![]() ![]() Its modernism lies instead in the experimental literary technique, with parallel plots, a narrator constantly made to look foolish, four. Packing in more than fifty unforgettable characters, this imaginative version of Around the World in 80 Days was written for an ensemble cast of eight, but can be performed by a much larger cast – making it perfect for any theatre company or drama group looking for a high-spirited adventure. Around the World in Eighty Days (1872) contains a strong dose of post-Romantic reality plus extensive borrowing from the authors own Journey to England and Scotland - but not a shred of science fiction. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, he immediately sets off for Dover with his astonished valet. Laura Eason’s celebrated adaptation of Jules Verne’s classic novel was seen at the New Vic Theatre, Stoke, and Manchester’s Royal Exchange before receiving its London premiere at the St. One night at his gentlemen's club, staid Englishman Phileas Fogg bets his companions half of his fortune that he can travel around the globe in just eighty days. The fabulously wealthy Victorian gentleman Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just eighty days.Īlong with his hapless valet Passepartout, he sets out on a dazzling escapade that takes him from the misty alleys of London to the exotic subcontinent and on to the Wild West as they race against the clock on a dizzying succession of trains, steamers, a wind-propelled sledge and an elephant. Around the World in 80 Days is a classic adventure novel written by Jules Verne tells the story of Phileas Fogg (and his French valet Passepartout) who. ![]()
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