"Director Alex Byrne has a sure hand with his material...we know that the end will not be a happy one but somehow we want history to rewrite itself"
— What’s On Stage
In 1897 three Swedish adventurers headed for the North Pole in a hydrogen filled balloon. Their aim was to explore new lands...
In 1897 three Swedish adventurers headed for the North Pole in a hydrogen filled balloon. Their aim was to explore new lands, to map the undiscovered Arctic and to plant the flag of Sweden at the pole. At 2:30pm on the 11th July they cut the anchor lines and floated up into the cold arctic air. They were never seen alive again…
Previous touring
Peterborough, Sevenoaks, Cambridge, Oxford, Luton, Exeter, London, Bromsgrove, Cardiff, Bristol 2013
Plymouth 2014
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