OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Brenda Winter 

• Notes

  This play was written to form the core of a week long theatre residency in special schools. Aimed at young people with disabilities studying at Key Stage 2 level of the UK curriculum (usually 8-11 years), the play explored the need for independence and fear of the unknown.

• Synopsis

  On a mission to Mars, Commander Space Cadet finds a Wee Martian and decides to bring him back to earth. On re-entry the spaceship crash-lands, and the Wee Martian lands in the Wrights' garden in the North of Ireland. There, though he makes friends with the birds and things of the garden, he is terribly homesick and Sergeant Wright, who has become his friend, agrees to try and return him to Mars. Protecting him from NASA, who want to experiment on the Wee Martian, she teams up with Space Cadet and together with the audience, they come up with a plan to send the Wee Martian home.

• Play Type

  Theatre for Young Audiences
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  2

• Female

  6

• Total

  8

• Cast Notes

  Cast doubling is possible and Mission Control was pre-recorded. See original production for details.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  10 May 1999

• Producer

  Produced by Replay Theatre Company

• Venue Notes

  This play was first performed at Oakwood School, Belfast as part of a theatre residency tour.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was supplied by Replay Productions from information contained in the company files.