Mission Control
Hijinx Unity Festival & National Theatre Wales
Directed by Ben Pettitt-Wade and Kully Thiarai
Created with Seiriol Davies
A short message from Monolith, your favourite Megacorporation:
It’s been one hell of a year. Society is polarized, we are overpopulated, battered by extreme weather and as for democracy – well, it was nice while it lasted. Welcome to 2029.
But wait, there is hope! Look up, see the new planet in our solar system. Humanity has a second chance.
As leaders in, well, everything, Monolith has secured the exclusive rights to colonise the planet. Any day now our shuttles will launch from the Monolith National Crisis Centre.
And you can join us. Together #WeAreMonolith
Created by Hijinx Unity Festival & National Theatre Wales and performed in the iconic Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Mission Control is an immersive show like no other, that will feature an inclusive cast of over 80 performers, including Hijinx Actors.
VIDEO CONTENT
Mission Control was a show that was very Audio/Visual heavy, including a whole host of video content that was created by jonathandunn.net Media Production Ltd. These videos were a mix of media content from the future world within the show, such as advertisements and news coverage, and also several other video elements that were part of the performance itself. Featured below are a selection of these videos.
Main Trailer & Monolith Advert
In addition to this video being the main trailer for the show, it was also featured as an in-show video advertising the Monolith Corporation and the first passenger shuttles they would be launching to colonise Anomaly #1.
Conga Busk Documentary
An in-show documentary about the life and rapid ascent of the head of Monolith Corporation, Conga Busk. Presented by famed TV presenter, Kardashian Boreham-Wood and featuring interviews with several of the people who’s lives were fortunate enough to intersect with the life of Conga Busk.
Deepwell Media News
An in-show news broadcast featuring an interview with Head of Actual Science for Monolith, Dr Matthew Matthews. Also featuring a live on-the-scene report from Cardiff Bay where people have gathered in their throngs to witness the Big Launch. And then the weather, with Gwilym D’ice.
Grub’s Up Advert
An in-show advertisement for the world-changing consumable cuisine product, Grub’s Up - a Monolith Corporation product created by Dr Matthew Matthews.
Jefferson Thorax Advert
An in-show advertisement for an upcoming special on Conga Busk presented by legendary journalist Jefferson Thorax.
Cast:
Monolith Advert Narrator - Susan Kingman
Astronaut - Dan McGowan & Ben Pettitt-Wade
Kardashian Boreham-Wood - Ellen Groves
Delphine Lugg - Lindsay Foster
GaryPhil Neville - Richard Newnham
Anderson Phipps - Minty Booth
Lewiss R. Knutz - Dan McGowan
Anderson’s Pip - Pip
Helen Vellin - Hannah McPake
Dr Matthew Matthews - Dan Sayer
Bathsheba Nitrate - Catriona James
Derek Negligence - Matthew Mullins
Gliese 581-D - Jack Love
Gwilym D’ice - Justin Teddy Cliffe
Dave - Adam C Webb
Grub’s Up Narrator - Dan McGowan
Jefferson Thorax Narrator - Jonathan Dunn
Crew:
Director/Producer - Dan McGowan
Writers - Dan McGowan & Seriol Davies
Director of Photography/Editor/Graphics - Jonathan Dunn
Drone Operator - Charles Donnolly
Sound Recording - Dafydd Weeks & Dean Cummings
Boom Operator - Chloë Cummings
Sound Mixing - Rhodri McDonagh & Jonathan Dunn
Hair & Make-Up - Sara Szpak
Production Assistant - Ellen Groves