Cap­tain Floren­cia Dreggs (war hero) and her right hand man Warner Horn­shaw are on a spe­cial mis­sion for the mys­ter­i­ous Joy. There’s a piece of kit that he wants them to sal­vage but some­thing is hinky. What exactly is in the box and why does Joy want it so badly?

This is a return sea­son for A play about space and it’s even more fun than I remembered it to be.  The three act­ors (and one stage man­ager) play mul­tiple roles. Han­nah Banks is mostly Cap­tain Flo. She plays her staunch and slightly exas­per­ated with, well, everything, but espe­cially Warner, played by Paul Wag­gott. Wag­got plays the most oth­er char­ac­ters (I think). He clearly defines each char­ac­ter but I wanted him to be clear­er in his speech with the Cap­tain char­ac­ter. My favour­ite scene is one where he loses a stand-off with Alex Greig (who mostly plays Joy). There are some really enjoy­able moments with Greig and Nicole Har­vey (mostly stage man­ager) run­ning all over the stage. Slow motion fights and prac­tic­al effects add to the delight. There are plot clues scattered all over the place and it’s bril­liant when it all comes togeth­er.

Mar­velous fun.