Adventure Island : The Next Generation single work   musical theatre   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 2009... 2009 Adventure Island : The Next Generation
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A mixture of pantomime, song and dance, Adventure Island - The Next Generation has all new stories and music, but still has the same sense of fun and core values of the original show.'

'[Based on the] original series of the popular Australian television series for children screened on the ABC from September 11 1967 to December 22 1972, with repeats running from 1973 to 1976 ... produced by Godfrey Productions and broadcast ... from ... [the ABC] Melbourne studios ... The [original television series] was created by John Michael Howson and Executive Producer Godfrey Phillipp, with Howson writing the majority of the scripts and also appearing in each episode ... Howson also wrote four storybooks based on the show.

Source: Adventure Island : The Next Generation website, www.adventureisland.com.au (sighted: 30/06/2009)

Production Details

  • Released on DVD with live shows touring around Australia. First produced at the Plenty Ranges Arts Centre, South Morang, Victoria, 29 June 2009.

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Back to the Island of Adventure Carolyn Webb , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 27 June 2009; (p. 7)
Back to the Island of Adventure Carolyn Webb , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 27 June 2009; (p. 7)
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