PAUL Nicholas will be returning to the role he made famous playing the Pirate King in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirate's Of Penzance.

The classic comic opera includes orphaned pirates, flat-footed policemen and a bevy of blushing beauties - the daughters of Major General Stanley.

Re-creating the original period settings and costumes, this acclaimed production combines Sullivan's popular score with what has to be the most topsy-turvy of all of Gilbert's plots.

The Pirates Of Penzance. The Churchill, High Street, Bromley. April 20 to April 24. 0844 871 7620.