This is the well-loved story of Phileas Fogg, who bets his friends that he can go around the world in 80 days (that's before airplanes). His fiancee Amanda thinks he is running from her, so she follows. Scotland Yard thinks he has robbed a bank, so Inspector Fix follows, too. They land in Egypt, where Amanda is nearly sold as a harem slave; in Malaya, where head-hunters threaten; in Denver, where they meet Mark Twain; and across the ocean in a rickety steamship which they have to burn to keep the boiler boiling. It's a mad mix-up of narrow escapes, wild escapades, and a lesson in literature all rolled into one.

The challenge for the long 1-act is the six scene changes. But the carefully designed scenes alternate between the apron and stage, allowing ample time; or simple, suggestive set pieces prove rapid and smooth. Production Notes cover ideas for all phases of the show. The play may be presented with a cartoon-like comic book tone. Extremely flexible sets and 1872 costumes.

"The play is eminently watchable and the audience laughs till the tears flow."—Rocky Mountain News review of the Heritage Square Opera House premier in Golden, Colorado.

See also: Plays with a Foreign Flavor and Adaptations of the Classics