Alien on Stage

Alien on Stage (2020)

"In Dorset no one can hear you scream"

This is a story about a unique crew of Dorset bus drivers whose amateur dramatics group decide to ditch doing another pantomime and try something different. They spent a year creating a serious adaptation of the sci-fi horror film Alien, finding ingenious solutions to pay homemade homage to the original film. The show is a crushing flop but fate gives them a second chance to find their audience. Whilst still adjusting to the idea that their serious show is actually a comedy, the group find out they’re suddenly being whisked from their village hall to a London West End theatre to perform this accidental masterpiece for one night only. With wobbly sets, awkward acting and special effects requiring 'more luck than judgement,' will their West End debut be alright on the night? This bus driving crew are our space heroes. Their bus station is our space station. Dorset is outer-space and where is the Alien? It’s behind you!

Date of release
2020-10-24
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (6)
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Documentary, Science Fiction
Director
Danielle Kummer, Lucy Harvey

Casting

Interesting facts

Alien on Stage is a 2020 British documentary film about a group of bus drivers from Dorset who in 2013 put on a stage version of Alien instead of their usual annual pantomime production, and were invited to perform at the Leicester Square Theatre in London's West End.

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