Profit & Delight

Profit & Delight

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Here's the outline for a haptic dance party. My stage adaptation of the 2004 film "It's All Gone Pete Tong" - the legend of a DJ who loses his hearing and forges a new type of sound.

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Dec 31, 2021
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The Story

When a famous DJ loses his hearing, he has to shut down his pity party, break free of his old life, and learn to experience the world in a whole new way as a deaf person. In doing so, he changes dance music forever by pioneering a radically original sound: music you can see and feel.

The Challenge

This is immersive theatre designed to be staged in nightclubs or festival tents. The audience is there for a multi-sensory experience. The show makes it possible and delightful to dance from start to finish. The story is told in a way that helps the audience feel what it’s like to become deaf alongside the main character - and discover new ways of hearing.

Make Some Noise

The Legend of DJ Frankie Wilde. 

Preshow

Outside the nightclub, light boxes feature posters of the notorious genius DJ Frankie Wilde. Inside, Frankie Wilde merchandise is for sale. It’s all very tacky. The audience is presented with commercial dance party props - like glow-sticks - by staff. An overly friendly woman wa…

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