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Treasure Island
Content National
by Bryony Lavery, Robert Louis Stevenson and DOI: 10.5040/9781350997691
Set: Theatre
National Theatre
Collection
and Plays

Length: 01:41:30

SUBJECTS

Playwrights:

Lavery, Bryony

Content Type:

Video

Plays:

Treasure Island
Show Transcript
1. Treasure Island (01:41:30)
Genres And Forms:

English drama Age recommendation: 9+

Recorded through National Theatre Live on 22nd January, 2015.

Period (First It's a dark and stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper's granddaughter, opens the door
Performed): to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor's feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in

Contemporary, 2011- – and her dangerous voyage begins.

2020 Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure of mutiny, money and murder is brought to life on the
Olivier stage in a thrilling new adaptation by Bryony Lavery and directed by Polly Findlay.

Themes: For teacher resources, visit this page.

Children and childhood, CAST

Friendship, Greed Jim Hawkins: Patsy Ferran
Grandma: Gillian Hanna
Bill Bones: Aidan Kelly
Setting: Dr Livesey: Alexandra Maher
England Squire Trelawny/Voice of the Parrot: Nick Fletcher
Mrs Crossley: Alexandra Maher
Red Ruth: Heather Dutton
Job Anderson: Raj Bajaj
RELATED
CONTENT Silent Sue: Lena Kaur
Black Dog: Daniel Coonan
Blind Pew: David Sterne
Captain Smollett: Paul Dodds
Long John Silver: Arthur Darvill
Lucky Mickey: Jonathan Livingstone
Joan the Goat: Claire-Louise Cordwell
Treasure Israel Hands: Angela de Castro
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Island Dick the Dandy: David Langham
(summary) Killigrew the Kind: Alastair Parker
Written by George Badger: Oliver Birch
Bryony Grey: Tim Samuels
Lavery, Ben Gunn: Joshua James
Bryony Shanty Singer: Roger Wilson
Lavery and Parrot (Captain Flint): Ben Thompson
Robert Louis
CREATIVES
Stevenson
Director: Polly Findlay
Adapted by
Adaptation: Bryony Lavery
Bryony
Designer: Lizzie Clachan
Lavery
Lighting Designer: Bruno Poet
Faber and
Composer: John Tams
Faber, 2014
Fight Director: Bret Yount
Faber Drama
Movement Director: Jack Murphy
Playtext
Music and Sound Designer: Dan Jones
Illusions: Chris Fisher
Comedy Consultant: Clive Mendus
Creative Associate: Carolina Valdés

IMAGE GALLERY

Frozen
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(summary)
Written by
TREASURE ISLAND BY
Bryony ROBERT LOUIS
Lavery STEVENSON
ADAPTED BY BRYONY
Faber and LAVERY, DIRECTED BY
41:30
04:08 POLLY FINDLAY,
Faber, 2007
OLIVIER THEATRE,
Faber Drama NATIONAL THEATRE,
Playtext 2015

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