About this Event
TV dramatist and playwright Dennis Potter was the ultimate Marmite figure – one minute delighting millions with musical plays such as The Singing Detective and Pennies From Heaven, the next causing outrage and controversy with productions such as Blackeyes and Brimstone & Treacle.
His mixture of hard-hitting themes (death, religion, sexual fantasy) was married to the mass medium of prime-time terrestrial TV. A doyen of the 60s/70s Play For Today school of drama, his work was designed to make one stop and think as well as be thoroughly entertained in the bargain.
In this ambient performance piece, electro-pop duo Project Adorno present a contemporary interpretation of Potter, the man and his work, charting his journey from a small mining community in the Forest of Dean to international mass media acclaim - and ultimate redemption. The piece is a cubist biographical sketch told through live songs, electronic music, original video footage and pre-recorded voice extracts from people who knew or had some connection to Potter and his work.
Dennis Potter In The Present Tense was first performed at the Buxton Fringe Festival in 2016 and has subsequently been performed at arts centres & small theatres around the country, including the Forest of Dean’s very own Festival of Words.
”A feast for the brain, eyes, ears and soul, if you ever get the opportunity to see this short but wonderfully formed show – grab it!” Potter Matters 2016
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, Alvin Street, Gloucester, United Kingdom
GBP 5.04
