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Re: This evening's edition of Countryfile went all Vernian on us

From: Craig Weatherhill <craig~at~agantavas.org>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 06:46:56 +0100
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

West Penwith is the home of the author of "Nautilus" (Evertype 2009),
i.e. me - so it does get a bit Vernian down here.

Craig.




On 8 Me 2011, at 23:57, Harry Hayfield wrote:

> The BBC programme "Countryfile" goes to various parts of the United
> Kingdom each week looking at the countryside and the people who live
> and work there. This week they visited the Penwith area of Cornwall
> and did a section on Minack Point Theatre (built by Rowena Cade off
> her own bat). During the programme, they showed a rehearsal of a
> play version of "Around the World in Eighty Days" and I was hoping
> that members might be able to identify the version used. The episode
> can be viewed via the BBC iPlayer at
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01174pz/Countryfile_08_05_2011/
>
> and the section of the play they showed had the following dialogue:
>
> Passepartout: Oh, Monsieur Fogg!
> Fogg: Oh, there you are. It's a big night for the Dream Team Theatre
> Company! It's their first performance at the Minack where they've
> sold out filling over 700 seats.
> ***
> Passepartout: Monseiur Fogg, over here!
> Fogg: There you are! Right, I've located our transport.
> Passepartout: Oh, good! Not an elephant, I hope?
> Fogg: We've been fortunate enough to land a short distance away from
> a tin mine built this very year on the north coast of Cornwall! From
> an engine that was designed to help the tin miners, we shall build
> an airship!
>
> If that rings any bells, could I ask who the author was please?

--
Craig Weatherhill

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