Headstate

Edinburgh and Greenwich Festivals

Boilerhouse Theatre Company

From

16 Aug, 1996

Until

20 Jul, 1997

Directed by

Paul Pinson

Character

Micky

Description

A play by Irvine Welsh, Headstate is set in a club and drug culture with dark themes and strobe lighting. Michelle Gomez plays Micky, "the love therapist" who ends up dead. Headstate was performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 1996 and at the Greenwich & Docklands Festival in 1997.

Theatre	From	Until
Grafitti Café	16 Aug, 1996	31 Aug, 1996
Trinity Buoy Wharf	11 Jul, 1997	20 Jul, 1997

Preview of Headstate, The List, 16 Aug 1996

Theatre preview of Headstate at the Edinburgh Festival, published in The List, 16 August 1996.

Review of Headstate, The Guardian, 20 Aug 1996 (1 of 2)

Review of Headstate at the Edinburgh Festival, with reference to "Micky, the love therapist", from The Guardian, 20 August 1996. (1 of 2)

Review of Headstate in The Guardian, 20 Aug 1996 (2 of 2)

Review of Headstate at the Edinburgh Festival, with reference to "Micky, the love therapist", The Guardian, 20 August 1996. (2 of 2)

Review of Headstate at the Edinburgh Festival, from The List, 23 Aug 1996

Theatre review of Headstate at the Edinburgh Festival, with reference to Michelle Gomez's character "Micky". Published in The List, 23 August 1996.

Listing for Headstate at the Greenwich & Docklands Festival in The Stage, 10 July 1997

Listing for Headstate at the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, with dates and cast details, in The Stage, 10 July 1997.

Review of Headstate, The Stage, 24th July 1997

Theatre review of Headstate at the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival, published in The Stage, 24th July 1997.

Sources

The List, 16 Aug 1996 |

The List, 23 Aug 1996 |

Scotland on Sunday, courtesy of SpencerHazel.net |

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