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Well my Buckle has never been so swashed! I was slightly worried that this would muck about with the story but it didn't. Almost everything from the book was there and with no slant to address any lingering issues of lack of political correctness - Ransome has always seemed quite egalitarian anyway - it had glorious adventure and a rip-roaring fight culminating in a beautiful plank-walk. There was an obvious touch of Blue Remembered Hills in that the children were all obviously adults but only in body. And in 1929 no one died.
Everything is on stage, from the musicians to the stage hands, all of whom double up as cast members anyway. The instruments become props, all being flown and manipulated furiously by whichever of the cast aren't actually in the scene. From the flying arrows and the leading lights, to the Charcoal burners and the sweaty policeman. Nothing missed and not an ounce of the original spirit diluted. I'm almost ready to book my passage on the nearest canoe to Wildcat island for a spot of buttered eggs from the common dish.
Onwards for Henry Five and Mary Shelley at the same venue. Fights ensuing over who gets to accompany daughter to which. Me - I'm excited about both. However, some slight worries in that the poster for Henry V appears to show Darth Maul in the title role - though his double-headed light sabre seems to have taken a battering. Oh well.
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