Around the World in 80 Days
By Laura Eason
About the Show
by Laura Eason. Directed by Paul Marshall Matinees: Sunday 1st and Saturday 7th December at 3 p.m. Evenings: Monday 2nd to Friday 6th December at 8 p.m. Embark on a thrilling and entertaining journey with the fabulously wealthy Victorian gentleman, Phileas Fogg, as he bets his fortune on circumnavigating the globe in just eighty days. Joined by his hapless valet Passepartout, the duo races against time through misty London alleys, the exotic subcontinent, and the Wild West, using trains, steamers, a wind-propelled sledge, and even an elephant. Time: 30th September to 22nd December 1872. Locations: London, Suez, Bombay, Calcutta, Singapore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, the plains of the American West, New York City, Liverpool. Laura Eason's acclaimed adaptation of Jules Verne's classic novel promises a high-spirited adventure, having delighted audiences at New Vic Theatre, Stoke, and Manchester's Royal Exchange before its London premiere at the St. James Theatre in 2015.