Details

Wise Guys pulls no punches, dealing with issues such as domestic violence, street violence, drugs and petty crime head on using uncompromising street language. Mike, Darren and Skid are three youths living on the fringes of society trying to survive an imperfect world. Their solution is crime. Drugs alter their perceptions, theft lines their pockets, crime gives them a buzz. But when Mike and Darren are caught stealing cars, all three go on the run on a journey up north that changes their lives forever.

Creatives/Company

Author: Philip Osment
Director: Tony McBride
Choreographer: Lea Parkinson
Design: Mary Robson
Music: Ivan Stott
Sound: Ivan Stott
Lighting: David Martin

Wise Guys

Wise Guys (Play) production archive for QTIX code T491088855. Details of all Wise Guys archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S5585

Archive Listings

10 Feb 00
to
4 Mar 00

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Manchester, Greater Manchester
Performance Details => Venue archive

Reviews

The Times: 11Jan01:
[Philip Osment] s play was watched by a young audience who seems to find in his characters a range of habits and feelings they could recognise. The play has exposed the glamour of violence as fake and nasty.

User Reviews

The Times (11Jan01): [Philip Osment] s play was watched by a young audience who seems to find in his characters a range of habits and feelings they could recognise. The play has exposed the glamour of violence as fake and nasty.

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