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'If in the future, life itself ever had to be experienced through art - let's say because of a necessary curfew to avoid the effects of radiation or pollution - a vast global network would be required. Would rock have a place or not?' — Pete TownshendLifehouse is Pete Townshend's extraordinary playscript, originally begun as a sequel to Tommy in 1971. Widely believed to be abandoned, the play remained close to Townshend's heart and he has been working on it ever since. Now at last complete, the script portrays one man's desperate search for his daughter, who has gone missing and is presumed dead. Drawn through the industrial wastes of Britain back to the city from which he once hoped to escape, Ray is magnetised by the voice of a pirate DJ, calling the like-minded and lost to the Lifehouse - a massive, subversive music event.This visionary and apocalyptic play addresses the spiritual consequences of our move away from physical human congregation to digital networking, and examines the increased power that music may have.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Disillusioned ex-TV executive Ray is on a desperate search for his daughter Mary, who has gone missing, presumed dead. He leaves his wife and rural hideaway and heads back to the city where he was born, magnetised by the voice of a pirate DJ calling the like-minded and lost to the Lifehouse. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR002779340
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