Treasure Island

January 11-21, 2024

BTC ARTS SHED, GOLDEN SQUARE

About the Show

It’s time to set sail for a rollicking adventure of laughs and innuendo this coming Summer Holidays 2023/2024. Bendigo Theatre Company cannot wait to bring back our long awaited Summer Pantomime – a locally written script by talented actor and all-round thespian, Conor Cunningham.
 
Conor, originally from Ireland, grew up in an environment where Pantomime’s are a staple diet for Irish theatre goers young and old. Being well versed and theatrically minded, Conor decided to write his own version of Treasure Island: The Pantomime, when he could not find a reasonable script which he felt would be funny, entertaining and silly enough for local families to enjoy. So Conor spent 2 years drafting and writing his own play, and recently has been refining his script in readiness for his Pantomime to hit the stage in Bendigo. He wants to pack as much rum punch, with laughs, innuendo, double entendre, silliness and audience participation into his play as he can. The audience are definitely going to be doing some chin-wagging, and telling their friends to spill out a small bag of Doubloons (Spanish gold coins) so they don’t miss out on seeing it!

PRODUCTION TEAM

Production Manager: Maureen Fleiner

Assistant Production Manager: Sarah Cunningham 

Director: Conor Cunningham

Choreographer: Claire Sexton

Musical Director: Rebecca O’Sullivan

Stage Manager: John Trainor

Set Designer: Keva Lloyd

Lighting Designer: Ian Scott

Costume Coordinator: Stania Tresize & Lauren Mitchell

Properties Coordinator: Kate Tinker

CAST

Dame Eagle Hawkins  Jakoby Appleby

Jim Hawkins – Emma Kelly

Squire Trelawney – Llyod Dodsworth

Nancy/Polly – Jess Hunt

Doctor Livesey – Alicia Gunston

Tom Livesey – Erin Tinker

Long John Silver – Ky Kearin

Narrator/Ariel – Shantara Johnstone

Blind Poo – Barry Silverstein

Black Dog – David Prince

Billy Nones/Pirate/Goat – Daniel Chisholm

Ben Gunn – Ethan Larkins

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