Seizing the Skies
The story of the R101 airship disaster, the people who flew in her and the people left behind.
On October 4th 1930 His Majesty's airship R101 slipped the mast at the Royal Airship Works and set course for India. Less than eight hours later she hit the ground near Beauvais in Northern France. Forty eight men died in the explosion. For those left behind, life would never be the same again. Within days of the disaster the newspapers were telling stories of an airship that was unfit to fly. The play attempts to understand the motives of the men who flew in her and the impact the disaster had on the community that was left behind.
First produced at The Place Theatre, Bedford, UK to sell-out houses.
Co-authored by Richard Moon and Oscar Aleman.
Type
Full Length
Genre
Drama
Duration (minutes) - excluding intervals
100
Style
Requires imaginative staging as the scenes move from the Air Ministry to Cardington to onboard the airship. SFX and video projections available on request.
Casting
8M, 6F and 2 children M/F
Scripts and Licencing
Contact the playwright for licences and scripts.