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APOLLO 13: THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
a new online play by Torben Betts
Online: Thur 8 Oct – Thur 31 Dec 2020
Stranded 205,000 miles from Earth in a crippled spacecraft, astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert fight a desperate battle to survive.
77 hours into their mission they lose all communications with Earth as they pass around the dark side of the Moon. Further from home than mankind has ever been, in total darkness and facing impossible odds of survival the Astronauts confront themselves and each other.
Marking 50 years since the launch of the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, and based, in part, on actual transcripts, this brand-new online play is a captivating re-telling of one of the greatest space stories of all time.
From the creative team behind the critically acclaimed lockdown production of Sebastian Faulks's Birdsong Online and Watching Rosie, Torben Betts’ The Dark Side of The Moon explores the outer limits of faith, hope and the power of the human spirit.
Starring Tom Chambers (Father Brown), Christopher Harper (Coronation Street), Michael Salami (Hollyoaks) with Jenna Augen (Episodes), Philip Franks (Darling Buds of May) and Poppy Roe (Royal Matchmaker) and directed by Alastair Whatley and Charlotte Peters.
Running time: 70 mins
Tickets from £15 with VIP packages available. The earlier you book, the cheaper the ticket price.
Writer Torben Betts, Co-Director Alastair Whatley, Co-Director Charlotte Peters, Designer David Woodhead, Editor Tristan Shepherd, Sound Designer Dominic Bilkey, Composer Sophie Cotton, Casting Director Ellie Collyer-Bristow CDG, Production Manager Felix Dunning, Movement Director Simon Pittman, Costume Supervisor Siobhan Boyd
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