A penetrating play about belonging; family and the limitations of communication. Winner of Best New Play; at the Off-West End Theatre Awards. Billys family; like every other; is a club; with its own private language; jokes and rules. You can be as rude as you like; as possessive as you like; as critical as you like. Arguments are an expression of love; and after all; you love each other more than anyone in the world. Dont you? But Billy; who is deaf; is the only one who actually listens. When he meets Sylvia; he decides he finally wants to be heard. At once funny and piercingly painful... Raine writes with a marvellous mixture of wit and empathy... as moving as anything I have seen in the theatre this year Telegraph fiercely intelligent; caustically funny and emotionally wrenching Independent razor-sharp as well as utterly credible Evening Standard
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Make my funk the Pfunk!By kevinIf you came up on Pfunk; then this book is for you. It seems like every book I read about musicians; theres always a story about stolen music rights; this no different. I hope George Clinton and the rest of Pfunk get all that is due to them before they pass on. Funkateers enjoy!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Game-Changin; Rump-Shakin; Light Years Ahead Of Its Time Story Of The Holy P-FUNK!!By HE WHO FUNKS BEHIND THE ROWS!!As HUGE FAN Of The Brilliantly Innovative Revolutionary Musical LegacyOf George Clinton His Groundbreaking Band; PARLIAMENT-FUNKADELIC;since the mid-70s to the early 80s; I have been waiting for this memoir forwell over 25 years now. And I have to say; I was not disappointed.I found George Clintons storytelling to be candid; funny; and poignant all at the same time.P-Funk was more than just an alternative strain of funk; RB; Rock; Soul; but they brought awhole ethos and paradigm-shift within their game-changing albums; which created a sub-culture all its own.As someone who was a teenager when those brilliant albums andgame-changing theatrical concert tours were current selling out arenas all over the U.S.;I found myself reminiscing and co-signing on much of what is contained within this book.I bought the Kindle Edition; and have read it twice now.Uncle Jam a.k.a. George Clinton shares his life experiences; and takes youthrough all that happened culturally and musically before P-Funk came on the scene;what happened behind the scenes of their brilliant whirlwind of creative genius and utter chaos;and he also tells of the tough times of his funk circus; upon its commercial decline in the early 80s.He didnt hold anything back....which is so typical of THE FUNK.Again. I enjoyed this book; and P-Funks musical legacy has influencedmultiple artists and bands; from every genre of music; from rock; funk;hip-hop; to alternative electronica. ~ May The Funk Be With You ~2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. If You Hear Any Noise; Its Just Me And The BoysBy The Careful ObserverDuring the 1970s; I; along with a number of my peers; were insane Parliament/Funkadelic Fans. At that time ;the only individual name out of the P-Funk brand that was known was Boosty Collins. No one in the general public knew who was ldquo;in chargerdquo; with the group; or anything. But; as time evolved into the 1980s and beyond; particularly with the release of ldquo;Atomic Dogrdquo; the World came to see that George Clinton had been one of the major players behind the scenes; so much so that he has become an icon. I have been a Parliament fan since the release of ldquo;Mothership Connectionrdquo; back in the 70s. That music brings me more joy than just about any in my life. So; when I learned that George Clinton had a book; I knew I had to read it. This book blows me away! It seems every time George Clinton opens his mouth to say ANYTHING; he either says something classic or profound. Every single time. George Clinton is not just a musical genius. He is a man profoundly wise about life. The gift to us as his fans is that all of his great qualities and characteristics come out in his music. This book is one of the greatest books that Ive ever read---and Ive read a lot. George Clinton has been in the music business since the 1950s; so by purchasing this book; a person is getting 60 years experience of musical genius. Its well-worth the price.