Details

"I don't think we'll get to Mars... not really... not normal people. Scientists might...it'll end up a scientific outpost like Antarctica...but it won't be for people like you and me." Maggie has found a warm patch of ground on Horsell Common. She believes something is buried in the dirt. This is the site of the Martian invasion in H G Wells' The War of the Worldsand she sneaks out of the house in the dead of night and dances on the warm spot. Here she meets Behrooz, an amateur astronomer who spends his nights mapping the surface of Mars. Cartographer John is remapping the streets of Woking. He's about to become a father and is terrified by the thought. He finds an ally in Corinne, Maggie's mother - a woman struggling to keep her sex life separate and secret from her daughter. Kiph, who everyone thinks is gay, its madly in love with Maggie, his best-friend. He attends a book signing to meet his hero, Richard Bleakman - star of cult 80s sci-fi show John Carter of Mars. Richard has problems of his own. A stunning new play about fantasy and sexuality, and about the blurry and indistinct lines between reality and desire.

Cast/Performers

Michael Kirk, Skye Lourie, Moncef Mansur, Cosima Shaw, Michael Shelford, Harry Lister Smith

Creatives/Company

Author: Tom Morton-Smith
Presented by(s): The Papatango New Writing Competition, Neil McPherson (for the Finborough Theatre)
Director: Beckie Mills
Design: Olivia Altaras
Lighting: Neill Brinkworth
Costume: Gabriella Slade
Sound: Paul Gavin