The Year of the Sex Olympics

4.3
19681h 45m

Influenced by concerns about overpopulation, the counterculture of the 1960s and the societal effects of television, the play depicts a world of the future where a small elite control the media, keeping the lower classes docile by serving them an endless diet of lowest common denominator programmes and pornography. The play concentrates on an idea the programme controllers have for a new programme which will follow the trials and tribulations of a group of people left to fend for themselves on a remote island. In this respect, the play is often cited as having anticipated the craze for reality television.

Production

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Cast

Photo of Leonard Rossiter

Leonard Rossiter

Co-ordinator Ugo Priest

Photo of Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Lasar Opie

Photo of Tony Vogel

Tony Vogel

Nat Mender

Photo of Martin Potter

Martin Potter

Kin Hodder

Photo of Trevor Peacock

Trevor Peacock

Custard Pie Expert

Photo of Brian Coburn

Brian Coburn

Custard Pie Expert

Photo of Derek Fowlds

Derek Fowlds

Custard Pie Expert

Photo of Michael Feast

Michael Feast

Sportsex Contestant

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