Anthem for Dissatisfaction

Anthem for Dissatisfaction comes to Connaught Studio on Thursday 19 November, starting at 7:30pm. It's a gig-theatre show from SkelpieLimmer Productions and Brassneck Theatre Company, written and directed by Gina Donnelly, who also co-directed with Tony Devlin. On stage are Simon Sweeney and Emily Lamey.

The story is set in Belfast and follows 'Irish Twins' Sarah and Jamie, siblings growing up on the breadline in austerity Britain. Their shared obsession with music becomes a way of railing against a failing Tory government, and it gives them a score to navigate lives that end up taking very different paths. The music they lean on comes from Oasis, The Jam, Springsteen and Sam Fender, so the songs aren't just background—they're the language the two of them use to make sense of things.

It's a multi-award-winning production that first opened as The Credit Crunch in 2007. Since then it's picked up five-star reviews from the British Theatre Guide, Theatre Weekly and The Independent, and it's described as a defiant, rip-roaring tour de force that rejoices in working-class strength, delivered with wit, integrity and absolute bangers. It's as much about family and identity as it is about the music.

One thing to keep in mind: the show contains strong language, grief and classist language. Tickets start from £14.50 plus a £1.75 transaction fee, and it runs at Connaught Studio on Union Place, Worthing, BN11 1LG, on Thursday 19 November at 7:30pm.