MEET THE CHARACTERS Treasure Island
JIM HAWKINS He is the brave nephew of Fanny who owns the Admiral Benbow Inn. He discovers Captain Flint’s treasure map. He goes on an adventure to find the treasure with Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey and a crew, who mostly turn out to be pirates. AND JAMES He is the young boy whose father reads to him at the beginning of the play. He loves the story of Treasure Island. He is teased by his sister Bennett who sleeps on the top bunk.
BOTH PLAYED BY Thomas Mitchell Barnet
LONG JOHN SILVER Long John Silver is a cunning, one-legged pirate with a parrot. He tricks Squire Trelawney into bringing him on board the Hispaniola as the ship’s cook so he can go after Captain Flint’s treasure. He leads the pirates to mutiny.
AND JAMES’ FATHER He is a loving father who reads the story of Treasure Island to his son at the start of the play.
BOTH PLAYED BY Juan Chioran
MEET THE CHARACTERS Treasure Island
SQUIRE TRELAWNEY He is a local landowner who helps to fend off a pirate attack at the Admiral Benbow Inn. He joins in Jim Hawkins’ quest to find Captain Flint’s treasure with Dr Livesey. He is kind and good-natured but a little gullible and he gossips too much.
PLAYED BY Randy Hughson
DR LIVESEY She is a local doctor who helps to fend off a pirate attack at the Admiral Benbow Inn. She joins in Jim Hawkins’ quest to find Captain Flint’s treasure with Squire Trelawney. She is honest and sensible although she is fooled by Long John Silver. AND JAMES’ MOTHER She is a loving mother who works as a doctor. At the end of the play she wakes up her children, Jim and Bennett.
BOTH PLAYED BY Sarah Dodd
MEET THE CHARACTERS Treasure Island
CAPTAIN ALEXANDER SMOLLETT He is the captain of the ship Hispaniola before the pirates seize it. He is wary of the crew before they set sail and shares his concerns with Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey. He is disciplined but outnumbered by the cunning pirates who mutiny.
PLAYED BY Jim Codrington
BILLY BONES He is a former pirate who is staying at the Admiral Benbow Inn. He is a difficult customer and likes to drink. He has Captain Flint’s treasure map as he was her first mate. After a fight with Black Dog (a pirate) he is wounded. While recovering in bed, Blind Pew (a nasty pirate) delivers him the black spot (a pirate’s warning of imminent revenge) and he dies from the shock.
PLAYED BY Bruce Hunter
MEET THE CHARACTERS Treasure Island
PEW Pew is a blind pirate who delivers the black spot (a pirate’s warning of imminent revenge) to Billy Bones at The Admiral Benbow Inn. She then attacks the inn with a horde of pirates to retrieve Captain Flint’s treasure map that Billy Bones is hiding.
PLAYED BY Deidre Gillard-Rowlings
ISRAEL HANDS He is a coxswain (his job is to steer the ship) and he is Long John Silver’s second in command. He is ruthless and bloodthirsty. Jim Hawkins finds him badly wounded after a fight with another pirate. He helps Jim to beach the ship on the north side of the island.
PLAYED BY Victor Ertmanis
MEET THE CHARACTERS Treasure Island
BEN GUNN She is marooned on treasure island, where she was abandoned by Captain Flint when she buried her treasure there. She helps Squire Trelawney and Dr Livesey trick the pirates and to find the buried treasure. She loves cheese!
AND BENNETT
She is James’ sister and sleeps on the top bunk at the beginning of the play. She loves cheese and enjoys teasing her brother. She doesn’t love pirate stories unlike her brother James.
BOTH PLAYED BY Katelyn McCulloch
BLACK DOG He is a vicious pirate who confronts Billy Bones at the Admiral Benbow Inn. They fight and Billy Bones is wounded. Jim Hawkins recognises him in Bristol just before the Hispaniola is due to set sail. He runs away from the sailors and Long John Silver pretends to order his pirates to search for him.
PLAYED BY Gordon Patrick White