Anne of Avonlea (1975 film) company's essay contest; fends off several suitors; and returns to Green Gables whenever she can to visit her adoptive mother, Marilla. Anne of Avonlea (1975 film) Anne of Avonlea is a film made for television 6-part miniseries, developed in the United Kingdom by the BBC as a sequel to its 1972 "Anne of Green Gables" miniseries. It is based on "Anne of Avonlea", the sequel to "Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery. This British version was directed by Joan Craft, with Kim Braden in the role of Anne. Anne begins a new job as a teacher at the
Anne of Green Gables: The Musical and choreographed by Alan Lund. It has been performed every summer since 1965, headlining the Charlottetown Festival at the Confederation Centre of the Arts, Prince Edward Island, making this Canada's longest-running mainstage musical. Just before its 50th season, in 2014, it was announced that this production of "Anne of Green Gables: The Musical" had been named by Guinness World Records as the "longest-running annual musical theatre production" in the world. Its 2500th performance was given on August 23, 2017. A song from the musical was part of the feature performance at the opening of the Confederation Centre of the Arts