Mood Music
by Joe Penhall

Mood Music Book Cover
Mood Music Cover

Synopsis

'Music is medication.

The elixir of life.

It's for injecting into the blood stream to take away the pain…to promote euphoria…to adrenalise us and give us courage and fortitude'In a top London recording studio, Cat, a young songwriter, her producer Bernard, their lawyers and psychotherapists go to battle over who owns a hit song.

Amidst a gathering storm of bitter complaints and brutal recriminations Cat and Bernard inflict a devastating toll on each other in a war that only one of them can win.'The music industry isn't about healing heartbreak and vulnerability.

It's about selling it'A sly, wry exploration of the dark side of the music industry by the multi-Olivier Award-winning writer of Sunny Afternoon and Blue/Orange, Joe Penhall

This edition was published alongside the world premiere at The Old Vic, London in April 2018, directed by Roger Michell.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 2 female and 4 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Methuen
Year Published
2018
ISBN 10
1350089915
ISBN 13
9781350089914
Print Length
96 pages
Language
English
LCCN
2018411524
LCC
PR6066.E4958
eISBN 13
9781350089921
Print
Mood Music is a British play written by and published by Methuen in 2018. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781350089914 and an ISBN-10 of 1350089915.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Google Play with an ISBN-13 of 9781350089921.

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