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20,000 Leagues under the Sea

Nuffield Theatre, Southampton
From: Wednesday, 6th April 2011
To: Saturday, 16 April 2011

Our Review: starstarstarstar

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Synopsis

Trapped like sardines in a can, Professor Arronax and his group of unlikely companions are imprisoned in the indestructible submarine Nautilus. Caught up in Captain Nemo's evil plot to rule the world, can this hapless bunch of adventurers find a way to stop him or will they become his victims?

Our Review: starstarstarstar

Simon Cole - 12 April 2011

It is incredible to believe that when Jules Verne wrote 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in 1875, electric-powered submarines, stoves, heating, generators, motors, and search lights - not to mention diving apparatus, aqualungs and wetsuits - were the stuff of science fiction. Indeed the electric light bulb was not to be perfected for another 11 years! Such a visionary was Verne, that many of the concepts invented or expanded upon in his works, have gone on to be part of our everyday lives. However his novels continue to inspire and fill us with the wonder that contemporary audiences must have experienced when first reading of his extra-ordinary characters and their fantastical adventures.

Directed by The Nuffield Theatre’s associate director Russ Tunney - who has a track record of creating imaginative and inspiring theatre, aimed at children but enjoyed equally by parents! – 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea tells the story of renowned scientist, Professor Aro...

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Cast

Granville Saxton (Captain Nemo/JR Hobson)
Peter Duncan (Ned Land)
Michael Magnet (Farragut/Jean Claude)
Rory Murray (professor Aronnax)
Keddy Sutton (Conseille)

Creative

Jules Verne (Book)
Nuffield Theatre Comedy (Company)
Russ Tunney (Adaptation)
Russ Tunney (Director)


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