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
Billy James
Derek James
Foxy
George O’Dowd
Guru Dazzle
Jake
Janey
Josie James
Kay Cole
Kim
Leigh Bowery
Marilyn
Philip Sallon
Policeman
Steve Strange
Virus

Crew

Costume Designer
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
Choreographer
Composer
Composer
  (credited as George O’Dowd)
Composer
Composer
Conceiver
  (credited as George O’Dowd)
Conceiver
Director
Fight Director
Lighting Designer
Lyricist
  (credited as George O’Dowd)
Musical Director
Producer
Producer
Scenic Designer
Sound Designer
Vocal Music Arranger

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