Pirates Invade Taiwan

Red Room Radio Redux (RRRR) will present a staged radio-theater-style production of TREASURE ISLAND, the Robert Louis Stevenson classic story of buccaneers and buried treasure, for two performances on Sunday, March 24, at 14:30 and 19:30.

Treasure Island is the tale of young Jim Hawkins, who sets sail as a cabin boy on the Hispaniola, on a voyage in search of treasure hidden on a faraway island. In the course of his adventures, he comes across a motley assortment of devious seaman, including that most famous pirate of all, the one-legged Long John Silver.

The RRRR performance of Treasure Island will be in English, in an adaptation that draws extensively on the original language of the story. It will be presented as a radio-style staged reading in which the actors use voice, characterization and gesture, as well as live sound effects and music, to recreate the story in the minds of the audience. RRRR is dedicated to this unique style of performance, a type of “theater of the imagination,” as a means for sharing great works of literature and to promote a culture of live storytelling and creative listening. 

Performances will be at the Learning Kitchen, home of a monthly gathering known as Stage Time & Wine @ the Red Room. The Learning Kitchen is located at No. 117, 2nd Fl, Da An Road, Sec. 1 (above the Aveda store).

RRRR also produces voice dramas on the radio in partnership with The International Radio Taipei (ICRT). The prerecorded radio-version of Treasure Island will be broadcast in the next two weeks, Sunday April 7, 12 noon, and Thursday April 11, 9pm. Keep tuned to ICRT for more information on the radio broadcast.