Greenwich Theatre presents a madcap production of Treasure Island, by Le Navet Bete and John Nicholson, directed by James Haddrell.
David Haller, Elliott Bornemann, Lauren Drennan and Helen Ramsay are set to bring 30 or more characters to life this summer when the theatre’s outrageously comedic version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure story takes to the stage.
Orphaned cabin boy Jim Hawkins (Haller), left in the careless care of Aunt Agnes, is serving ale in the Admiral Benbow before being taken under the wing of Long John Silver (Drennan). He happily embarks on what he expects to be an exciting sea voyage in search of treasure, but thanks to a crew of pirates, a strangely familiar Captain Birdseye (Ramsay) and the wildly eccentric castaway Ben Gunn (Bornemann), nothing ends up being quite as it seems.
This riotously chaotic adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s beloved tale of pirates and buried treasure is full of physical comedy, daft jokes and thrilling adventure, with Jim setting sail on the high seas with Captain Birdseye, Blue Peter, Long-John Silver and the parrot Alexa…
The show’s director James Haddrell says: “This year we’ve been lucky enough to secure a fantastic script from Le Navet Bete, a brilliant comic theatre company, so this will be unlike any production of Treasure Island that our audiences have seen before. Fans of the Greenwich pantomime will recognise a lot of the comedy style, but there’s much more besides.”
Haller is thrilled to be treading the boards (a.k.a. running around the stage like a madman) at Greenwich Theatre once again after appearing in their 2021 summer family production, Pinocchio. Drennan is also no stranger to the Greenwich Theatre stage; currently performing alongside Ramsay, who’s making her professional debut at Greenwich Theatre in An Intervention. The cast is completed by Bornemann who has worked extensively in theatre for young audiences, making this production set to be a family favourite.
Treasure Island follows last year’s acclaimed production of Pinocchio in establishing the Greenwich Theatre summer show as a popular fixture in the borough’s cultural calendar.
Greenwich Theatre, Crooms /hill, SE10 8ES from Friday 19 August-Sunday 4 September. Performances: Tuesday-Sunday (not 21 Aug); Tue-Thu 11am & 3pm; Fri-Sat 2pm & 6pm; Sun 1pm & 5pm. Admission: Adult £25, Concession £20, Child £12.50, Friend £12.50
Website: greenwichtheatre.org.uk
