How well do you know Jules Verne’s iconic story?
You’ll have a chance to find out, when Tilted Wig bring their adaptation of “Around The World In 80 Days” to the Corn Exchange in Newbury on 16th – 18th March.
Each member of the cast will multi-roll as a rag-tag band of travelling circus performers that embark on a daring mission to recreate Phileas Fogg’s race around the world.
But while Phileas Fogg appears as the Ringmaster, the roster of characters also includes the real life Nellie Bly – who emulated Fogg’s journey in real life.
Juliet Forster, creative director of The York Theatre Royal and director of Around the World in 80 Days, comments:
“I was amazed that we generally know more about Jules Verne’s fictional characters than we do about the real woman, Nellie Bly, who set the record for circumnavigating the globe in 1889 (and did the journey in less time…) I knew I had to tell her story. I found that this approach allowed interesting themes to emerge around whose stories get told, whose stories dominate and who should stand aside to give space to the untold ones”.
Other characters from the novel such as Aouda and Passepartout will also be appearing – but perhaps in a much transformed way…
If you’re interested in finding out more, tickets and show details are available at https://cornexchangenew.com/event/around-the-world-in-80-days.
