Return to the Forbidden Planet 1984

Opened: December 21, 1984
Closing: February 02, 1985

Return to the Forbidden Planet - 1984 - London Fringe History , Info & More

Tricycle Theatre
269 Kilburn Road (Kilburn) London

Like past New Line shows Urinetown and Bat Boy, this is one of the silliest shows about important things St. Louis has ever seen -- like a crazy cocktail of Rocky Horror and Star Trek -- and we know audiences will have a blast sharing this smart, subversive piece of rock theatre with us.



Ever feel like our world is getting more dangerous every day? Like technology is advancing faster than our ability to control it? If so, you're not alone. So come back to the future with us! The future of the 1950s, that is, when the atomic bomb had everyone scared of Mad Scientists and the ever lurking dangers of Science Run Amok. Fear was one of the main staples of 1950s sci-fi -- fear of science, fear of sex, fear of the Russians, fear of The Bomb. It was a time when the most innocent lab experiments could result in giant monster bugs and mutated humans... or so the movies told us... And the only thing Americans feared more than Russia and the atom was rock and roll...

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Signature Theatre Presents SWEENEY TODD, 2/9-4/4
by BWW News Desk - Jan 17, 2010

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Old Courthouse Theatre Seeks Technical and Backstage Help For RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET
by BWW News Desk - Sep 30, 2009

Old Courthouse Theatre is still in need of the positions listed for it's run of RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET. Tech/Dress rehearsals are Sunday, 9/27 - Wednesday 9/30 at 8 pm. Performances are October 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17 at 8 pm and October 4, 11, and 18 at 2:30 pm.

Old Courthouse Theatre Seeks Technical and Backstage Help For RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET
by Gabrielle Sierra - Sep 25, 2009

Old Courthouse Theatre is still in need of the positions listed for it's run of RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET. Tech/Dress rehearsals are Sunday, 9/27 - Wednesday 9/30 at 8 pm. Performances are October 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 16, 17 at 8 pm and October 4, 11, and 18 at 2:30 pm.

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