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 £10 with VIP packages available. The earlier you book, the cheaper the ticket price.

**£10 “Lift Off” early bird **before 31 August **£15 “First Stage” **discounted tickets before 30 September **£20 “Second Stage” **standard price tickets from 1 October **£50 “Lunar Module” **tickets available before 25 September and include your name in the credits and a programme **£500 “Mission Control” VIP **tickets get a signed copy of the script, an executive producer credit in the credits and a special thank you message from one of the cast.

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**