'TREASURE ISLAND' Posts Early Closing, Now Ends Run 1/10

UK theatre website WhatsOnStage.com is reporting that Treasure Island has posted early closing notices at the West End's Theatre Royal Haymarket.

Ken Ludwig's new stage adaptation, stars Keith Allen as Long John Silver. It opened on November 17th 2008 and had been booking until the 28 of  February. The website reports that it will now finish on January 10th 2009.

Keith Allen is making his West End stage debut starring as ‘Long John Silver' in Ken Ludwig's new stage adaptation of "TREASURE ISLAND" by Robert Louis Stevenson at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.

The play officially opened on Monday 17 November, following previews from 7 November. Also in the cast are Michael Legge as ‘Jim Hawkins', Tony Bell as ‘Bones/Captain Smollett', Paul Brennen as ‘Ben Gunn/Black Dog', John Lightbody as ‘Blind Pew/Trelawney', Dermot Kerrigan as ‘Flint/Dr Livesy', James Atherton, Mark Bagnall, Matt Costain, Estella Daniels, Branwell Donaghey, Howard Gossington, James Lailey, Mark Theodore and Sharlene Whyte. 

"TREASURE ISLAND" is directed by Sean Holmes ("The Entertainer" and work with the Royal Shakespeare Company), with design by Lizzie Clachan (a founder of Shunt known for work with the Royal National Theatre), lighting by Paul Anderson(Complicite), music by Tom Haines & Ross Hughes and sound by Emma Laxton. The show will feature a live band on stage.  

Amongst his numerous television credits, Keith Allen plays ‘The Sheriff of Nottingham' in the new BBC series "Robin Hood". His many films include "24-Hour Party People", "Twin Town", "Trainspotting", "Shallow Grave", "Scandal" and "Supergrass". His London theatre work includes Harold Pinter's "The Celebration" and "The Room" at The Almeida Theatre and "The Homecoming" at the Royal National Theatre. 

Ken Ludwig is internationally known as a playwright. His work includes the award-winning book for the Gershwin musical "Crazy for You" and the award-winning plays "Lend Me a Tenor" and "Moon Over Buffalo". He was commissioned by the Bristol Old Vic to write a stage adaptation of "The Three Musketeers" which ran there for eight weeks over Christmas 2006. 

TREASURE ISLAND at the Theatre Royal Haymarket areTuesdays at 7:00pm, Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7.30pm, with 2.30pm matinees on Wednesdays and Saturdays and 3.00pm matinees on Sundays. Tickets, priced from 20-45.00, are available from the Theatre Royal Haymarket box office on 0845 481 1870 or at www.treasureislandtheplay.com. There are special discounts for children.

Photographer Clive Barda

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