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Am-dram Alien documentary comes to TV as ‘unintentional pantomime’
Documentary about amateur theatre group’s take on classic horror film made available to wider audience
For anyone who is weary of the usual feelgood festive films – Love Actually, Elf, Miracle on 34th Street and so on – a more offbeat offering involving a bunch of bus drivers and a joyfully amateur retelling of the space horror Alien may just appeal. The company would have put it down to experience and moved on, but its intriguing poster – “Alien the stage adaptation – an amateur production” – was spotted by two hardcore sci-fi fans, Kummer, a videographer, and Harvey, a stylist and lecturer. Kummer and Harvey filmed the buildup and the show and turned it into a documentary that premiered in the UK at FrightFest in London and was unveiled to the world at the SXSW festival in Texas.
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