Potted Pirates - Dan and Jeff

Synopsis

Delightful double act Dan and Jeff present their new compressed caper. In search of talking parrots and mysterious buried treasure, they're swapping wizards for walking the plank and trading Hogwarts for the high seas. On the way they'll be collecting pieces of eight by recounting everyone's favourite pirate legends, from Long John Silver to Jack Sparrow. Best known for their storytelling appearances on the good pirate ship Blue Peter, Dan and Jeff may argue about who gets to play Johnny Depp, and which of them is lumbered with the supporting role of wooden leg.

Our Review:

15 August 2008

This piratical parody, from the team behind recent monster hit Potted Potter, is sizzling with hearty buccaneer banter and general ‘piratitude’ and deserves no less success than its predecessor.

Creators Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner (aka Dan and Jeff) boldly rise to the challenge of creating engaging theatre for children. The show consists of an almost pantomimic lecture on all things pirates - from Robert Louis Stevenson to Johnny Depp and everything in between. Clarkson and Turner’s script, co-written with Richard Hurst (who also directs), is brimming with originality and charm. Children in the audience can delight in the pair’s imaginatively choreographed sword fights and slapstick routines whilst adults are kept amused by cheeky asides (mostly regarding Keira Knightley). The talented duo complement each other perfectly: adult bookworm vs. boisterous clown. The result is a powder keg explosion of fun.

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