Pornography

For six days in July 2005, London seemed to be the centre of the world. Almost a decade on, Kelvin Players take a look at how ordinary peoples lives were affected by the events that took place.

Set against the backdrop of a heat wave in the capital, Simon Stephens’ powerful and uncompromising play Pornography looks at how people were touched by Live 8, the London 2012 Olympic bid and the
London bombings in a tumultuous week for Britain and the world.

The play explores the disconnection and objectification of the modern urban environment, and Pornography was the first play to confront the terrorist attacks on London on 07/07/2005.

It features several seemingly unconnected scenes set across the capital, all touched by the events of those few days.

A brother and sister confront illicit feelings for one another. A lonely
widow tries to make sense of modernity. An academic meets a former student by chance. An angry schoolboy becomes besotted with his teacher. A working mother takes revenge on her boss. A young man boards a train to London with single-minded resolve.