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Treasure Island (Lavery)
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 7w, 16m
'Not one of us must breathe a word of what we've found...'
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Cast Size
7w, 16m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Literature) -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
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.
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.
History
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.
Keywords
- Time Period 18th Century
- Additional Features Puppetry
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Alcohol
Media
★★★★
‘An imaginative adaptation which keeps alive the wit and excitement of the book.’ Guardian
★★★★
‘Witty. Playful. A richly enjoyable show.’ Financial Times
★★★★
‘Ambitious and magical. Thrillingly executed.’ The Stage
‘An imaginative adaptation which keeps alive the wit and excitement of the book.’ Guardian
★★★★
‘Witty. Playful. A richly enjoyable show.’ Financial Times
★★★★
‘Ambitious and magical. Thrillingly executed.’ The Stage
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Bryony Lavery
Her play Frozen won the TMA Best Play Award, the Eileen Anderson Central Television Award, was produced at Birmingham Rep, then the National Theatre, then on Broadway where it was nominated for four Tony Awards. Stockholm, for Frantic Assembly, won the Wolff-Whiting Award for ...
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