tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ!
From: Wednesday, 14th November 2007
To: Saturday, 22 December 2007
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Synopsis
In 1977 when Punk was at its height, Billy Abortion’s band mates left him bleeding to death in a Copenhagen hotel room. In 2007 Billy is back from the dead and stacking shelves. There was no way tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ! would ever reform. Until now... 30 years on from their notorious split, an American corporation wants to pay the band a small fortune for their punk anthem Plastic People, but everyone has to be in on the deal. So how much will it take for the angriest man in music to sell out?
Our Review:
21 November 2007
The hopelessly unruly title of Mike Packer’s new play, tHe dYsFUnCKshOnalZ, is a comic indication of its satirical blast against punk rock in general and the Sex Pistols in particular. The sight of Johnny Rotten ranting away on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! three years ago summed it all up, really. And, sure enough, Billy Abortion (Rupert Procter), the Rotten figure in Packer’s play, undermines plans for a reunion tour by declaring that he’s off to Australia to join the other publicity-seekers in the jungle.
Everything in Tamara Harvey’s hugely enjoyable production corresponds to the punk period of drug-fuelled stroppiness, self-immolation and stabbings, ripped leather and stupid haircuts. The music, composed by Mia Soteriou and performed live by a talented cast, has a driving vigour and rude appeal that suggests something genuinely artistic was in the air, too.
The punks are all middle-aged now, and Ralph Brown’s rugged Mark...
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Charlie - 13 January 2008:
Pathetic and embarrassing. A charicature that made the attitude of the time seem simply babyish and stupid. No political issues were addressed at all - feminism, race, class - and it felt more like a school play than anything else. The acting also portrayed a complete lack of sympathy with the idea of feeling disposessed. My own shame at the production, its content and the performance's representation in general was matched by my 14 year old son's 'wtf' response (though he enjoys plenty at the Hamstead Theatre and the Tricycle). ...
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Mike Packer (Author)
The Bush Theatre (Producer)
Tamara Harvey (Director)
Mia Soteriou (Music)
Lucy Osborne (Design)
Matt McKenzie (Sound)
John Farncombe (Lighting)
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