Gagarin Way
From: Wednesday, 27th February 2002
To: Saturday, 20 April 2002
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Synopsis
Meet the boys: Tom - A bright-eyed, bushy-tailed keen as mustard youngster way a dodgy degree. A c***ing backpacker. Gary - Pupped his bird on the first shag and, before he kent he hated her he had 3 bairns, a dog and depression. He'd never let his mates down. Frank - Burberry raincoat. Little suitcase on wheels. A couple ay wannabe types trailing along behind...curious about what sort ay dumb f***ers want tay work for them. Goes back tay base, has a good laugh way all the other execs about how daft we all are. And then there's me: Eddie - I've never been a political person. Not till now. But I've always been interested in violence. Always...ken...really enjoyed it. I tried all the gratuitous stuff, the recreational violence, ken, the leathering folk just for the sheer, amoral pleasure...seen as how I'm a bit more mature, I thought I should, ken, maybe try something way a point...it's maybe more satisfying - violence way a reason. Eddie and Gary are making the ultimate political statement. Tom's unwittingly got involved. And Frank? Who knows about Frank?
Our Review:
8 March 2002
Politics is a messy business or so we are told in Gagarin Way an entertaining look at the futility of 20th-century politics. The title may conjure images of the USSR, but in fact we find ourselves in Soviet sympathetic Fife, Scotland, in Gregory Burke's impressive first play.
Eddie and Gary have a message - they want to tell the world they are unhappy with the state of affairs at the computer chip factory where they work as well as with conditions for workers in the world at large, but they are sick of the modern inertia of politics, so take action. They've decided to kidnap and murder one of the company executives to grab the world's attention. Unfortunately, hostage Frank is not what they bargained for, neither is the interference of Tom the 'wet behind the ears' security guard.
The four men put the world to rights. Are they anarchists? Well, Gary wants to upturn the prevailing apathy and provoke a workers revolt, but Frank points out this is not a...
Creative
Gregory Burke (Author)
Ted Tulchin (in association with Sonia Friedman Productions and Keving Wallace Ltd) (Producer)
Traverse Theatre Company (in association with the Royal National Theatre Studio) (Company)
John Tiffany (Director)
Neil Warmington (Design)
Chahine Yavroyan (Lighting)
Mick Slaven (Music)
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