Wednesday 23 October 2002—Saturday 26 October 2002
We start our journey on board a spaceship, about to take-off on a routine survey flight. In charge is Captain Tempest. Shortly into the flight, the ship accidentally flies into an asteroid storm and is damaged. Annoyed that Tempest does not listen to her advice because she is female, the Science Officer escapes in the ship’s only shuttlecraft. Suddenly there is a strange noise and the ship is pulled towards a nearby planet – the planet D’Illyria, where it crash lands. A strange man from the planet requests to come aboard. Captain Tempest recognises him as Prospero, an evil scientist, who comes on board with his robot Ariel. Prospero tells the crew how, 15 years ago, he distilled a drug called the X factor which he thought would change the world. His assistant and wife, Gloria, stole the drug and banished him and their baby daughter Miranda to the planet D’Illyria, but unknown to her, Prospero kept the blueprints with him.
Miranda comes aboard the spaceship and Cookie, the cook, instantly falls in love with her. She spies Tempest, goes over to him and immediately falls in love with him. He returns the sentiment, thinking she is older. However, Cookie thinks she loves him too! Prospero explains that his drug is designed for the good of mankind and we come to understand that the X factor takes thoughts and turns them into real objects. He talks to Miranda and she tells him of her love for Tempest. Prospero leaves in a temper. Miranda confesses her love to Tempest, who tells her that she is too young to be in love with him. Cookie sees them talking and overhears Miranda confessing her love. Understandably upset, he vows to take his revenge because she’s not there for him. Alone, Prospero drinks some of the X factor and a strange feeling comes over him.
The Navigation Officer spies something on his scanner screen. It is a huge monster coming towards the ship. Prospero is amazed, he has seen nothing like it on D’Illyria before. A human is heard in the airlock and it is opened. The person turns out to be the Science Officer, running from the monster. Prospero sees her and instantly recognises his wife, Gloria, who sent him into space. The monster manages to break into the ship, gripping Gloria in its tentacles.
Can Captain Tempest ride the storm? Will the monster prevail? Will Cookie get his girl? And what of poor Prospero….
Principal Cast
- Captain Tempest
- Graham Mathie
- Dr Prospero
- Mark Long
- Ariel the Robot
- Michael Bacon
- Cookie
- Andrew McQueen
- Science Officer
- Susan O'Neill
- Bosun
- Hazel Mason
- Navigation Officer
- Kevin Scullion
- Miranda
- Karen Major
- Ensign Jock E Schwartz
- Ross Glasgow
- Newsreader
- Ryan Paterson
Chorus Crew
- Linda McGregor
- Heather Wilson
- Shiranne Burns
- Nicola Denman
- Lea-Anne Nelson
- Danielle Andrew
- Michelle Cranwell
- Laura Doherty
- Jennifer Douglas
- Craig Grant
- Kara Hood
- Lyndsay Mochan
- Sarah McKinlay
- Jennifer Reilly
- Claire Sannachan
- Heather Tierney
- Kevin Shiach
- Susan McBride
- Martin Whitehead
- Michael Reilly
- Shebahn Littlejohn
- Shannon Whitehead
- Helen Goldie
- Lisa Goldie
- Katrina Raine
- Scott Davidson
- Kelly Brockett
- Laura Brown
- Grant Butler
- Sinead Griffin
- Philippa Kelly
- Natalie Kerr
- Broghan Littlejohn
- Layne Martin
- Sarah McClement
- Caroline McGlinchey
- Emma McKendrick
- Jemma McKinlay
- Natalie McLellan
- Matthew Niccolls
- Carly Paul
- Sarah Rankin
Backing Vocals
Production Staff
- Director
- Stewart Scott
- Musical Director
- Neil Shaw
- Choreographer
- Lynne Seagrave
- Wardrobe
- Margaret Coates
- Wardrobe
- Susan Stewart
- Wardrobe
- Margaret Yuill
- Lighting
- Moray Coull
- Sound
- Gavin Jenkinson
- Makeup
- Nancy Clark
- Prompt
- Allan Ayre
- Lighting Operator
- Heather Bain
- Set Decor
- Margaret Yuill
- Programme Compilation
- Allan Ayre
- Typesetting
- Carla Valentini
- Front of House Manager
- Anne Shaw
Crew
- Stage Manager
- Carla Valentini
- Crew
- Neil Grant
- Crew
- Gary Knox
- Crew
- Eddie McCann
- Crew
- Gordon McKerracher
- Crew
- Jamie Stewart
- Crew
- Alan Third
- Follow Spot
- Stuart Douglas
- Follow Spot
- David Wilson