Treasure Island
From: Thursday, 6th December 2012
To: Sunday, 13 January 2013
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Synopsis
Stevenson's story of pirates, double crossing and treasure. Treasure Island follows Young Jim Hawkins and his motley crew across the ocean in their search for hidden pirate spoils. With mutiny in the air they soon face deadly peril from the most ruthless pirate to ever terrorise the seven seas - Long John Silver! So can young 'Jim Lad' out-wit the scoundrel and live to claim the treasure?
Our Review:
David Jobson - 11 December 2012
Throughout Treasure Island Michael Cole’s Doctor Livesey keeps making the joke that it is not a pantomime but a family show. Indeed this is true during the first act when the cast tells Robert Louis Stevenson’s story about a boy called Jim Hawkins Laurence McNamara who discovers a treasure map and goes on an adventure, with pirates in tow, to find hidden treasure on an island.
However, all the cast do during the first half is rush through the story and sing a few songs. Together with a rather cumbersome set, it never engages with the kids. At a running time of two hours the writers could have included some more pirate escapades.
It is not until we get to the island in Act 2 that the cast involve the young audience in some fun moments, including the search for the treasure and a few battles. A highlight is the help the audience provide to find out whether fifteen men can stand on a dead man’s chest. A special moment is provided by the island inhabitant Ben Gun...
Creative
Robert Louis Stevenson (Author)
Nuffield Theatre Company (Company)
Patrick Sandford (Director)
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