STORY:  A class of Space Cadets go on their first mission to Moonbase X to repair Androids who have caught a computer virus and are totally out of control. The Cadets must adjust to extreme lunar conditions, eat strange space food and moon-hop around, but will they be able to deal with the rioting androids, and if so, how will they get home?

Key Stages 1 – 3 (age 5 – 14) ; Duration approximately 45 minutes ;  Cross Curricular Aspects include science, geography, citizenship, music, dance, drama, art and design

CAST:  to suit the number of performers available, the cast size is flexible with 25 to 35 evenly distributed speaking/singing parts and choruses ;  * = solo/small group singing part ;  ^ = solo/small group speaking part

Mission Control Flight Director and Team^ ; Crew*^ – Commander, Pilot, Scientists, Chefs, Astronomers, Technicians ; Androids*^ - Ram, Rom, Mega, Modem, Glitch, Gamer, Numlock, Nana, Scuzzi and Smartdrive ; Specs* - gentle and intelligent Moon robot

Heavenly Bodies, dancing but non-speaking - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto ; Sun, Stars, and Black Holes

SONGS:  twelve songs and dances explore a wide diversity of musical styles including variations on a theme, round, calypso, ballad, rock and simple 2-part harmony. Click the buttons for sound and image files of a recent school performance.

play song 1 Getting Around – All
play song 2 The First Kids In Space – Space Cadets
play song 3 Variations In Space – All
play song 4 Out Of Control – Androids
play song 5 I’m Different – Specs
play song 6 Tomorrow’s Children – All
play song 7 The Space Café – Chefs
play song 8 Moon Hopping – Cadets
play song 9 Planet Round – Planets
play song 10 Under Control – Androids
play song 11 I Know A Man – All
play song 12 Goodbye Moon – All

 

STAGING MATERIALS: for details of the SCRIPT, SCORE and CD, PROJECT PACKS, the NECESSARY LICENCE and convenient ONE-STOP PERFORMANCE PACKS please click the red arrow on the right.