9 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁▁ ▁Though ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁plot ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁remains ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁film , ▁it ▁still ▁be ars ▁little ▁relation ; ▁ ▁John ▁is ▁in ▁his ▁mid - tw ent ies , ▁Mas ke w ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁arist ocrat ▁and ▁ty ran n ical ▁desc endant ▁of ▁Black be ard , ▁and ▁El ze vir ▁Block ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁bro th el - fre quent ing , ▁kn ife - f ight ing ▁band ▁of ▁gang sters . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁Sal is bury ▁Play house ▁announced ▁a ▁major ▁new ▁musical ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Moon f le et ▁with ▁book ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁G are th ▁Mach in ▁and ▁music ▁by ▁Russell ▁He pp le white . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁opened ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁a ▁good ▁review . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Time ▁Magazine ▁review ▁of ▁Moon f le et ▁dated ▁August ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁P engu in ▁Re ader ' s ▁Fact sheets ▁for ▁Moon f le et , ▁Te acher ' s ▁Notes , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 8 ▁British ▁nov els ▁Category : English ▁advent ure ▁nov els ▁Category : Nov els ▁about ▁or ph ans ▁Category : Nov els ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁Category : Nov els