A swashbuckling adventure for children and their grown ups! Pirate Bonnie is looking for treasure – but no ordinary treasure, for she is no ordinary Pirate. The treasures she seeks are stories, the long-lost stories of legendary Pirates.

Catch Maura Lub as Pirate Bonnie on tour in Spring 2025

The Spring tour 2025 is supported by grants from Wade’s Charity and the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society.

“A fantastic hook into pirate story writing. It also developed vocabulary understanding.” Year 2 Teacher, Ingram Road Primary School

“The best show I’ve been to with the kids!” Audience member, Carriageworks Theatre

Bonnie invites you to step on board, feel the rush of wind in the sails as she recounts the tales and sings to songs of pirates of old. She was born to rule the waves and hunt for treasure but on this latest quest, she knows she must write her own legend; The Adventures of Pirate Bonnie

Written by Ruth Cooper

Directed by Andrea Heaton

Musical Direction by Claire Marie O’Connor

Photos by David Lindsay and JMA Photography

Pirate Bonnie was created in Partnership with Leeds Libraries and supported by ACE National

Bonnie has been played by Kathleen Yore, Jill Dowse, Katie Tranter, Claire Marie O’Connor, and Maura Lub

Jill Dowse as Pirate Bonnie, 2023