Details

Ben and Phil are recruiting members for their prog-rock band while attempting to pass their A levels. Claire and Miriam are concealing secret love affairs and unrequited affections. And Doug is trying to shoehorn left-wing politics into the school newspaper, while harbouring dreams of writing for NME. Against the backdrop of a rapidly changing 1970s Birmingham, where factory strikes in Longbridge are on the rise and social tensions mount, the group advance through the minefield of typical teenage worries such as first dates, sports matches and exams. However, they are unable to avoid the impact of the unstable world around them, with tragedy bubbling beneath the surface.

Cast/Performers

Anna Bradley (Claire Newman), Daniel Carter (Malcolm), Jasmin Melissa Hulton (Miriam Newman), Maggie McGuire Smith (Cicely Boyd), Alice McGowan (Lois Trotter), Charlie Mills (Ben Trotter), Andrew Morrin (Culpepper), Haris Myers (Sean Harding), Yusuf Niazi (Phil Chase), Adnahn Silvestro (Doug Anderton), Louis Sutherland (Steve Richards)

Creatives/Company

Book by: Jonathan Coe
Adapted by: Richard Cameron
Presented by: Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Company: The Young Rep
Director(s): Gwenda Hughes, Tom Saunders (associate director)
Design(s): Michael Holt, Louis Price (AV and Video Projection)
Lighting: Simon Bond
Sound: Clive Meldrum