A slick, violent black comedy set in the Soho clubland of the 1950s, Mojo premiered at the Royal Court, London, on 14 July 1995. The play is set in Ezra’s Atlantic Club in Soho during the summer of 1958. Silver Johnny, Ezra’s seventeen-year-old rock ‘n’ roll protégé, is causing a sensation at the club. Two petty crooks, Sweets and Potts, high on amphetamines, introduce us to this criminal milieu. They are joined by two others, Skinny, and Baby, who is Ezra’s son. Baby enjoys tormenting, even torturing, Skinny. While the youngsters mess about, a local gangster, Sam Ross, kills Ezra, and takes Silver Johnny. Terrified, the gang, now led by Mickey (Ezra’s number two) barricade themselves in the club and prepare for an attack. Although he is Ezra’s son and heir, Baby realises that Mickey is now in charge and suggests they run the club together, but Mickey rejects him. In the power struggle that ensues, Baby demonstrates that he’s more than a match for Mickey – and nobody escapes unscathed.
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