Return to the Forbidden Planet
by Bob Carlton

Name: Return to the Forbidden Planet
Brand: Bob Carlton
SKU: 9780573695995
Rating: 3.88 (3 reviews)

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Highlights

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120 mins The Future Room for Extras Unit Set/Multiple Settings Fantasy Costumes

Awards & Recognition

Olivier Award

Winner! 1989 Olivier Award for Best Musical

Synopsis

Inspired by Shakepeare’s The Tempest , this high-energy jukebox musical is packed with rock ’n’ roll classics like “Great Balls of Fire,” “Good Vibrations,” “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “Young Girl” and “Gloria.”

Blast off on a routine flight and crash into the planet D’Illyria, where a sci-fi version of The Tempest – set to rock ’n’ roll golden oldies – unfolds with glee!

The planet is inhabited by a sinister scientist, Dr. Prospero; his delightful daughter, Miranda; Ariel, a faithful robot on roller skates; and an uncontrollable monster, the product of Prospero’s id, whose tentacles penetrate the space craft.

Press Reviews

"A masterpiece... Take one plot (Shakespeare’s The Tempest), one B movie (Forbidden Planet) and for added flavor, plunder the entire Shakespearean canon for dialogue (the more pungent the plagiarism, the more piquant the final effect)… your favorite blasts from the past… ring out of the story with such unadulterated audacity that the cue lines themselves beg for mercy."
— What’s On

"The best rock and roll show in town… You just have to laugh at the death-defying puns… and the way the songs are worked into the plot with perfect logic."
— Daily Express

"Prepare to dance in the aisles."
— Time Out

"Tacky, camp, irreverent and – frankly enjoyable… A cult hit."
— Daily Mail

"An outbreak of fun and joy… It is irresistible."
— Jewish Chronicle

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
DOCTOR PROSPERO A mad scientist marooned for 15 years on the planet D’Illyria.	—	—	A mad scientist marooned for 15 years on the planet D’Illyria.
ARIEL Prospero’s robot.	—	—	Prospero’s robot.
MIRANDA Prospero’s daughter. Hopeless romantic who falls for Captain Tempest.	female	—	Prospero’s daughter. Hopeless romantic who falls for Captain Tempest.
CAPTAIN TEMPEST A Starship Captain. Superhero type, square-jawed.	male	—	A Starship Captain. Superhero type, square-jawed.
SCIENCE OFFICER A woman with a mysterious past: She’s GLORIA, Prospero’s wife.	female	—	A woman with a mysterious past: She’s GLORIA, Prospero’s wife.
NEWSCASTER Narrator.	—	—	Narrator.
NAVIGATIONAL OFFICER Prone to panic during intergalactic emergencies.	—	—	Prone to panic during intergalactic emergencies.
COOKIE The ship’s cook. Hopeless romantic and falls for Miranda.	—	—	The ship’s cook. Hopeless romantic and falls for Miranda.
OMNES Spaceship Crew Member.	—	—	Spaceship Crew Member.
BOSUN Spaceship Crew Member.	—	—	Spaceship Crew Member.
ENSEMBLE	—	—	—