"Songs aren’t just about love or breakups. They’re about desire. Gambling. Shouting. Being skint. Frustration. Love too. They’re about us. Me and her. This is our language, our way of consistently telling each other: It’s alright mate I’ve got you! I get it!" The Credit Crunch, 2007. ‘Irish Twins’ Sarah and Jamie are growing up in Belfast with a shared obsession of music and the weight of parents on the breadline. Pop, rock and punk rails against austerity Britain and an ever-failing Tory-government, giving these siblings an epic score to navigate lives that are destined for different paths.
Oasis, The Jam, Springsteen and Sam Fender songs scream at the state of the nation, tugging at the memories of what it means to grow up on benefits in a country where poverty became a punchline. Benefits Britain never sounded so good…
A defiant “rip-roaring tour de force” fuelled by the music and people who speak to your soul and punch you in the gut. The multi-award-winning gig-theatre show Anthem For Dissatisfaction rejoices in working class strength with wit, integrity, and disarming honesty.
Written by Gina Donnelly
Directed by Gina Donnelly and Tony Devlin
Starring Simon Sweeney and Emily Lamey
Tickets £16, £14 Members
Age guidance: 14+ (contains strong language)
Running time: 65 mins approx. (no interval)
“Words can’t do justice to how good Anthem For Dissatisfaction is.” ★★★★ The Indiependent
“Great craic that reveals the great cracks in our splintered society.” ★★★★ British Theatre Guide
Event venue
21 South Street, RG1 4QU Reading, United Kingdom, 21 South Street, Reading, RG1 4QU, United Kingdom
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