Look at this!

[regshoe]

Oh dear, I was going to make a nice sensible post about my Flight of the Heron Wikipedia research this evening, but I haven't got the brain space for it. I think it's going to have to wait. In the meantime, look look look:

Watch on YouTube

I may or may not have watched the trailer several times trying to figure out which part of the book each clip corresponds to. It looks great (OK, apart from the lack of height difference, but I can forgive them for that) and so much fun.

And there are reviews!

Kidnapped review – razzle-dazzling Robert Louis Stevenson (The Guardian)

‘Kidnapped’ (National Theatre of Scotland) | Review By Lewis C. Baird (Theatre Scotland)

Review: KIDNAPPED, Theatre Royal, Glasgow (Broadway World)

(Also reviews from The Stage and The Times, but those are paywalled).

The reviews are very good and they reveal such cool things about it :D It sounds as though it's more of a panto-style use of existing music rather than a musical as such, which will be interesting, and the staging looks very fun. And look at those pictures!

Ooh, and there's this (download link), in which the writer discusses the inspiration for the show. Apart from the obvious stuff, I am also intrigued by the role they're giving Frances Stevenson—I must find out more about her story and her contribution to the book.

...I still can't quite believe this is actually happening. Canon Alan/Davie. What can you say???

Comments

[black_bentley]

I'm looking forward to seeing it even more now :D annoyingly Glasgow would have been much handier for me in terms of travel, but I couldn't get the dates to work so I'm having to wait until next week.

[regshoe]

:D I hope you enjoy it!

[muccamukk]

I want to see it so bad! I don't suppose there's any chance it will be filmed?

*sighs sadly at never getting to see theatre*

[regshoe]

Aww, I really hope it will be! I'll see if I can write them a fan letter about it and ask.

[philomytha]

Oh, that does sound amazing fun!

[regshoe]

:D It's such a good thing to see this adaptation happening!

[sanguinity]

Oh, man, I want to see it even more now! ditto muccamukk my hopes that it will be filmed. Thanks for posting the round-up of press!

[regshoe]

I do hope it is filmed!

[rosemary_green]

This sounds like so much fun! Seconding hopes that at least part is filmed, for those of us who live far away.

[regshoe]

I have my fingers crossed!

[luzula]

I am behind in commenting and see that you have already gotten back from seeing this! Aww, the trailer does look fun, and I'm glad the reviews are good.

[regshoe]

It was very good fun! :)