Britpop pops again in The Britpop Show
- Paul Genty
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Award-winning writer, comedian and music journalist Marc Burrows has turned his love of music phenomenon Britpop into a multimedia, stand-up celebration of one of the more chaotic periods in modern British musical history, The Britpop Show
After a run elsewhere in the country, he brings the show to the Atkinson in Southport on April 22, followed by a range of northern venues until early May. The show can be seen at the Atkinson, Southport (April 22); Waterside Arts, Sale (April 24); the Foundry, Sheffield (April 25); Glee Club, Leeds (April 26); The Stand, Newcastle (April 30) and Hull Truck Theatre (May 8)
Marc,  an award-winning writer for The Guardian, The Quietus and The Big Issue), is best known for his acclaimed show The Magic of Terry Pratchett, which is endorsed by Pratchett’s estate and has sold over 10,000 tickets across the UK.
This year is the 30th anniversary of the Blur vs Oasis chart battle that marked out Britpop, and MArc's show unpicks the rivalries, hype, absurd personalities and music that defined the 1990s.Â
Marc's show is based both on much-publicised elements of the Britpop era and also on his own personal
memories - as a music journalist he interviewed some of the genre's biggest stars. At its peak, Britpop was a minor recreation of the cultural shift that occurred during the late 1960s, but what came after the Blur vs Oasis frenzy (a "battle" unequivocally won by the Manchester team, of course...)?
Britpop stopped being fun? Personal battles and politics entered the fray; New Labour’s election victory caused its own cultural shift as we ran up to the millennium and generally, musical fashion moved on.
Equal parts love letter and send-up, The Britpop Show is sharp, silly and moving as it explores the era and what it led to.Â
The show blends comedy, cultural commentary and nostalgic chaos to create something fun and resonant for anyone who remembers the distinct sound of 1995.
More info and tickets here