Southwark Playhouse Borough, LondonAlex Urwin's warm drama tells the story of Simon Parkes who at just 23 bought the Brixton Academy for a pound and turned it into a mainstay of the UK music scene This is the story of a derelict building and the man who turned it into an unlikely cultural landmark. The man was Simon Parkes, the building the Brixton Academy, and this drama inspired by his memoir. Written by Alex Urwin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PM on July 27, 2025