Plays

Sequinned Suits and Platform Boots
Cast : 7m 6f & 1m/f.
Duration: 50 minutes. Ideal for a mixed age Amdram group as well as Youth Theatre or School production.
Set:1970-1976 and present day.

Inspired by Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, Sequinned Suits and Platform Boots is part autobiographical, part fictional and recalls the glittering Glam Rock Years of the 70’s… Shakey Threwer recalls everything; his first Dansette record player; first single (Banner Man by Blue Mink); first album, The Rise and Fall Of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars; first gig (Roxy Music); his own efforts to take the music industry by storm with his group (Eed Sud and the Luminous Earwigs... from Thornbury) performing his own Rock Opera (Monkey’s Revolt). He well remembers his unrequited love for Lorraine. So… will Shakey win his girl? Will he become an international superstar?

The final scene is utterly surreal... but does succeed in answering this all important question! Who exactly is The Blockbuster?

It is a show parents (and grandparents) will really enjoy watching (or performing!). Get it on and Get a copy to find out.

One4Review.com review ****
"This is a feel good production from start to finish, the young cast obviously enjoy this production, as much as their audience, their enthusiasm is almost tangible while performing. The show has all the ingredients, ambition, unrequited love, slap stick, caricature roles and even a touch of panto, together with funny lines, singing and of course Glam rock music. The audience I was in consisted of all ages, mums and dad’s joining along and fairly young kids clapping along to songs they probably never heard before, but caught up with the vibe that is generated. I can recommend this as one of the best ways to spend an hour during the late afternoon at the Edinburgh Festival."

Publisher: Scripts and performing rights are available from Maverick Plays and Musicals. For customers in Australia, New Zealand and the USA http://www.mavmuse.com/mark_wheeller.asp