west STEVEN BERKOFF

1984 television production. Mike, the King of Stamford Hill - The fight at midnight on Hackney Marshes defeats Curly, the leader of the Hoxton Mob.

EXTRACT FROM 'CALEDONIA UBER ALLES' FANZINE INTERVIEW WITH EDWARD BALL OF THE TIMES UK POP GROUP, 1985(UNPUBLISHED)

CUA; What do you think of bands like the TVPs and the Pastels?

EB; I've known Dan nearly all my logical life and i've played on those early singles so, you know, it's great. And i've met Stephen Pastel and he's very lovely. But i'm really into something a bit More intense these days - a British playwright called Steven Berkoff - a sort of punk Harold Pinter. "West" perhaps makes the most sense to people in bands - it's about rival gangs in North London, but they speak Shakespearean cockney - they say things like " I see you now, straining like greyhounds in their traps at Haringay" or "What should i fear when i now sense a giant strolling in my veins" - it's fucking wild!

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[bingbongo88]

How did you get this film?

[007callumj]

studying Mr Berkoff, talented man, this certianly kept me well entertianed :)

[Ilikenuman]

im guessing youve just started AS drama and performance too then?

[kelzkiss]

we've just done east too

it's an awesome play

[louloutrixybelle]

We've just studied a Berkoff play ... It seems just like this and is called 'East'

the fight we saw is between Mike and Les - over Mikes' fiance Sylv.