Taboo
The show is based partly on the New Romantic scene of the 1980s. At its core is the life and career of colourful pop star Boy George (who rose to global prominence in the early 1980s with his band Culture Club) and his contemporaries, including performance artist and club promoter Leigh Bowery, pop singer Marilyn, Blitz nightclub host Steve Strange (later of the electro-pop group Visage), and Philip Sallon, punk groupie and Mud Club promoter. Although George was intimate with the central figures, artistic license around relationships and time frames was taken for continuity; for example, Bowery never attended the Blitz nightclub, as he was living in Australia at the time.
Cast & Crew
Cast
Big Sue | Gail MacKinnon |
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Billy James | Luke Evans |
Derek James | Mark White |
Foxy | Lucy Harris |
George O’Dowd | Euan Morton |
Guru Dazzle | Declan Bennett |
Jake | Joe Docherty |
Janey | Michelle Hooper |
Josie James | Gemma Craven |
Kay Cole | Zee Asha |
Kim | Dianne Pilkington |
Leigh Bowery | Matt Lucas |
Marilyn | Mark McGee |
Philip Sallon | Paul Baker |
Policeman | Andy Morton |
Steve Strange | Drew Jaymson |
Virus | Lucy Newton |
Crew | |
Costume Designer | Mike Nicholls |
Bookwriter | Charles Busch |
Bookwriter | Mark Davis |
Choreographer | Les Child |
Composer | Kevan Frost |
Composer | Boy George
(credited as George O’Dowd) |
Composer | Richie Stevens |
Composer | John Thermis |
Conceiver | Boy George
(credited as George O’Dowd) |
Conceiver | Christopher Renshaw |
Director | Christopher Renshaw |
Fight Director | Gordon Alexander |
Lighting Designer | Chris Ellis |
Lyricist | Boy George
(credited as George O’Dowd) |
Musical Director | James McKeon |
Producer | Michael Fuchs |
Producer | Adam Kenwight |
Scenic Designer | Tim Goodchild |
Sound Designer | Jem Kitchen |
Vocal Music Arranger | Martin Lowe |
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