Ordinary Madness
Author(s):
Inspired by the real life and works of Charles Bukowski
Company:
Art Theatre London
Running time:
1h 51min approx
Drawing from Charles Bukowski’s focus on working-class life and telling the stories of the “insignificant people”, through six interconnected short stories, Art Theatre London explores themes of superficial society, crime, failing healthcare and loneliness in a big city.
Performed by a cast of five multi-roleing actors and accompanied by a 1950s–1970s soundtrack, each story captures the dark humour, provocative energy and sexual imagery of Bukowski’s prose with a satirical contemporary twist.
Drawing parallels with modern-day London, Ordinary Madness paints a picture the lives of working-class people in postwar American society.