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.

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Mojo canonical 6
Mojo (2013 revival) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play ⓘ
2013RevivalTheatre Harold Pinter Theatre ⓘ
adaptedTo feature film ⓘ
author Jez Butterworth ⓘ
awarded Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy ⓘ
awardYear 1996 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector Jez Butterworth ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 1995 ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace Royal Court Theatre, London ⓘ
linked to: Royal Court Theatre
firstPerformanceVenue Royal Court Theatre Upstairs ⓘ
linked to: Royal Court Theatre
genre black comedy ⓘ
crime drama ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ
hasAdaptation Mojo (1997 film) ⓘ
hasPublicationForm printed play text ⓘ
hasRevival 1996 West End transfer ⓘ
2013 West End revival ⓘ
isPartOf contemporary British theatre ⓘ
notableCharacter Baby ⓘ
Mickey ⓘ
Potts ⓘ
Silver Johnny ⓘ
Skinny ⓘ
Sweets ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalProductionDirector Ian Rickson ⓘ
originalProductionTheatreCompany Royal Court Theatre Company ⓘ
period post-war Britain ⓘ
producedBy Royal Court Theatre ⓘ
publisher Faber and Faber ⓘ
settingPlace London nightclub underworld ⓘ
Soho, London ⓘ
linked to: Soho
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 ⓘ

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