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Why 'A Slice of Saturday Night'? Normally, at this time of year, we'd bring you a musical full of pop songs. However, if you came to the theatre in October you would have enjoyed the sixties treat, Daydream Believer. So we looked for a show with original music but not too far away from the culture of yesteryear.
Katie and I saw 'Slice' in London in 1989 and the memory stayed. It's one of those infectious shows that just screams 'sit back and enjoy'. And for those of us hovering around the 50th birthday mark, A Slice of Saturday Night might well bring back some happy memories.
The sixties can be split into three distinct periods. 1960-62 saw the last
remnants of rock n'roll. 1963-66 saw the transition from old-fashioned
ideals to independence and a fresh approach for a new generation. 1967-69
was most definitely the period of free love, flower power and the whole
world turned on and tuned in. A Slice of Saturday Night occupies that middle
period from 63-66. Music was dominated by the Beatles . Conventional ideas
on fashion and style were turned upside down.
There was a 'Club A Go Go' (the setting of our show) in every town. The most famous was the Cavern in Liverpool. If you spent your youth like I did, west of London, you would have gone to the Ricky Tick clubs. Occasionally we all travelled up to the West End, it was cool to be seen in The Flamingo and The Marquee.
A big thanks to the Heather Brothers, four guys from Sussex who plucked a
Saturday night from any week between 1963 and 1966 and turned it into a
great slice of entertainment. Enjoy!
John Plews |