Abbey Players Present Jules Verne's 'Around the World in 80 Days'

Stampeding elephants! Raging typhoons! Runaway trains! Hold onto your seats for the original amazing race, as the Abbey Players present an adaptation of Jules Verne's classic comedy adventure, "Around the World in 80 Days," on the weekend of May 19-20.

Join fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful servant, Passepartout, as they race to beat the clock. Phileas Fogg has agreed to an outrageous wager that puts his fortune, and his life, at risk. With the resourceful Passepartout, Fogg sets out to circle the globe in an unheard-of 80 days.  But his every step is dogged by a detective who thinks he's a robber on the run. Danger, romance and comic surprises abound in this whirlwind of a show as Portsmouth Abbey students traverse seven continents in Mark Brown's new adaptation of one of the great adventures of all time.

Around the World in 80 Days will be presented in the School Auditorium on Saturday, May 19, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults, and $5 for seniors and children under 12, and can be purchased at the door.