(from an original film script by Ben Swaffer)

A comedy set in the outback of Australia.

Published and recommended by New Theatre Publications www.plays4theatre.com

This quirky play introduces its audience to some equally quirky characters, each with their own personalities and beliefs giving us a great mix of humour, their personal issues, and conflicts, which it manages without plodding and, played correctly, with very good pace. There is little doubt that the cast of performers will enjoy the character roles and the challenges and triumphs those roles represent. We would have no hesitation in recommending it to theatre companies. 

Cast:  5 females   5 males
1hr  30 mins running time plus 1 x interval

Joel from Yorkshire arrives unceremoniously in the Australian outback into a community who believe they have UFO activity in the area, which is marked annually by a special celebration day. Joel arrives too late to visit his sick uncle but decides to stay for the funeral. A friendship develops with a local girl, Cath, but she turns down Joel's amorous advances and consequently he falls into the clutches of the local nymphomaniac, Nadine, unaware that she is Cath's ex stepmother. There are explosive consequences and Joel is forced to leave. A subsequent phone call made to the local priest regarding Joel's uncle's will, gives Joel the impression that Cath is going to make an unsuitable marriage which makes him return. All is not as it appears and huge shocks are in store when stranger secrets on earth are revealed rather than in space.

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" For me, 'LIFE IN SPACE' is a romp in the Australian outback that personifies the great mix of people who live in that great country.

The U.F.O. interest is just one of the structural pins that tie this funny, fascinating piece together.

The love interest of Joel and Nadine, and later Joel and Cathy together with the amusing presentation ensure an absorbing theatrical experience.

As the play unfolds we realise there are revelations made that complete the roller coaster ride of emotions that the play invokes!

I feel sure the audience that share this absorbing experience will leave the theatre in a very happy state of mind!"

Norman Reynolds Production Designer – BAFTA and twice Academy Award Winner