Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet's 1950–51 season. For the company's Festival of Britain season in 1951 Cranko choreographed the comic ballet "Pineapple Poll", to the music of Arthur Sullivan (newly out of copyright) arranged by the conductor Charles Mackerras. Another collaboration with Mackerras followed in 1954 with "The Lady and the Fool", to music by Verdi. In January 1954 Sadler's Wells Ballet announced that Cranko was collaborating with Benjamin Britten to create a ballet. Cranko devised a draft scenario for a work he originally called "The Green Serpent", fusing elements drawn from "King Lear", "Beauty and the Beast"
The Pineapple Thief day of August 2018, the band released their 12th studio album, "Dissolution". Gavin Harrison returns on drums, this time taking a more active role in the songwriting. The band will embark on a European tour in September, with Gavin Harrison on drums and George Marios on guitars, and LiZzard as the support act. Current Former Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums EP albums Singles Music videos The Pineapple Thief The Pineapple Thief is a British progressive rock band, started by Bruce Soord in 1999 in Somerset, England. The band has released twelve studio albums. Founder Bruce Soord started The Pineapple