The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock
By David Mamet with music by Alaric Jans.
Product Code: R26000
Full-length Play
Comedy
Cast size: 6m., 2w., 7 either gender (doubling possible)
No Livestream or Record and Stream Rights Available
Rights and availability
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Synopsis
Binky Rudich, his friend Viv, and his almost human sheep Bob tinker with a two-speed clock with the idea that, as Binky says, "Time on Earth moves at the same speed all the time, but there is another speed, a slower speed, and if we could find it, everything would stand still on Earth and we would spin off." And they do! To Crestview, Fourth World in the Goolagong System, ruled by George Topax and guarded by the Great Space Pandas. The excitement really begins when the Supreme Ruler commands that Bob be brought to him, never again to leave Goolagong, and he steals the two-speed clock just to make sure. Only a very serious playwright could produce such an insane comedy!
Notes
No Livestream or Record and Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code R26000
- Minimum Cast Size 15
- Pages of Dialogue 57
- Min. Royalty Rate $110.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 85 min
- Staging Multiple simple sets.
Categories
- Target Audience Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | Family (all ages)
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | TYA
- Genre Comedy
- ISBN(13) 9780871295323
Customer Reviews
The teens loved this play! They enjoyed the challenge of quirky humor and had fun with the science fiction aspects. This play doesn't go out of date! It was as well received by teens eight years ago as it was in June!
Wonderfully written on several different levels so that audiences can be of all ages. High school students complained about difficulty of lines, but once learned (Mr. Mamet's way), dialogue was natural.
Suitable for youngsters to perform, extremely funny; nothing like having a play written by a competent playwright for children to perform.
Guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages. Easy to stage, limited only by your imagination. Performers of all ages love it, too.
Space Pandas was a great script for our student director ... lots of fun and very manageable. Our students had a wonderful time with this show!
This was one of the most fun shows we have done in several years. I would recommend it to any school group that wants to attempt Mamet.
For our fall drama production, we wanted to do a show geared to kids, and Revenge of the Space Pandas totally fit the bill. It gave us flexibility to have a large cast and gave several novice actors a chance to grow.
Great script. Lots of fun smaller roles and opportunities for physical humor. We had to adapt our production to a flat space because of auditorium renovations, but it worked out great.
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Community Players | Sherman | TX | 09/05/2025 | 09/14/2025 |
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The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock - Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, CA
The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock - Ridgewood High School, Ridgewood, IL
The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock - Weiss Middle School, Galveston, TX
Alex Golson, Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA