25th Anniversary Tour of Return
to the Forbidden Planet
Return to the Forbidden Planet
Darlington Civic Theatre
Monday 2 to Saturday 7 March
This
year sees the 25th anniversary of the Olivier Award-winning musical Return to
the Forbidden Planet and to celebrate the 25 years since Captain Tempest and
his crew first journeyed into hyperspace the team is back with a new
production, playing at Darlington Civic Theatre next month.
The
musical is inspired by Shakespeare’s classic play The Tempest and it
tells the story of the crew of a routine survey flight under the command of
Captain Tempest. After take-off, Captain Tempest converses with the ships new
science officer, who is a woman, and they argue about the importance of men and
women on earth. During their argument, the ship gets caught in a meteor shower.
The
Science Officer suggests that they use the shuttle craft and abandon ship, but
Captain Tempest insists on flying through the storm. During the confusion the
Science Officer escapes the ship via shuttle craft. Their spaceship is drawn
mysteriously to the planet D’Illyria where the crew meet mad scientist Doctor
Prospero, who has been marooned on the planet since his wife and science
partner Gloria sent him and their daughter Miranda into space.
Doctor
Prospero offers to help repair the broken starship and he, his daughter, and
their robot Ariel come aboard. The ship’s cook, Cookie, is instantly taken by
Miranda’s beauty and falls in love with her, a love he thinks she returns. In
fact she has fallen in love with Captain Tempest, against the will of her
father.
Packed
with rock ‘n’ roll classics such as Heard It Through the Grapevine, Young
Girl and Gloria, with stunning special effects and a brilliant cast
of actor musicians, this is THE great night out to remember! Bring everyone...
dress up fancy and get ready for BLAST OFF.
Breaking news: Founding member of Queen and a world-renowned guitarist Brian May will appear via video projection as the Newscaster.
Tickets:
Return To The Forbidden Planet runs at Darlington Civic Theatre
from Monday 2 to Saturday 7 March. Tickets* are priced from £19.00
To book contact the Box Office on 01325 486 555 or
visit www.darlingtoncivic.co.uk
*Includes
a £1 restoration levy
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