The Man Whose Mother Was A Pirate
By Margaret Mahy
Adapted for the stage by Tim Bray
Music & Lyrics by Christine White
By arrangement with Orion Publishing Group (UK) Ltd and Playmarket
Ahoy me hearties! Dust off your eye patch, shiver your timbers, and bring your family to a rollicking good play about a man whose mother used to be a pirate.
Sam is a plain fellow who works in a tidy office in a big city far away from the sea. But his old pirate mum yearns to see again the great ocean waves rolling and dancing. So Sam loads her into his wheelbarrow and trundles her to the seashore, little knowing they’re in for the most wonderful adventure that will change their lives forever.
This exuberant, madcap, laugh-out-loud production, presented by Calico Young People's Theatre, stars professional actors Lisa-Jane Hay and Carl Hayes. Based on one of Margaret Mahy’s best-loved children’s books, it will be especially enjoyed by children aged 3 to 10 and their families.
Where:
Century Theatre, 65 Marine Parade, Napier
When:
Tuesday July 14 and Wednesday July 15, 11.00am and 1.30pm
Tickets:
$10; $8 for anyone dressed as a pirate
$8 each for groups of 5 or more; $6 each for groups of 20 or more
Bookings:
Century Theatre, 65 Marine Parade, Napier; phone 835 7781 (booking fee may apply)
Comments about earlier Calico productions
"One of the best I've seen in a long time in children's theatre… imaginatively staged and great fun to watch." – Laurie Atkinson, Evening Post
“The play was fantastic… The children throughout the school were spellbound.”
– Staff at Berhampore School
