What - Five on a Treasure Island £7
When - 21 - 23 June 2012 8pm
Where - The Talking Heads, 286 Portswood Road, Southampton
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This is a clever adaption of the 1957 film, featuring a very fine Gay Viking. On a small stage at the back of a pub, the whole epic movie was performed in 8 thrilling episodes, and in real life colour... even the programme was a splendid Treasure Map.
There was an additional sub-plot, concerning Jan. As one who is sensitive to such things, having fallen foul of anti-racists in the last year, I felt very uncomfortable with it. A largely white audience was laughing at percieved racial stereo-typing, which in the final scene was totally turned on its head... (yes - it's complicated!)
I'm not sure that the finer points weren't lost on a couple I eavesdropped on whilst walking back to the car...Blyton in her private life was horrible, and the books were really full of racism and sexism, they were saying... There was a little bit of the to-be expected stereo-typing of the cliches of sexism and foreigners, but thankfully spiffing didn't appear in the dialogue (or I missed it!)
Overall, well written, well acted, well designed, and well worth the trip if you can get to Southampton in the next couple of days.
Viv
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Re: There's a play on at Southampton
Thanks for the information, Viv.
It sounds strange for Jan to be brought into the first book, when in the original series he's only in book 12. I suppose the writers regarded him as a comic character and included him to inject a touch of humour.
"Anti-racists", or racists?Viv of Ginger Pop wrote:There was an additional sub-plot, concerning Jan. As one who is sensitive to such things, having fallen foul of anti-racists in the last year, I felt very uncomfortable with it. A largely white audience was laughing at percieved racial stereo-typing, which in the final scene was totally turned on its head... (yes - it's complicated!)
It sounds strange for Jan to be brought into the first book, when in the original series he's only in book 12. I suppose the writers regarded him as a comic character and included him to inject a touch of humour.
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Re: There's a play on at Southampton
Anita Bensoussane wrote:"Anti-racists", or racists?
Last year I found that the one could be as intolerant as the other
This is Jan / Alf from the film and keeper-of-th-boat. In this version he wasn't all that he appeared, which confused the audience totally - though me in a different way to everyone else!
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Ah - thanks for the explanation.
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Sounds interesting, thanks Viv.
We only live a couple of miles away from Portswood - just need to persuade my other half that it could be a fun evening out.
We only live a couple of miles away from Portswood - just need to persuade my other half that it could be a fun evening out.
I went on some great adventures reading the Famous Five books.
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