The Year of the Sex Olympics
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.
Leonard Rossiteras Co-ordinator Ugo PriestBrian Coxas Lasar OpieTony Vogelas Nat MenderSusan Neveas Deanie WebbVickery Turneras MischGeorge Murcellas GrelsMartin Potteras Kin HodderLesley Roachas Keten WebbHira Talfreyas BettyPatricia Maynardas NurseTrevor Peacockas Custard Pie ExpertBrian Coburnas Custard Pie ExpertDerek Fowldsas Custard Pie ExpertWolfe Morrisas Custard Pie ExpertBraham Murrayas Custard Pie ExpertJob Stewartas Custard Pie ExpertSheila Sandsas Artsex GirlEddie Sommeras Jay FowlerMichael Feastas Sportsex Contestant