Apollo 13

Apollo 13 puts the audience firmly in charge, with BATS Theatre transformed into the Houston control room of 1970, where “Failure is not an option”.

Trapped 200,000 miles away from earth, three astronauts fight for their lives and the elite staff of America's Space Agency are desperately trying to find ways to bring their crippled ship home. The slightest error will condemn these men to die in the vast emptiness of space.

Led by Wellington actor Jason Whyte as flight director Gene Kranz, audience members will become those vital staff of mission control, joining in a mission to bring the doomed astronauts home. Designer Brad Knewstubb is using as many recycled materials as possible within the set, sourcing materials from salvagers across the Wellington region for the consoles each audience member will interact with.