A Piratical Summer coming to London’s South Bank

A Piratical Summer coming to London’s South Bank

Fascinated by pirate history? Then check out Under the Flag: The early life, adventures and piracies of the famous Long John Silver before he lost his leg, opening 9 July at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.

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.


More details:
http://www.shakespeares-globe.org/navigation/frameset.htm


If Long John Silver's ‘bare flesh and filthy language’ would be a bit much for you or the little ones, another treasure for pirate buffs is hardly more than a few breaths away on Clink Street. Located here is the SV Golden Hinde, an accurate reconstruction of privateer Sir Francis Drake’s Tudor galleon in which he circumnavigated the world from 1577-1580. The ship operates as a living history museum, running a fulltime schedule of educational programmes, such as guided tours, workshops and the opportunity for school and family groups to spend a night aboard ship on an imaginary voyage. The ship is also open to the public for self guided tours.


More details:
http://www.goldenhinde.co.uk/generalInfo.html

Cheers,

Chris Osburn