The Play's the Thing

"The Play's the Thing"
Redwall TV Series
The Play's the Thing
Season	3
Episode	05
Production #	131
Original U.S. Airdate	May 19, 2002
Running time	22:35
Written by	Glenn Norman
Directed by	Luc Bihan
Episode chronology
← Previous	New Friends and Old Enemies
Next →	Freedom and Monsters

The Play's the Thing is the fifth episode of Season 3 of the Nelvana Redwall TV Series.

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Official Synopsis

Martin and friends press on towards the sunset-- and Noonvale. Meanwhile at Marshank, the pirate Clogg is already planning to double-cross Badrang by refloating his ship to attack him. Druwp tries to reveal the cache of stolen weapons but is outwitted by Keyla, who is suspicious of Druwp and hid them elsewhere. Martin and his friends are delayed when one of them falls over a high cliff. The friend is rescued but the incident forces them to camp and no longer travel at night.

At camp, around a blazing fire, Clogg makes plans to rebuild his ship-- but is interrupted by Ballaw and the Players. Impressing him with magic 'tricks' they persuade him to allow them into Marshank to entertain Badrang. It is a bold and dangerous ruse to release Felldoh's father and the other slaves. Martin and friends meet the psychic mole Polleekin who tells them their companions are alive and also makes them a riddle map to guide them on their journey to Noonvale. But as they leave she warns them sadly that although they will see happiness they will also encounter much sadness-- the brave warriors have no idea what they are about to encounter.

Differences from Martin the Warrior

• Pallum almost falls to her death; in the book, this scene doesn't happen.
• When the four travelers stay with Polleekin, she tells Rose the directions to Noonvale; in the book, this doesn't happen until the next day.
• Martin, Rose, Grumm, and Pallum leave the very next day; in the book, they stay for a little while longer.

Storyboards

• Check out storyboards from the episode provided exclusively to the Redwall Wiki here.

Trivia

• "The Play's the Thing" is a quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Featurettes

• Presenters: Featurette Girl 1, Featurette Boy 2

Segments include:

• "Polleekin"
• "Pirate Food"
• "Layout Department with Tony Tarantini"

Streaming

The Play's the Thing is available for streaming on Nelvana's official Treehouse Direct YouTube channel. They mixed up the episode titles when they uploaded. Despite the video title, this is the correct episode.