The Famous Five - Smuggler's Gold - The Musical
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Famous Five - Smuggler's Gold - The Musical |
| Country of production | Great Britain |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1997 |
| length | 79 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK unchecked |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Dan Crawford Roz Storey |
| script |
John Hogg Stephannie Crawford |
| production |
Jackie Thomas Mervyn Conn |
| music |
Robert Dallas John Hogg Stephannie Crawford |
| camera |
Ron Tuffnell Andy MacDonald Andy Watts Steve Jellyman |
| cut | Roz Storey |
| occupation | |
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The Famous Five - Smuggler's Gold - The Musical is a musical adaptation based on themes from Enid Blyton's book series Five Friends , on the author's 100th birthday, in 1997.
action
The plot is divided into eighteen scenes.
Scene 1. London 1930's
London in the thirties. Three siblings named Julian, Dick and Anne take the train from London to their uncle and aunt, where they can spend the summer holidays. Two dodgy gentlemen, who call themselves Mr. Wilton and Mr. Thomas, also take the train. In the same compartment as the two gentlemen sits a gentleman named Rowland who is busy reading the newspaper. After a train ride with the children looking out the window and looking at the changing landscape, the children finally arrive at their destination. The house on the lake where Uncle Quentin, Aunt Fanny and their daughter live is called Kirren Cottage. Once there, the children are immediately greeted by their uncle and aunt. Only the cousin Georgina, who is the same age as Julian, is missing because she is probably hanging around the area, even though she was supposed to pick up the siblings from the train station. Soon after their arrival, the siblings go to sleep.
Scene 2. The following morning - I.
The next morning Anne meets her cousin George at the door of the house, who wants to go fishing early in the morning. But Anne realizes that her cousin is not easily accessible. Georgina explains that she doesn't like girls, doesn't want to be one herself and that she would call herself George. It was only when Anne spoke out in favor of using the boy name George for her that George showed less dismissive behavior and was actually quite friendly. But when the brothers appear on the scene and speak to George with Georgina, she immediately takes her things and heads for the lake. However, her father intercepts her and leads her back to the siblings. The uncle explains that he has agreed with the parents of the siblings and the aunt that the children should be taught by a private tutor during the holidays. He also urges the children to keep quiet, because he is working in his study on an invention that will change the world. The four children become friends and George introduces their best friend to Anne, Julian and Dick. It is Timmy, a shaggy little dog that they take to their hearts without hesitation. With a loud hello, Mr. Rowland, the Head of House announced by the uncle, comes along and introduces himself to the children. When introducing it, it quickly becomes apparent that Mr. Rowland doesn't like Timmy, even if he doesn't want to admit it. In addition, he calls George by her real name Georgina, which she displeases. The tutor enters the house to introduce himself to the parents and to move into his room in the house. The children are left alone. Dick now asks George about the big old house that they could see from the train yesterday. George immediately knows which house is meant. It's about the Kirren Farmhouse , a house that was owned by her great-great-grandmother. Her brother was a smuggler who probably once got a lot of gold. Her family rents it out to guests in summer. It's still free until the afternoon, when two artists from London will move in. The children set out to examine the farmhouse more closely.
Scene 3. Later at Kirren Farmhouse
The children enter Kirren's farmhouse. First you turn on the light and discover a secret compartment in which a puzzling card lies. They now give themselves the name Famous Five (in English: the famous five ) because they have the hope of finding gold, with which they believe they will become famous. They leave the farmhouse, but Mr. Wilton and Mr. Thomas, the summer guests, were in an adjoining room and overheard them. The two crooks decide to take the opportunity to get rich.
Scene 4. In the classroom the following morning
Mr. Rowland first teaches the children how to conjugate Latin verbs. You have to say the conjugation of "amare", which means "to love" - that is, "amo, amas, amat". Mr. Rowland continues to treat George as a girl, which further increases her dislike for him. In the subsequent history class, the ancient Egyptians are treated. When Timmy suddenly appears in the classroom, George has to take care of him and take him away first. So Mr. Rowland stays behind with the siblings. Mr. Rowland engages her in a conversation outside of class and gains her trust in the process. The siblings show Mr. Rowland the map they found, on which the wording Via occulta can be found. Mr. Rowland translates the Latin wording as "secret passage". The map also mentions an east-facing room with eight wooden panels. They agree to meet him at the farmhouse the next afternoon to investigate the mystery. Mr. Rowland closes class and goes to see Uncle Quentin to help him with an experiment. George returns and is upset when she learns that Mr. Rowland has been initiated. She doesn't want to attend tomorrow's meeting at the farmhouse.
Scene 5. Much later that night
Late at night, Timmy starts barking. George gets up, turns on the light in the room and discovers Mr. Rowland in a nightgown, who was barked at by Timmy. George's father arrives and wants to clarify how the row comes in the middle of the night. Mr. Rowland explains that he heard noises and that he feared intruders. When he got up to check he was attacked by Timmy. George's father immediately orders that Timmy must sleep in his dog house. George disagrees with the decision, but with annoyance gives in to the arrangement.
Scene 6. Later that night
George takes Timmy outside, but does not leave him alone, but lies down with him and falls asleep.
Scene 7. The following morning - II.
In the morning, Anne, Julian and Dick discover George and wake up immediately. They try to cheer up the depressed George a little, which doesn't really work. She still does not want to take part in the meeting with Mr. Rowland. Instead, she goes to the village with Timmy. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Rowland also leaves to go to the village. He asks the siblings who are still standing outside the front door to go ahead and wait for him at the farmhouse.
Scene 8. In the village
George and Timmy have arrived in the nearby village. Surprisingly, she discovers Mr. Rowland there talking intensely with Mr. Wilton and Mr. Thomas. Your distrust of Mr. Rowland increases again. So she hides from the three men and starts her way home faster than planned and unseen.
Scene 9. Back at the farmhouse
The siblings have meanwhile gone to the farmhouse and are suddenly surprised by Mr. Wilton and Mr. Thomas. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Rowland also enters. He introduces himself to the two of them. The two artists also pretend they don't know Mr. Rowland. After this encounter, the search for the secret passage no longer takes place, because since the farm house is now obviously already inhabited by the summer guests, Mr. Rowland and the siblings do not want to disturb any further.
Scene 10. Back at the classroom - I.
The next morning the children wait for Mr. Rowland in the classroom. Before he shows up, the children exchange their two stories. George suspects after the description of the two men that it was the two men with whom Mr. Rowland had recently met in the village. Mr. Rowland enters the classroom and gives the children a task. You are supposed to write 200 words about the battle of Hastings . He had arranged to meet Uncle Quentin to talk to him about his work. George no longer adheres to the order to leave Timmy outside. She secretly takes him into the house again and again without the adults noticing. Still, Mr. Rowland continues to insist that Timmy stay outside.
Scene 11. The following morning - III.
One morning George tells Anne that she took Timmy into the house from the cold in the middle of last night because it was so cold outside. In her father's study, she rubbed him with camphor oil to make him warm again. George, who can hardly hold back her aggression towards Mr. Rowland, does not show up for class that morning. Class has not really started when the angry Uncle Quentin enters the room and complains about the loss of his notebook with the formulas for his new invention. The aunt comes up and has a bottle of camphor oil in her hand that she found in the study. Suspicion falls on George because she is not there.
Scene 12. Later in Uncle Quentin's study
George has reappeared and she is confronted by her father and mother in the study. She quickly admits that she took Timmy into the house and study that night so that he could warm up there. Timmy had a terrible cough which subsided after being rubbed with the camphor oil. But she doesn't want anything to do with the disappearance of the notebook. As a punishment for her behavior, George is not allowed to see Timmy for the next three days, which makes her extremely unhappy. During their stay, George noticed that the study had paneling as described on the old map.
Scene 13.Back at the classroom - II.
George tells Anne, Julian, and Dick about their parents' decision. She is convinced that Mr. Rowland has taken the notebook. But the siblings doubt. Nevertheless, she manages to persuade Julian to secretly follow Mr. Rowland, who is walking.
Scene 14. Outside the farmhouse
Near the farmhouse, Mr. Rowland stops and waits a while for Mr. Wilton and Mr. Thomas to approach him. Julian can now clearly see Mr. Rowland handing the missing notebook over to the two crooks. Happy to have discovered the truth, Julian rushes back to Kirren Cottage.
Scene 15. Back at the cottage
Without letting time pass, Julian tells the other children what he has observed. A storm is approaching, the streets in the area are closed and leaving the house is no longer possible for the time being. Mr. Rowland is retiring to his room because of a migraine , he claims . The children simulate exhaustion and go to bed early. The aunt and uncle want to use the quiet in the house and retreat to the kitchen, where the aunt still has something to do.
Scene 16. Later that night in the study
The kids didn't actually go to bed. In the middle of the night they get up and enter the study, examine the paneling there and discover a hidden door and thus the secret passage. With regret that they don't have Timmy with them, they enter the secret passage.
Scene 17. In the secret passage
The children pace slowly through the secret passage with their flashlights in hand. A short time later, Mr. Rowland, who was woken up by noises from the study, also discovers the open secret passage there. He also enters and follows the children.
Scene 18. Back at the farmhouse
The tunnel ends in a closet in the farmhouse that you enter. It seems deserted. Then Mr. Wilton comes back and tries to hold the children down. But the children manage to overwhelm and captivate him. George discovers that the crook is carrying the stolen notebook and takes it. When the children want to go back into the secret passage, Mr. Rowland suddenly climbs out of the closet. At the same time, Mr. Thomas also enters the room. Mr. Rowland demands the book back and underlines his request with gun in hand. George follows his request. However, Mr. Rowland is standing in front of the closet when the closet door unexpectedly opens again and throws him off balance. He loses the gun and Julian reacts quickly. He takes the gun and points it at the criminals. Aunt, Uncle and Timmy come out of the closet. George takes the book of her father's notes from Mr. Rowland again. Timmy, who is kept on a leash by the aunt, pulls the aunt back into the secret passage. The others ignore this. George hands the book to her father. Uncle Quentin is thrilled to have the book back. Now the aunt comes out of the secret passage again, this time with a chest in her hand. Timmy found this. The chest is filled with the smugglers' gold. Now, as called, two policemen appear on the stage and take the criminals away. Uncle Quentin is no longer plagued by money problems and is reconciled with his daughter, who can take Timmy back into the house.
background
In 1997, for the 100th birthday of Enid Blyton, a musical called The Famous Five was rehearsed at the King Head Theater and performed on a six-month national tour. This adaptation of Enid Blyton's Five Friends for the musical stage initially bore the simple name The Famous Five . The book by John Hogg and Stephannie Crawford was based on the books Five Friends Explore Treasure Island and Five Friends on New Adventures . The roles for Anne, Julian, Dick and George were cast several times and divided into three groups. The Red Team consisted of Elizabeth Marsland (Anne), Lyndon Ogbourne (Julian), Matthew Johnson (Dick) and Vicky Taylor (George). The Blue Team consisted of Olivia Hallinan (Anne), Gareth Derrick (Julian), Richard Power (Dick) and Michelle Wright (George). The Green team was made up of Clare Fitton, Jon Lee, Ben McCosker and Alison Hughes.
The musical was recorded that same year by WOT Films & TV for the Kings Head Theater / Hallmark Channel . This recording at the New Victoria Theater Woking was made with the cast of Team Green. The film was released under the title The Famous Five - Smuggler's Gold - The Musical first on VHS and later on DVD. The film has probably not yet been shown on German television.
Jon Lee ( Jonathan Lee ), who played Julian, became known as the youngest member of the S Club 7 musical group a year after the piece . Also Clare Fitton who played Anne is still working as an actress. Alison Hughes , who played George or Georgina, is now called Allie Hughes for short and also remained loyal to acting.
media
- VHS : The Famous Five - Smuggler's Gold - The Musical - Firefly Entertainment (1997)
- DVD : The Famous Five - Smuggler's Gold - The Musical - Delta Visual Entertainment (2004)
Individual evidence
- ↑ British Board of Film Classification ( BBFC ): U is therefore suitable for children of four years or older
- ↑ If the credits as vision mixer video mixer called
- ↑ The name as it can be found in the credits of the DVD release and the publications in this context. However, she calls herself Allie Hughes these days .
- ↑ Was trained by Janis McLeod . See Enid Blyton - The Famous Five
- ↑ At the beginning of each scene, a scene title is displayed that provides information on the location and time of the scene.
- ^ The Enid Blyton Society - Chronology - 1997 and Arts Archive - The Famous Five
- ↑ See Enid Blyton - The Famous Five
- ↑ See Enid Blyton - The Famous Five
- ↑ castingcallpro - Vicky Lee Taylor ( Memento of the original from March 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. as well as VickiLeeTaylor.com
- ↑ castingcallpro - Hallmark ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ castingcallpro - Clare Fitton ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and Spotlight - Clare Fitton
- ↑ Allie Hughes - starnow and Allie Hughes on the Talent Factory website ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Five Friends - Smuggler's Gold - The Musical (Information and pictures for the DVD)
- Enid Blyton - The Famous Five - The Cast (program document for the musical)
- Arts Archive - The Famous Five (The tour dates of the musical)