Brixton Calling: the Wild True Story Behind the New Musical

Brixton Calling: the wild true story behind the new musical

Simon Parkes bought Brixton Academy for £1, which was only the start of an incredible journey of music and madness - which has now been turned into a new theatre production

review: Brixton Calling at Southwark Playhouse

Rating: 4 out of 5. An electric retelling of this true story of heart, fight, community and an iconic music venue. Inspired by Simon Parkes’ 2014 memoir Live at Brixton Academy, writing and producing duo Kick It Anywherepresents Brixton Calling. A powerful, intimate retelling of the true story: a 23-year-old buys an old Brixton cinema for £1 and turns it into an iconic music venue, political platform and community space.  It is surreal to enter …