Treasure Island (Lavery)
- Full Length Play, Adventure, Adaptations (Literature)
- 16M, 7F
- ISBN: 9780573111990
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Adventure, Adaptations (Literature)
- 120 minutes
It's a dark and stormy night. Jim, the inn-keeper's granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor's feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in -- and her dangerous voyage begins.
REVIEWS:
"An imaginative adaptation which keeps alive the wit and excitement of the book."
The Guardian
"Witty. Playful. A richly enjoyable show."
Financial Times
"Ambitious and magical. Thrillingly executed."
The Stage
Premiere Production:
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story of murder, money and mutiny, premiered at the National Theatre, London, in December 2014, in a thrilling adaptation by Bryony Lavery.
Characters
- Casting: 16M, 7F
GRANDMA HAWKINS - a landlady
DOCTOR LIVESEY - a doctor and magistrate
SQUIRE TRELAWNEY - a squire with a big mouth
MRS. CROSSLEY - drinker and churchgoer
RED RUTH - future crew member
JOB ANDERSON - future crew member
LUCKY MICKY - future crew member
SHANTY BAND MAN - leader of all singing
BLACK DOG - eight-fingered villain
BLIND PEW - blind villain
LONG JOHN SILVER - one-legged cook, charmer and villain
JOAN THE GOAT - headbutter
ISREAL HANDS - clumsy Brazilian
DICK THE DANDY - pirate voguist
KILLIGREW THE KIND - gentle killer
GEORGE BADGER - malcontent
GREY - a grey, forgettable character
CAPTAIN FLINT - a parrot
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