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Anthem for Dissatisfaction
Stanley Arts12 South Norwood Hill
Wed 11 Nov · 19:30
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“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. Presented by SkelpieLimmer Productions & Brassneck Theatre Company “Passionate and pulsing with the anthems of a generation, Anthem for Dissatisfaction leaves its mark” – Theatre Weekly “Explosive, Political and Necessary Theatre” “Words can’t do justice to how good Anthem for Dissatisfaction is.” – The Indiependent
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