Steven Berkoff
T908800161
Born in the East End two years before the outbreak of World War II, life for the Berkoff family was tough, and their home was destroyed in the Blitz. Relief came when his mother took him to New York to live for a while in the Bronx. However, upon returning to London he began to misbehave at school, became involved with unpalatable characters, and eventually ended up in a horrific remand home for stealing a bicycle. After several years of drifting from one short term job to another, and with no qualifications, he auditioned for drama school, and was granted a scholarship.
Archive :: production:T908800161, one person show:S02026050526, venue:V309
Tell Tale Heart/Dog
Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe, Adapted by Steven Berkoff - A gothic tale of horror, told by a man who stands alone in the spotlight, protesting sanity while he explains how he systematically went about killing and dismembering a neighbour whose "vulture eye" offended him, and how his perfect crime went astray.
Dog by Steven Berkoff - An hilarious day in the life of a football hooligan and his pit bull terrier, Roy. One minute Berkoff is the skinhead and the next he is Roy as he reacts to his master's cruel but sometimes loving antics...... It's a blistering indictment of the worst of British society, particularly its violent football fans.
