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.