Astronaut Battery

Created by Tacky Pioneer
Performed by Emma Clark, Hugh Wyld, Emma Harris, and Rae Xu

Synopsis

Four theatre makers sit around a kitchen table with the humble dream of getting Richard Branson to pay for them to take a rocket ship to space. Burdened by student loans, political mayhem, and the imminent destruction of planet Earth, these self-appointed astronauts train for the improbable: their chance at a literal journey to outer space. An inbox full of unanswered emails to NASA later, they are on a mission: to test the limits of the epic, the virtuosic, the chaotic, and themselves. If they fail, they fail gloriously.

Collaborators

Lighting Design and Stage Management by Michael Donnay
Collaborative Composition by Jack Beard
Movement Consultancy by Diana Paola Alvarado
Technical Support by Fraser Connolly
Mentorship by Lucy McCormick
Photography by Michael Donnay

Special thanks to Luca and Marios at Nature Astronomy, Doug Millard at the Science Museum, Kevin Rohrer at NASA, and Vinita Marwaha Madill at the European Space Agency for their insights during our research

Performance History

October 2017: Stour Space, London
September 2017: Chelsea Theatre, London (World Premiere)

Development history

July 2017: ACM Presents @ The Five Bells
June 2017: Continuum Festival
April - July 2017: Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Developed with the support of the MA Advanced Theatre Practice program at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama