Stampeding elephants, raging typhoons and runaway trains — these are some of the crazy stuff that the audience will be privy to as they watch Phileas Fogg and his manservant race to beat the clock and travel across the globe in 80 days. French writer Jules Verne’s 1873 classic adventure novel titled Around the World in 80 Days has seen umpteen adaptations into plays, television series and films. Now, B Street Theatre, a theatre company from California in association with Jose Thomas Performing Arts Centre (Kochi) will stage their version of the novel later this month at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA).

The play follows the adventures of Phileas Fogg and his manservant; (below) Director-producer Buck Busfield discusses a scene with his crew

Based on an adaptation by writer Mark Brown, the play, which premiered in 2001 and has been staged at Broadway, Canada, England and South Africa, features five actors playing 39 characters. Director- producer Buck Busfield talks about the making: