Captain Codless and the Legend of Plunge Island

We've asked some real-life children to tell us exactly what they think about the top kids' shows at the Fringe. Six year-old Billy Salters reviews Captain Codless and the Legend of Plunge Island.

★★★★
kids review (edinburgh) | Read in About 1 minute
Published 17 Aug 2012

This story was about pirates. When Blackbeard dies his sons Captain Codless and Captain Peg Leg race to Plunge Island in search of the chest of jewels and the magic medallions.

Captain Codless's crew visit the Olympics in London and the pirates held up hula-hoops to make the Olympic rings. They competed in a running race done in slow motion, which was really funny. They also visit India and Egypt. Some of the pirates get cabin fever and fell about and were dizzy which was thoroughly entertaining.

I really really really liked the whole show, especially when the pirates started sword fighting each other and the parrot caused mischief. The sword fighting was very energetic and reminded me of The Pirates of the Caribbean and Jack Sparrow. The pirates are very loud and vibrant and extremely enthusiastic. Their energy was infectious. There is an exciting twist at the end that will leave you astonished.   

This show has a lot of dancing, singing and comedy. My favourite characters were Trixie and Brian the comedic parrot who was hilariously funny.