Sleep
I was a child, it was late at night, I couldn't sleep.
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1988 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Absurd Monologue, Singing, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | Islands |
| Followed by: | Performer |
Sleep is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1988.
Synopsis
Scenes from a fancy party: Joe can only look downwards, he is a specimen in a lecture hall, people begin dying. Joe as a childhood troublemaker. Compulsive borrowing, theft. Grave robbing, cornering the market on ball point pens and personal lubricants, creating allies through blackmail. First person address to god. Rhythmic humming / coughing, etc. How to be happy. Ode to the highway. Dancing among the sacred cowgirls. Joe hires a call-girl from a TV advert. "I have seen. . . " monologue. Rhythmic singing in a child's voice.
Music
- "River" - Terry Reid (from River, 1973) | YouTube
- "Possible Straight" - Lyle Mays (from Street Dreams, 1988) | YouTube
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