This is a beautiful single page advertising herald (flyer) promoting ticket sales for the West End engagement of the New York Shakespeare Festival production of the WILLIAM S. GILBERT and ARTHUR SULLIVAN classic "THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. (This revival opened January 8th, 1981 at the Uris Theatre in New York City and closed November 29th, 1982 after 787 performances. The West End production opened May 26th, 1982 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and closed October 29th, 1983 after 601 performances.) ..... The musical starred TIM CURRY, PAMELA STEPHENSON, GEORGE COLE and ANNIE ROSS and the cast included BONNIE LANGFORD, CHRIS LANGHAM, MICHAEL PRAED and SYLVESTER McCOY ..... CREDITS: Book and Lyrics by W. S. GILBERT; Music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN; Musical Adaptation by WILLIAM ELLIOTT; Sets designed by BOB SHAW and WILFORD LEACH; Costumes designed by PATRICIA McGOURTY; Choreographed by GRACIELA DANIELE; Directed by WILFORD LEACH; Produced by MICHAEL WHITE in association with the D' OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY by arrangement with JOSEPH PAPP and the NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills (heralds) were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided flyer measures 5 1/2" X 8 1/2" inches and includes wonderful graphics, production credits and partial cast list on the front and excerpts from several London reviews and performance times on the backside ..... CONDITION: This rare flyer is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.