Immersive club drama to take place near birthplace of ‘90s rave collective, Exodus
The club-themed play is being staged in the Marsh Farm area of Luton
A new play opening in Luton has transformed a local community centre into an immersive nightclub. The play, Club Revolution, is being staged by Revoluton Arts, and is running this week (Thursday 18th to Saturday 20th May) in the Marsh Farm area of Luton, home of the historic Exodus rave collective.
Marsh House Community Centre is being transformed into a makeshift nightclub for the string of performances, which will tell the story of two young people, Lu and Tone, from Luton growing up in the years following the explosion of rave culture in the late 1980s and early ‘90s.
Setting the scene, Revoluton Arts have shared: “Lu wanted to be an actress. Tony wanted to be an astronaut. Their parents told them if they worked hard, they could be anything they wanted. Lu worked hard and now she’s a waitress in The Hat Factory Cafe. Tony worked hard and now he’s a gas salesman polluting the atmosphere he loves. How do they deal with being like everyone else? By going clubbing in Luton of course...”
The play’s assistant director, Tiarnan Doherty explains that “audience members will be at the centre of this action,” and invited to mix with actors in the immersive clubbing-inspired performance.
The Marsh Farm area of Luton served as a base for the Exodus Collective — a radical community movement and sound system formed in 1992 that organised raves across the city and beyond. The rave collective was the subject of a two-part radio documentary which aired on BBC Radio 1 in 2021.
Tickets to ‘Club Revolution’, which is running tonight (19th May) and tomorrow night (20th May) are available here.
Read DJ Mag’s features on ‘90s rave crews Spiral Tribe and DiY Sound System, and the story of Castlemorton ‘92, the illegal rave that changed UK dance music forever.
