A SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD. TITLE
Pitcairn
Full-Length Play, Drama / 6w, 9m
In the southern Pacific Ocean on the remote island of Pitcairn, the infamous mutineers of The Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian (or should it be Titreano?) begin to establish a new society alongside their Tahitian followers. Tensions quickly swell as the British settlers refuse to relinquish the vices of their past.
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Cast Size
6w, 9m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Docudrama/History
Details
Summary
Social, racial and sexual schisms render the once paradisiac island into a hotbed of discord and bloody violence. Pitcairn vividly explores the conflict between personal freedoms and public responsibilities. Pitcairn is Richard Bean's brutal telling of the colonisation of the remote island of Pitcairn by Fletcher Christian and the Bounty mutineers. The play charts - with salty humour and growing horror - the spiralling descent of the colony from a new Eden of freedom and equality to a brutal dystopia.
- Time Period 18th Century
- Features Period Costumes
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Media
"Riproaring" - The Telegraph
"Bean dares to tackle big themes with thought-provoking fizz." - The Guardian
"In the haunting suggestiveness and savagely comic iconoclasm department, Pitcairn... is going to be in a class of its own." - The Independent
"Bean spins a rip-roaring yarn thick with spectacle and raw energy" - StageTalk Magazine
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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