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Around the World in 80 Days

Show Information

Showing on:

Sat 29 April 2023

Duration:

Approx. 2hrs, incl. interval

Price:

Genre:

Array

Venue:

Theatre

Age Guidance:

Warnings:

Theatrical smoke and haze effects, loud noises, flashing lights, reference to a sacrifice killing and beheading mentioned

Show Bio
Cast & Crew
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Tilted Wig presents York Theatre Royal’s production of Around The World in Eighty Days
By Jules Verne, Adapted and directed by Juliet Forster

Based on the novel by Jules Verne and adapted and directed by Juliet Forster, this brand-new, fun and colourful show tells the story of Around The World In Eighty Days as you’ve never seen it before.

A band of travelling performers embark on their most daring feat yet: to recreate the adventures of Phileas Fogg as he sets off on his race around the world.

But this is a telling of two tales; fact meets fiction as we learn the incredible true story of female American journalist Nellie Bly who emulated the character of Phileas in her record-breaking trip around the world in just 72 days!

Watch the hilarity and drama unfold, as these two tales intertwine in a riotous romp around the globe.

Full of physical comedy, multi-roling madness and a fine blend of fact and fiction, book now for this brand-new show that is perfect for families who love circus, dance, laughs and adventure too!

Best for ages 5+, the show is approx 2 hours and 15 minutes including interval.

See it if you enjoyed Charlie and Stan or Treasure Island.

Schools

There is a schools offer of £11.50 tickets, with 1 free ticket for a teacher or member of support staff per 10 tickets sold.

You can book today (and even pre-order your ice cream) by filling in our form or by calling our customer experience team on 01206 573948. Please be aware the form will ask you for your first and second choice performances dates and times, so please do have a look through the performance schedule below before heading over to the form.

Schools Order Form

You can download an Education pack below.

Education Pack

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Alex Phelps

Phileas Fogg

Training: Manchester School of Theatre

Alex’s theatre credits include: As You Like It (Shakespeare’s Globe/CBeebies); Castallana (Jamboree Ent/New Theatre Wales); When Darkness Falls (Park Theatre & UK Tour); Twelfth Night, Hamlet (Shakespeare’s Rose Theatre); The Vertical Hour, Elektra, The Rivals (Theatre by The Lake); Hamlet (Changeling Theatre); Macbeth (Omnibus, Clapham); Aladdin (Oldham Coliseum); Journey’s End (MESH Theatre Co, Belgium); Things We Want (Hope Mill, Manchester); Mother Courage and Her Children (Library Theatre, Manchester): Little Red Riding Hood, Babushka (HardGraft Theatre).

TV Credits: Dick Whittington and his Cat, Romeo and Juliet, T’was The Night Before Christmas (CBeebies).

Alex is well known to audiences young and old as Tom in the latest series of Justin’s House (CBeebies).

Katriona Brown

Nellie Bly

Katriona Brown is an actor and puppeteer originally from Sheffield. Since completing her Masters in Acting at East 15, she has toured both nationally and internationally in a variety of roles. Katriona’s screen credits also include both acting and puppetry.

Stage credits include: There’s A Rang-Tan In My Bedroom and Other Stories (Little Angel Theatre), Chum-o-logues (Southwark Playhouse), Twirlywoos live on stage tour (MEI), The Smurfs, international arena (MEI), Kipper’s Snowy Day (Slot Machine), The Dinosaur Show (Blue Orange Theatre), The Wind In the Willows (Scripts for Supper), Elmer The Patchwork Elephant Show (Selladoor), Invisible Me (House of Stray Cats), Jekyll and Hyde (Scripts for Supper), The Dream Factory (House Of Stray Cats) and The Comedy Of Errors (Exeter Northcott).

Genevieve Sabherwal

Aouda

Genevieve is an actor/writer/theatre-maker from Bristol/New Delhi.

She completed East 15’s BA Acting and Contemporary Theatre course and prior to this The Made In Bristol Programme at The Bristol Old Vic.

Theatre Includes: MY GRANDMAS A WALRUS, Naira, (Southwark Playhouse), SPEED DIAL, Flora (The Pleasance, Queen Dome), THE TOWN IN THE COUNTRY RADIO VARIETY SHOW (Parrabbola), SPOOKY SHIP, (Bristol Old Vic), LEGO BEACH (Bristol Old Vic), COMEDY OF ERRORS, Adriana, (East 15), A LITTLE RAIN IN MONACO, Charlotte, (East 15), HERONS, Adele, (East 15).

She has written and produced “MY GRANDMA’S A WALRUS”, from which she has won The Space Launchpad Award 2021, been shortlisted for New Dioramas Untapped Awards 2022, as well as being shortlisted to become an Associate Artist for Tamasha Theatre.

Professional Directing Credits include: FISHCAT (Nottingham Playhouse 2022).

Wilson Benedito

Passepartout

Wilson’s theatre credits include A Cova Dos Ladrões for ACTA Teatro, Portugal. Screen includes BBCs In Camera, Amazon series 50 Ways to Kill Your Lover, Alan Carr’s New Year Specstacular on Channel 4 & feature film New You.

Eddie Mann

Detective Fix

Theatre includes: Macbeth/As You Like It/Romeo and Juliet-Three Inch Fools; Twelfth Night- The Handlebards; Diary Of A Scoundrel- Escapade Theatre; Money Heist Experience- Netflix; Back To The Future- Secret Cinema.

Film: Rocketman- Paramount; Matriarchy-picpoul films

TV: No Code- Trivulpe Films

Radio: The Christchurch Murder- BBC Radio 4

Creative team

Written by Jules Verne
Adapted and directed by Juliet Forster
Designer – Sara Perks
Lighting Designer – Alexandra Stafford
Sound Designer – Ed Gray
Movement Director – Asha Jennings-Grant
Fight Director- Jonathan Holby

Producer – Tilted Wig, York Theatre Royal
Production Manager – Henry Thomas
Company Stage Manager – David North
Deputy Stage Manager – Sophie Duffin
Costume Supervisor – Hazel Jupp

★★★★

Best family theatre… captivates young and old

The Stage

★★★★

Rip-roaring drama

York Press