By Catherine Kirkham-Sandy “A little nonsense now and then/ is relished by the wisest men.” The proverb actually predates Gilbert and Sullivan, but it sounds like something they had in mind. Like all the best nonsense, The Pirates of Penzance has a lot of intelligence behind it. Anyone with an interest in Victorian Britain, even without an interest in opera, would enjoy two Victorians making fun of their fellow Victorians for the same reasons we make fun of the Victorians. An