Beats

"In 1994 the Criminal Justice Act effectively outlawed raves, banning public gatherings around amplified music characterised by 'the emission of a succession of repetitive beats.'Featuring a soundtrack from a live DJ and psychedelic 90s-inspired visuals, Beats tells the story of Johnno McCreadie, a teenager living in a small suburban Scottish town at the time of the Act. Beats is an award-winning new play by Kieran Hurley; a coming-of-age story exploring rebellion, apathy, and the...
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"In 1994 the Criminal Justice Act effectively outlawed raves, banning public gatherings around amplified music characterised by 'the emission of a succession of repetitive beats.'Featuring a soundtrack from a live DJ and psychedelic 90s-inspired visuals, Beats tells the story of Johnno McCreadie, a teenager living in a small suburban Scottish town at the time of the Act. Beats is an award-winning new play by Kieran Hurley; a coming-of-age story exploring rebellion, apathy, and the irresistible power of gathered youth.Beats was the winner of CATS Best New Play Award 2012'A tremendous piece of storytelling that takes us back to 1994' Guardian'An outstanding show; clever, ruthless, compassionate, full of political insight... with a subtlety, humanity that takes the breath away' The Scotsman'The most exhilarating, urgent response to the events of last summer (2011 UK riots) that Ive ever seen. A must' Independent'Hurley delivers the performance with an eye-popping intensity' Time Out'An original, urgent piece of theatre' Telegraph'Deceptively brilliant' The Herald'Beats is theatre at its most vital and electrifying' Metro'A truly intelligent and magical performance' Edinburgh Evening News"