Mojo
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Mojo is a darkly comic stage play by British playwright Jez Butterworth, set in 1950s Soho and centered on the seedy underworld of a London nightclub.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| 2013RevivalTheatre | Harold Pinter Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Jez Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Jez Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Royal Court Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue | Royal Court Theatre Upstairs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
crime drama ⓘ dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Mojo (1997 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicationForm | printed play text ⓘ |
| hasRevival |
1996 West End transfer
ⓘ
2013 West End revival ⓘ |
| isPartOf | contemporary British theatre ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Baby
ⓘ
Mickey NERFINISHED ⓘ Potts NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Johnny NERFINISHED ⓘ Skinny ⓘ Sweets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalProductionDirector | Ian Rickson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionTheatreCompany | Royal Court Theatre Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | post-war Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Royal Court Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
London nightclub underworld
ⓘ
Soho, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1950s ⓘ |
| style |
dark humor
ⓘ
fast-paced dialogue ⓘ stylized violence ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Soho criminal underworld
ⓘ
ambition ⓘ gangster violence ⓘ jealousy ⓘ male friendship ⓘ nightclub culture ⓘ power struggles ⓘ show business ⓘ |
| westEndTransferTheatre | Duke of York's Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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