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The Afronauts
A schoolteacher trains unlikely astronauts for Zambia’s own space race.
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In Zambia in 1964, a schoolteacher gathers a group of misfit dreamers and begins preparing them for space. While the world’s major powers compete to reach the moon, this small team pursues an audacious national ambition of its own. The play draws on the true, and sometimes disputed, story of the Zambian Space Programme.
History is treated with a playful “true-ish” freedom, combining the scale of the space race with an ensemble of outsiders training far from its recognised centres.
overlooked history, space-race stories, idealistic outsiders and fact mixed with invention.
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- From 14 Nov 2026
- Booking until 19 Dec 2026
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