Editing Treasure Island (section)

===Theatre===
[[File:Edward Emery in Treasure Island.png|thumb|Edward Emery as Long John Silver in the 1915 Broadway production of ''Treasure Island''.]]
There have been over 24 major stage adaptations made, though the number of minor adaptations remains countless.<ref name="Ref_u">Dury, Richard. [http://www.robert-louis-stevenson.org/derivative-works Stage and Radio adaptations of ''Treasure Island''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026091528/http://www.robert-louis-stevenson.org/derivative-works|date=26 October 2016}}</ref> The story is also a popular plot and setting for a traditional [[pantomime]] wherein Mrs. Hawkins, Jim's mother is the [[Pantomime dame|dame]].
* In 1915 [[Jules Eckert Goodman]]'s play ''[[Treasure Island (play)|Treasure Island]]'' was staged on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1915/12/02/archives/-treasure-island-is-no-end-of-fun-goodmans-dramatization-is-rich.html?searchResultPosition=3|title=' TREASURE ISLAND' IS NO END OF FUN; Goodman's Dramatization Is Rich with the Color and Spirit of the Story. AT THE PUNCH AND JUDY With Edward Emery and Frank Sylvester Excelling in a Needlessly Fragmentary Stage Version.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 2, 1915|page= 11}}</ref>
* In 1947, a production was mounted at the [[St. James's Theatre]] in London, starring [[Harry Welchman]] as Long John Silver and [[John Clark (English actor)|John Clark]] as Jim Hawkins.
* For a time, in London, there was an annual production of the musical Treasure Island, based on a [[Libretto|book]] by [[Bernard Miles]] and [[Josephine Wilson]]. The music was composed by [[Cyril Ornadel]] and the lyrics by [[Hal Shaper]]. The musical was performed at the [[Mermaid Theatre]], originally under the direction of Bernard Miles, who played [[Long John Silver]], a part he also played in a television version. Comedian [[Spike Milligan]] would often play Ben Gunn in these productions, and in 1981, [[Tom Baker]] played [[Long John Silver]].
* ''[[Pieces of Eight (1985 musical)|Pieces of Eight]]'' (1985), premiered in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, is a musical adaptation by [[Jule Styne]].
* In 1986, a Danish language musical adaptation of ''Treasure Island'' named ''Skatteøen'' premiered at [[Folketeatret, Copenhagen]], written by singer-songwriter [[Sebastian (singer)|Sebastian]]. Since its premiere, it has been put to stage frequently by several Danish theatre companies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sebastianfan.dk/page4.html |title=Musicals/filmmusik |work=Sebastian |access-date=3 February 2022}}</ref>
* In 2007, an adaptation of ''Treasure Island'' by [[Ken Ludwig]] premiered at the Alley Theatre, Houston; played at the [[Theatre Royal, Haymarket]] on London's [[West End theatre|West End]] in 2008; and won the AATE Distinguished Play Award for Best Adaptation of the Year.
* An adaptation in August 2009 was run by [[Henegar Center|the Henegar Center for the Arts]] in downtown historic Melbourne, Florida.
* ''Treasure Island: the Curse of the Pearl Necklace'' (2014–15), by Jon Bradfield and Martin Hooper, is an alternative [[pantomime]] that included gay, lesbian, and trans characters, and played a sold-out run at London's [[Above The Stag Theatre]].
* In 2011, [[Tom Hewitt (actor)|Tom Hewitt]] starred in [[B.H. Barry]] and [[Vernon Morris]]'s stage adaptation of the novel, which officially opened 5 March at the Irondale Center in [[Brooklyn]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/148302-Tom-Hewitt-Is-Long-John-Silver-in-Treasure-Island-Opening-March-5-in-Brooklyn |title=Tom Hewitt Is Long John Silver in Treasure Island, Opening March 5 in Brooklyn |work=Playbill |access-date=2 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629162415/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/148302-Tom-Hewitt-Is-Long-John-Silver-in-Treasure-Island-Opening-March-5-in-Brooklyn |archive-date=29 June 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* In July 2011, [[Bristol Old Vic]] staged a large-scale outdoor production of ''Treasure Island'' outside the theatre on [[King Street, Bristol]] directed by [[Sally Cookson]], with music by Benji Bower.
* From October 2013 to 2014, [[Mind the Gap Theatre|Mind the Gap Theatre Company]], a leading UK theatre company in working with actors with learning disabilities, embarked on a national tour of ''Treasure Island'', retold with a twist by Olivier award-winning writer [[Mike Kenny (writer)|Mike Kenny]].
* In 2013, YouthPlays published ''Long Joan Silver'' by [[Arthur M. Jolly]], an adaptation in which all of the pirates are women.
* A version by [[Bryony Lavery]] and directed by [[Polly Findlay]] was produced at London's [[Royal National Theatre]] from December 2014 to April 2015. In this version of the play, Jim is a girl.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/treasure-island-tickets |title=Treasure Island |work=London Box Office |access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref> This production starred rising actor [[Patsy Ferran]] as Jim and [[Arthur Darvill]] as Silver.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11287625/Treasure-Island-National-Theatre-review-yo-ho-hum.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-reviews/11287625/Treasure-Island-National-Theatre-review-yo-ho-hum.html |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=Treasure Island, National Theatre, review: 'yo-ho-hum'| date=2014-12-11| last1=Cavendish| first1=Dominic}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* As part of their 2017 Season, the [[Stratford Festival of Canada]] premiered an adaptation of ''Treasure Island'' by Canadian playwright [[Nicolas Billon]].
* In 2018 the newly reopened [[Leicester Haymarket Theatre]] staged a new version of ''Treasure Island'', adapted by [[Sandi Toksvig]], as their first Christmas show in 10 years.