REVIEW: The Gang of Three

REVIEW: The Gang of Three

Rating: 3 out of 5. “A well written and performed play that any fan of 1970s/80s Labour politics will love.” The Gang of Three is the newest play written by duo Robert Khan and Tom Salinksy, and details the tumultuous professional relationship between three leading members of the Labour party as they jockey for power in the 1970s/80s. This follows previous successful runs of politics themed shows written by the duo including Brexit and Coalition…

Dying Scene Interview: Jon King talks his new book “To Hell With Poverty: A Class Act Inside the Gang of Four” and "The Long Goodbye Tour"

Gang of Four were not a conventional band, which is why lead singer Jon King’s book is not your conventional autobiography. Spanning from the beginning of Jon’s life through the end of Gang of Four’s initial run in the mid-1980s, To Hell with Poverty: A Class Act Inside the Gang of Four is filled with stories of the band and the scene. Throughout its three hundred thirty-six pages, Jon King’s experiences shape a life well lived on his terms whil…

The Gang of Three - King’s Head Theatre, London - The Reviews Hub

Writers: Robert Khan and Tom Salinsky Director: Kirsty Patrick Ward So much of British political life is the story of what might have been; not only the tightly run elections that could have catapulted another party into power but all those leadership challengers, the men (always largely men) who conspired on leather couches, plotted doomed … The post The Gang of Three – King’s Head Theatre, London appeared first on The Reviews Hub.

THE GANG OF THREE review by thespyinthestalls at King's Head

THE GANG OF THREE King’s Head Theatre ★★★★ “At the centre of director Kirsty Patrick Ward’s bitchy and erudite psychodrama are three rounded and convincing performances” The occasional soundtrack behind this formidable political drama tells of a nation undergoing change, from the raucous rock of the early ’70s to the chaotic onslaught of punk and New Wave as the ’80s approach. But inside Libby Watson’s evocative set – all dusty books, leather s…