AHOY, matey!

Hold-fast and don your goggles as an award-winning team of performers cast off and let loose for a spectacular steampunk inspired re-imagining of Robert Louis Stephenson's pirate epic.

MATE Productions will present their stunning outdoor production of Treasure Island in Ness Gardens on Sunday (July 8).

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MATE Productions is a theatre and community arts organisation based in Knowsley, established in March 2000, with a reputation for large-scale community engagement and staging outdoor theatre events.

This nautical odyssey boasts live music, stunning Victorian futuristic costume, swashbuckling battles, and a disreputable crew of marauders, actors, dancers, singers, and musicians. This year's buccaneering adventure promises a thrilling voyage for all the family.

Audience members are asked to come dressed in their finest pirate regalia, board the Good Ship Hispaniola and join the quest of a lifetime to Treasure Island. X marks the spot!

Doors opens at 5.15pm and the show sets sail at 6pm. The performance has a running time of 95 minutes with a 25-minute interval. Audience members are advised to bring a camping chair or picnic blanket (and a picnic if they wish).

The show is suitable for children over eight-years-old.

General admission costs between £8.25 and £13.20 per person, and family discount tickets are available.

Book online at http://mateproductions.co.uk/box-office/ or contact Ticket Quarter 0344 8000 410.