Bradford theatre company Mind the Gap will be bringing drama from the high seas to Positive Bradford.

Members of the Manningham-based company, which provides opportunities for actors with disabilities, is about to tour a production of Robert Louis Stephenson’s classic tale Treasure Island, which is presented with a twist.

The show, retold by Olivier award-winning playwright Mike Kenny, begins with a bored Jim Hawkins looking ahead to a long night. It’s almost as long as the endless shelves that need stacking… Suddenly there be mutiny! Modern-day and fantasy worlds collide, and Flints Supermarket becomes the unlikely setting for adventure, as Mind the Gap relates its own version of the story of treasure, tills and trolleys. There’s fast-paced action as Long John Silver wreaks havoc in the aisles, carrots are turned into parrots, and cut-loaves become cutlasses.

There’s fun for all the family in this musical swashbuckling trolley dash of a show, where the characters slip between the real and imaginary.

The national tour kicks off at Mind the Gap’s studios at the Silk Warehouse, Lister Mills, on Thursday, October 10. The production – which is the 20th presented by the theatre company – celebrates its 25th anniversary.

Cast members will be dressed as pirates to entertain crowds at Positive Bradford, ahead of taking the show on the road.

Artistic director Tim Wheeler chose the curious setting for the swashbuckling classic to “unearth the interesting and the unusual in the everyday”.

“I have always been driven to create high-quality theatre with people with learning disabilities so we can share their unique stories, in unusual ways and in unusual places,” he says.

“Treasure Island is not only our 20th touring production but also our 20th time working with actors who have trained with us, learned from their peers and realised their ambitions to be professional actors.

“Our company enables the actors and the audience to experience and explore interactive, multi-layered stories.”

Treasure Island is performed by a cast of four professional actors, three of whom have a learning disability, and continues the company’s mission to create high-quality, award-winning inclusive theatre.

The production builds on the long-term partnership between Mind the Gap and Mike Kenny, who won an Olivier Award for his adaptation of The Railway Children.

Treasure Island is to be included in the recently-launched Family Arts Festival and the Big Draw, aimed at getting families to take part in family-friendly arts events across the UK.