Central College’s Department of Visual and Performing Arts will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore,” a comic operetta in two acts. Performances run tonight through Sunday in Douwstra Auditorium on Central’s campus. This is a fully staged production with a pit orchestra.

One of Gilbert and Sullivan’s most beloved works, “HMS Pinafore,” tells a classic tale of a forbidden love and the troubles that must be overcome before the hero and heroine can be together.

The “HMS Pinafore” performances are at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Tickets are available online and at the door. Admission is $5 or a donation of two non-perishable food items for the Pella Food Shelf. The performance is free with a Central ID.