Treasure Island a triumph as classic Bristol story comes home

Review: Bristol Old Vic's Treasure Island with Jayde Adams is a gold mine for the audience

Bristol Old Vic have hit the jackpot with this year's Christmas show, Treasure Island.

Treasure Island a triumph as classic Bristol story comes home

"A play set in, performed by, for and with Bristol, and perfect for young and old alike"

Review: 'Treasure Island: A New Musical Adventure' at Bristol Old Vic

India Farnham pays a visit to the Bristol Old Vic’s joyful new Christmas production, Treasure Island: A New Musical Adventure, and reports back on this gloriously Bristolian seafaring spectacle. Production images by Johan Persson. Now, generally if a bearded man in an Adidas tracksuit approaches you in a Bristol pub threatening to tell you a story, I’d advise you to avoid. However, if you happen to find yourself transported to The Bristol Storyt…

Review: Treasure Island at Bristol Old Vic

Bristol Old Vic is the perfect location for a performance of Treasure Island. Parts of the classic story are set in the city with the 17th century Llandoger Trow pub, said to have inspired Robert Louis Stevenson to write about the Admiral Benbow Inn, down the road from the theatre. This new musical version of the novel has been created by Jake Brunger and Pippa Cleary, who wrote the West End hits The Great British Bake Off Musical and The Secret…