The Revenge of Badsky
In the school holidays the Canterbury Children’s Theatre will bring outer space, to the stage in an exciting new play called “The Revenge of Badsky.” It was specially written for the Children’s Theate by playwright Ken Hudson. The setting.of the play is a planet inhabited by two different groups. The poor people have been driven back into the mountains of Badsky by earlier invaders who had settled in the fertile valleys of Cloudshelter. Between the lands of poor and rich stretches in eerie white forest which no man dares to enter.
A second invasion has taken place and there is fighting in Cloudshelter. The people of Badksy are not worried about the fate of the settlers, but they have troubles of a different kind. Many of them, led by a rebel called Jowbo, want to gang up with the invaders to overthrow the wealthy settlers and take over their land. Grenthaldos, the true leader of Badsky, does not believe in treachery and warfare, but the stirrers are
out for revenge. They make a pact with the invaders. A hero of the story is Dillibon, a simple soul who does not understand hatred and greed. Alone and unafraid he walks through the forest of terror to tell the settlers what is going on. At first the smart settlers
jeer at the comical Dillibon, but not for long. They soon understand the good sense of the peacemaker’s simple message, and some of them agree to return with him to Badsky. The white forest is ghostly by night. Dillibon and the party of settlers narrowly
escape disaster several times as they stumble through the darkness made hideous as a lumbering mechancial monster keeps up its relentless pursuit determined to get them at all costs. “The Revenge of Badsky,” a fantasy of war among the stars, will come down to
s earth at the Repertory s Theatre on the day school i finishes, Friday, May 8, at 7 - p.m., continuing until May 16. s Week-night performances t will start at 7 p.m. and there will be afternoon perform- ’ ances only on Saturdays at 2 ‘ p.m. ) >
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19810428.2.78.5
Bibliographic details
Press, 28 April 1981, Page 14
Word Count
355The Revenge of Badsky Press, 28 April 1981, Page 14
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.