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In a sleepy launderette, Ben is driven to distraction by a host of unusual characters – a nagging attendant, an eerily synchronised couple, a jibbering mess of a man, and two rowdy kids firing water pistols. When The Boss’ laundry is returned minus one of his lucky socks, Ben is forced into a tumble dryer to find it. There he finds a nightclub where all the odd socks go. He spots the lucky sock on the dancefloor, dances with it, before yanking it away and back to the laundrette. The Boss, delighted, returns Ben’s washing, freshly washed and folded. Ben leaves the launderette, bemused.
"I was trying to let the music dictate the narrative - each character (except the protagonist) represents a different musical element of the track, so the music dictates their appearances and behaviour and therefore the narrative.
I also wanted to make people dance around with socks on their hands."
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make-up designer Rodica Maclaine
costume designer Alexia Anastasiadis
production manager Kerry Brogan
production designer Ruth Parker
1st assistant director Al Mackay
3rd assistant directors James Hall And Jess Bright
production runner Kate Leadbetter
electrician Dan Burn
technical runner Gavin Emery
floor runner Dan Morgan
art department assistant Hannah Boyton
choreographer Neil Bettles
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- Ben Joe Rainbow
- Laundarette Attendant Janine Robbins
- Henchman Dave Lee
- Boss Joseph Denovan
- Clumsy Man Jamie Wood
- Robotic Woman Sharon Pillay
- Robotic Man Arlington Greaves
Teenagers Chloe Lang & Tanya George
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BBC Electric Proms 2006
Encounters 2006
Resfest 2006
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