This is the story of a derelict building and the man who turned it into an unlikely cultural landmark. The man was Simon Parkes, the building the Brixton Academy, and this drama inspired by his memoir.
Written by Alex Urwin with warm flecks of comedy, it seems like musical hagiography at first. The tone is retrospective, indulging in the romance of remembering the dark, beer-soaked spaces that Parkes loved as a teenager.
