As part of Belgrade Theatre’s Autumn Takeover season where select artists have been invited into our B2 space to develop work, John Quinn, Steven George and Dan Edge will be presenting a work-in-progress sharing of where they have got to after a week of R&D. They will share some of the work in it’s rough form and then open up a Q&A with the audience to help them develop their show to the next stage.
Suppose you see yourself as a born star, but are then brought firmly down to earth by an unexpected and unfortunate twist of fate. Instead of the acclaim you have come to expect, you’re now treated as an inferior being – often like you’re an infant and sometimes not even as human.
A Different Kind Of Attention is brought to you by a trio of disabled theatre creatives – writer John Quinn, director Steven George and actor Dan Edge. They have used their real-life experiences of being ‘othered’ to make a piece looking at the experiences of an aspiring pop hero, who loses his credibility, his fan-base and his sex symbol status. He sees a side of life that most ‘normal’ people don’t due to a medical trauma which has far-reaching consequences for him and his family. But maybe his love and knowledge of music can help get him through it and readjust to his new form of existence.
Both Steve and Dan have many years of acting and theatrical industry experience, both on and offstage, while John is a first-time playwright who has used his previous career as a music journalist to create the character.
Photo credit: Becky Payne