A Report on ’
Original score, lyrics and libretto by Stephen Kingsbury.
The world premiere of Mr Kingsbury's musical 'Treasure Island!' was performed
on Wednesday 9th July, 2003 at
The production has been carefully put together to be a wonderful mix with
light-hearted entertainment and a clear message summed up in the closing number
'At the end of the rainbow, there's treasure to be found...the treasure is a
friend who's near'.
One of the strengths of the show is the amount of chorus numbers that allow
many of the cast to be on the stage at once. All of these pieces were
wonderfully choreographed, especially the Treasure Dance which involved some
very strange instructions for a pirate crew to follow! Also included in the
music is the wonderfully 'cheesy' 'I'd Rather Have a Lump of Cheese', the
lilting melody of ' Island Paradise', and the ghostly 'Six Poor Souls'.
The script contains a delightfully balanced mix of fast action, sidesplitting
humour and carefully written dialogue that remains true to the essence of the
original Robert Louis Stephenson novel.
The plot includes all the familiar characters and a few new ones that help to
keep the story fresh and exciting. Both the cast and crew have been working
flat out over the last few months to make the production a success.
It has been clear from the audience response that everyone has appreciated all
the hard work that has gone to make the production so much of a success. A
special mention should go to the director Miss Foster who, together with her
team of very able assistants put together a superb show that has been enjoyed
by all involved.
All the production team has been really proud of the hard work that the pupils
have put into making the production a hit. A set of performances like this
requires everyone to give 100 percent and that certainly has been true for '
P Kirkman
Music Teacher,
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