The Mother Ship
what?Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company presents a fantastically funny new adventure about what it means to be young, to be different, or just to believe in something beyond the ordinary.
Close encounters
by Shona CravenThe latest play by renowned Scottish writer Douglas Maxwell comes to Edinburgh this month, courtesy of Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company.
Blending the world of sci-fi with the ‘real’ world, The Mother Ship tells of a stress-out 18-year-old who gets a homecoming call from outer space.
Taking the concept of teen alienation to a whole new level, this comic chase drama explores what it means to be young and different. Life isn’t easy for our hero Eliot – with his step-mum pregnant and his disabled brother missing he’s got a lot on his plate even before he encounters a policeman who believes in Klingons.
Maxwell’s previous plays include the playground-set Decky Does a Bronco and the computer games-inspired Helmet. A six-strong cast will bring his latest vivid tale to life, against a bold, space-themed set that features such unexplained phenomena as a car that turns into a boat.
The Mother Ship is at the Traverse Theatre from March 25 to 29.