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Pirate Jenny is about
to set sail
It's probably the most unusual stage
show ever produced, as live action is integrated with animated
cartoons which are projected behind the action for the length
of the show. |
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This
revolutionary production is off on a middle-scale development
voyage this winter, calling at Brixham Theatre on the 29th
, 30th and 31st October at 7.30pm. Tickets are only
£7.
The illustrations are drawn and painted
by hand by Nick Ellis, who is a well established illustrator
and animator Nick drew the original panoramas of Wellsley, the
town where Pirate Jenny is set, in around 1997. |
He imagined a small
harbour surrounded by hills with rows of terraced houses, a
little chapel on one side and fisherman's huts on the quay.
Imagine his astonishment when visiting a friend who had moved
to Brixham many years later and suddenly being faced with a
real-life Wellsley. Every detail was correct, even the galleon
in the harbour. |
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Anyone familiar with the song Pirate Jenny from
Brecht/Weill's Threepenny Opera will already know the plot. Jenny
is a servant girl who works at a seaside boarding house and is
terribly abused by her master and heated of her inheritance. |
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She dreams of revenge
and goes about getting it, becoming a pirate and ransacking
the seven seas before finally returning to face her former abusers.
Apart from the animation,
there is a complete soundscape and a harpsichord continuo plays
throughout. There are a dozen original songs, glamour, dance,
romance and comedy. |
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Pirate
jenny is full of fun, comedy, dance and some beautiful costumes.
It would seem that
women still love dressing up (especially as pirates) and men
love looking at them! |
| Pirate Jenny is directed by Michael
Fentiman and produced by Nick Ellis. Perry Dennis, the award winning
stand-up comedian plays Frederick Barstowe, Jenny's original abuser
and suitor. |
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More
details can be found by visiting the website:
www.piratejenny.co.uk
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On the menu page of the new Pirate Jenny website
is a 4x4 pixel hotspot. If your mouse just happens to travel over
it, a secret compartment will open and you can claim a free Half-Sovereign
gold coin. But it is very difficult to find! |
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