Exploring today’s
drug-fuelled club culture ‘Disco King’ eavesdrops on a variety
of characters with different needs and expectations.
Shola Adequsi, Lara Agar-Stoby,
Chris Fitchew, Penny Lisle, Gary Skelton, Kyle Cusham, Anthony
Topham, Francesca Anderson and Maurizio Molino show us a variety
of characters each going through their own personal hell. Whether
these hell’s, are of their own making, or the result of
today’s society isn’t made clear.
What we see are some of the
highs and lows in each life. The addictions range from the taking
of drugs, alcohol, sex, violence, designer clothing and the need
for companionship or solitude.
Set in a nightclub with an
underlying soundtrack of dance, hip-hop, garage and club music,
this darkly poignant revelation of life is an intriguing contrast
to many of the lighter shows available.
The poetic high energy of
the performances contrast with the lifestyles portrayed making
this a fascinating concentrated view of life in the early 21st
century.
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