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Apollo 13 set to launch with Mighty party
September 25, 2008
Apollo 13 set to launch
with Mighty party
Apollo 13: Mission Control, the theatre show that will go where no show in New Zealand has gone before, is set to launch in grand style, offering an exclusive chance for fans to grab new music arranged for Apollo 13 by one of New Zealand's hottest musicians, Lawrence Arabia.
The launch party
will be held at Wellington's The Mighty Mighty at 6pm,
Wednesday October 1.
An essential part of the Apollo
13: Mission Control theatre production has been the
development of a soundtrack by James Milne, aka Lawrence
Arabia, featuring the soon-to-be released radio single
Hearts and Minds.
Fans of Lawrence Arabia's quirky
retro-pop (his recent single The Beautiful Young Crew was a
major hit on bNet and alternative networks) will be offered
the first chance to purchase this rare EP for Apollo 13:
Mission Control which will not be released in
stores.
Performing at the launch party will be
award-winning actor Richard Faulkner's sci-fi electronica
outfit Kazaam Blam and DJ Hollywood Alpha Male.
There
will also be an occasion to bid to be the first 'guest
astronaut' for Apollo 13: Mission Control's opening night,
October 18 at BATS Theatre. Each performance offers a unique
opportunity for an audience member to join to ill-fated crew
of Apollo 13 in the space capsule
The season of the
innovative theatre production begins at Wellington's BATS
Theatre October 18 to November 1 as part of STAB 2008,
commissioned by BATS Theatre with funding from Creative New
Zealand STAB Theatre season.
APOLLO 13: Mission
Control is a live film on stage, placing the audience into
the heart of the action as HASA's Mission Control
team.
BATS will become a replica Mission Control,
complete with retro computers, giant video screens and the
tiny tin spaceship where three astronauts are fighting for
their lives. Each audience member, seated behind their own
console, will be part of the action as they help make the
crucial calls to bring the helpless astronauts
home.
APOLLO 13: Mission Control launch party
6pm Wednesday October 1
The Mighty Mighty, Cuba Mall, Wellington
Entry $5 (or $10 with exclusive Lawrence Arabia CD)
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