Performers (Edinburgh Fringe) Theatre & Performing Arts


"Performers" - a dark comedy by Irvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh

For many working class men it was confusing and threatening. As secularism started to replace traditional Judaeo-Christian attitudes, a lot of men found themselves torn between embracing the liberation and clinging to the simpler, more morally binary past.

In the swinging and hallucinogenic London of 1968, visionary Scottish filmmaker Donald Cammell joined forces with cinematographer Nicolas Roeg to make “Performance”. The film would star James Fox, Mick Jagger and Anita Pallenberg, but the casting process was frustrating for Cammell because he insisted on bringing “real villains” into the roles that supported the lead character of South London gangster Chas Devlin.

David Litvinoff, a chameleon-like character who bridged the worlds of rock and roll and organized crime, was employed as dialogue coach because of his connections and he set about introducing “real villains” to Donald Cammell. What started out as an acting vehicle for Mick Jagger soon took detours as Cammell began experimenting with the script. He developed the theme of dualism and became inspired by the writings of Borges and the paintings of Francis Bacon. Violence, psychedelic drugs, sex and a homoerotic subtext became enmeshed in a story about the fracturing of the male psyche. David Litvinoff persuaded many London criminals to audition for roles in the film.

Performers is the story of two of them.

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Date(s)3 - 13 Aug 2017
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VenueThe Assembly Rooms
AddressGeorge Street, Edinburgh, East Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian,
EH2 2LR

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Event Details

Date3 - 13 Aug 2017
Time(s)4:45 PM - 5:45 PM
Cost£14
VenueThe Assembly Rooms
George Street, Edinburgh, East Lothian
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH2 2LR
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CategoryTheatre & Performing Arts


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