
AlienOnStageisaDocumentaryaboutauniquecrewofDorsetBusDriversfromDorset,whoseamateurdramaticsgroupdecidetoditchdoinganotherpantomimeandtrysomethingdifferent.Havingneverdoneanythinglikeitbefore,theyspentayearcreatingaseriousadaptationofthesci-fi,horrorfilm,Alien;findingingenioussolutionstopayhomemade,homagetotheoriginalfilm.Theshowisacrushingflopbutfategivesthemasecondchancetofindtheiraudience.Whilststilladjustingtotheideathattheirseriousshowisactuallyacomedy,thegroupfindoutthey'resuddenlybeingwhiskedfromtheirvillagehalltoaLondonWestEndtheatretoperformthisaccidentalmasterpieceforonenightonly.Withwobblysets,awkwardactingandspecialeffectsrequiring'moreluckthanjudgment',willtheirWestEnddebutbealrightonthenight?Thisbusdrivingcrewareourspaceheroes.Theirbusstationisourspacestation.Dorsetisouter-spaceandwhereistheAlien?It'sbehindyou.