Welcome

Winter has always been a time for great stories. And Treasure Island is a great story. Robert Louis Stevenson’s timeless tale has captured the imagination of people all over the world ever since it was first published in 1882. 140 years later, we are thrilled to bring our own spin on this classic adventure to Cumbernauld Theatre at Lanternhouse this season.

Our version of Treasure Island is really a celebration of the power of a good story. We passionately believe that stories have the power to change minds, ignite imaginations and transform the world.

For generations, Stevenson’s vivid depictions of buccaneers and buried gold are what we think of when we picture a pirate. With each turn of the page, you encounter larger than life characters and scenes packed full of action and adventure. We wanted to capture all of this in our telling of the story. But we wanted to do something else too.

Our story is about bravery. In the original story, the hero, Jim Hawkins is the bravest boy in the world. He jumps on ships to travel around the world, he fights with pirates, and he explores far-away islands looking for gold. Which is all undoubtedly brave.

But we wanted to capture another kind of bravery. The type of bravery that goes on every day throughout Scotland. For some children, opening their bedroom door each morning requires phenomenal amounts of bravery. We wanted to celebrate that bravery too. And so, in our story, we introduce you to Robbie. The boy who lives in the smallest bedroom of the smallest house on the smallest street of Cumbernauld. Over the course of one night, he falls in love with the story of Treasure Island. We hope you will fall in love with it too.

So come in from the cold, take a seat, and make yourself comfortable. We have a great story to tell you…

– Ross MacKay (Writer)
– Jordan Blackwood (Director)