Angels with Manky Faces

T089861604
Jimmy Johnson is the leader of the Bengal Tigers, the most feared of all the scuttling gangs. Leading a life of gratuitous violence and casual sex, Jimmy is a lucky lad. But when a sultry Irish beauty arrives at his favourite brothel, trouble breaks out between the sheets and in the streets. Angels With Manky Faces is inspired by The Gangs of Manchester, the best-selling book by Andrew Davies, which tells the story of the scuttlers, Britain's first youth cult. Set in the streets and gin shops of Ancoats in 1894.

Author	Rob Lees
Author	Jill Hughes

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Archive :: production:T089861604, play:S1435553383, venue:V0403703615

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Production details

With a filmic backdrop capturing the bustle of Manchester's Victorian slums, the play is packed with Mancunian humour and swagger. Featuring cameo performances from some of the leading musicians of the Madchester era and a soundtrack you’d only hear in the most clued-up clubs in town, Angels With Manky Faces is the Mancunian event of the year. This production contains strong language.