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Under The Black Flag


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Under The Black Flag at Shakespeare's Globe
Cal Macaninch as John Silver (Picture: Marc Brenner)
Under The Black Flag at Shakespeare's Globe
Trevor Fox, Cal MacAninch and Mo Sesay. (Photo: Stephen Vaughan)

The early life, adventures and pyracies of the famous Long John Silver before he lost his leg.

By Simon Bent.

King Charles is dead and Oliver Cromwell presides over the new Commonwealth. All should be well, but for a motley crew of disaffected radicals, chief among them John Silver, England under the 'Lord Protector' is little better than it was before. Only at sea, under a pirate flag, can the clamorous voices of republicanism, anarchy and theocracy be heard.

Scraps of Hamlet, King Lear and The Tempest all find echoes in the disordered mind of John Silver as he plies his violent trade along the Barbary Coast, turning every political enmity to his advantage and dodging the knife of his ruthless pursuer, Captain Mission. Based on the real life cutthroat of Stevenson's Treasure Island and set around the historical pirate republic of Rabat, this wild tale of high seas and low politics exposes the class hatreds and religious hypocrisy of the 17th century.

The production features bare flesh and filthy language.

When
  • in repertory
  • £5-£31
Where

Shakespeare's Globe
New Globe Walk, London, SE1 9DT
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Box office: 020 7401 9919

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