History Theatre / AnneOfGreenGables

-->-- '''Anne of Green Gables'''

Old grow the songs we’ve sung.\\

You are forever young.''

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The musical is generally faithful to the book's plot, though it does omit some key subplots and elements like Anne's falling out with Mrs. Barry, Anne falling off the ridgepole, and Anne being rescued from the river by Gilbert. However, the show takes full advantage of the fact that it is a musical, turns nearly all the remaining elements UpToEleven and establishes its own quirky identity with its offbeat sense of humour and classic Broadway sound. It enthusiastically lampoons the cultural attitudes of its period setting, and functions as a sort of AffectionateParody of the source material.

* UpToEleven: A meta example. As stated above, the musical is ''Anne of Green Gables'' taken up to eleven. Gilbert is thought to be "good as dead" after his first encounter with Anne's fiery temper, Mr. Phillips and Prissy's relationship is upgraded from a presumably chaste affair to something much more illicit, the children perform a full-blown rehearsed musical number at the concert, and many of the locals harbor some shockingly racist colonial attitudes.

The musical is generally faithful to the book's plot, though it does omit some key subplots and elements like Anne's falling out with Mrs. Barry, Anne falling off the ridge poll, and Anne being rescued from the river by Gilbert. However, the show takes full advantage of the fact that it is a musical, turns nearly all the remaining elements UpToEleven and establishes its own quirky identity with its offbeat sense of humour and classic Broadway sound. It enthusiastically lampoons the cultural attitudes of its period setting, and functions as a sort of AffectionateParody of the source material.

* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Anne has shades of this, as established early on with her shockingly gory explanation for my Prince Edward Island's roads are red.

* AbusiveParents: Mrs. Blewett, who makes her kids stay in the woodshed until feeding time.

* AbusiveParents: Mrs. Bluett, who makes her kids stay in the woodshed until feeding time.
* BlackComedy: The musical makes great use of this (see DarkerAndEdgier and DeliberateValuesDissonance below), most notably Mr. Phillips brief innuendo-laden solo during "If It Hadn't Been For Me" about "[[UnusualEuphemism attending to the needs]]" of his female students.

* DarkerAndEdgier: While still very lighthearted, the musical definitely has a darker edge to it than the book and previous adaptations.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The show does not shy away from portraying and satirizing the cultural norms of the setting, including the racist and colonial attitudes, and the often creepy relationships between male teachers and female students.
* GratuitousLatin: While lamenting the passing of Summer and the return of school, the children sing the phrase "Sic semper gloria mundi" which translates to "Thus passes the glory of the world".
* KarmaHoudini: Mr. Phillips is the closest thing the show has to a villain (secondary antagonists like Josie considered), but gets no comeuppance aside from being forced to marry the teenage girl he impregnated.

* UpToEleven: A meta example. As stated above, the musical is ''Anne of Green Gables'' taken up to eleven. Gilbert is thought to be "good as dead" after his first encounter with Anne's fiery temper, Mr. Phillips and Prissy's relationship is upgraded from a presumably chaste affair to something much more illicit, the children perform a full-blown rehearsed musical number at the concert, and many of the locals harbor some shockingly racist colonial sentiments.

!!This musical provide examples of:

* GratuitousLatin: While lamenting the passing of Summer and the return of Summer, the children sing the phrase "Sic semper gloria mundi" which translates to "Thus passes the glory of the world".

The musical is generally faithful to the book's plot, though it does omit some key subplots and elements like Anne's falling out with Mrs. Barry, Anne falling off the ridge poll, and Anne being rescued from the river by Gilbert. However, the show takes full advantage of the fact that it is a musical, turns nearly all the remaining elements UpToEleven and establishes its own quirky identity with its offbeat sense of humour and classic Broadway sound. It enthusiastically lampoons the cultural attitudes of its period setting, and functions as a sort of AffectionateParody.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The show does not shy away from satirizing the racist and colonial attitudes of the setting, and the often creepy relationships between male teachers and female students.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: The show does not shy away from satirizing the racist and colonial attitudes of the setting, and it is strongly implied that Mr. Phillips impregnates Prissy Andrews.

* TeenPregnancy: The implied result of the above TeacherStudentRomance.
* UpToEleven: A meta example. As stated above, the musical is ''Anne of Green Gables'' taken up to eleven. Gilbert is thought to be "good as dead" after his first encounter with Anne's fiery temper, Mr. Phillips and Prissy's relationship is upgraded from a presumably chaste affair to something much more illicit, the children perform a full-blown rehearsed musical number at the concert, and many of the locals harbour some shockingly racist colonial sentiments.

* DarkerAndEdgier: While still very lighthearted, the musical definitely has a darker edge to its humour than the book and previous adaptations.

* HotForStudent: The script heavily implies a sexual relationship between schoolteacher Mr. Phillips and Prissy Andrews, resulting in a pregnancy and subsequent hasty marriage.

* TeenPregnancy: Poor Prissy.

The musical is generally faithful to the book's plot, though it does omit some key subplots and elements like Anne's falling out with Mrs. Barry, Anne falling off the ridge poll, and Anne being rescued from the river by Gilbert. However, the show takes full advantage of the fact that it is a musical, turns nearly all the remaining elements UpToEleven and establishes its own quirky identity with its offbeat sense of humour and classic Broadway sound. It enthusiastically lampoons the cultural attitudes of its period setting, and functions as a sort of affectionate parody.

* TeenPregnancy: Poor Prissy.