Looking for His Past, Max Finds Our Future in Swinging London Way
SWINGING LONDON WAY was originaly created as a 25 song LIVE rock opera.
This story can be told on stage, in a film or a TV series.
But the TV series or film ARE NOT MUSICALS. Except when on stage, characters will NOT ‘burst into song & dance’. Our elaborated demos serve as Soundtrack cues awaiting casting.
Since this youth revolution happened simultaneously all over the world; this story is universal. A Swinging Paris, NY, Sidney, Toronto, Montréal or any world capital would bring different contexts, conflicts and swinging local flavour.
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STORY
Max is at the peak of his glory. He is in love with the beautiful Ruby, a young rebellious aristocrat. Becoming the icon of the cultural and sexual revolution with his "Be Who You Are" song, banned by the BBC but embraced by the new generation, he couldn't be happier.
However, one night everything changes. Ruby falls into a deep coma after a heavily intoxicated evening. Detective Krakhaus, informed of the incident, arrives with paramedics and plants drugs in Max's possession. Furious, Max punches him in the face, leading to his immediate arrest.
The Rat-Hole club, owned by Sherrie, Max's mother, is now closed after a raid supposedly discovered a large quantity of drugs. At the same time, she learns that Max has been taken to Wormwood Scrubs prison. She needs help and turns to Major Power, an old acquaintance, to assist her in this ordeal. Together, they hope to uncover the mastermind behind this apparent vendetta.
The events also force them to confront the demons of their past. Max in his cell and Sherrie in her deserted club reflect on significant moments in their lives and the incredible secrets that bind them together.
One night, as she's walking home, Sherrie collapses, victim of a shooter. Major Power sets out to discover the culprit. The Chain Gang is formed to teach the guilty party a lesson during The Wigs grand annual dinner at the Sterling Club.
Life seems to be returning to normal, as Rocky Darling invites his family and friends to his Jamaican island for a reconciliation. But the unthinkable happens, leading to a spectacular and hilarious finale.
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS
â–º MAX
Good-looking rock star, in his early twenties. Max is charm, humor & wit incarnated. As innocent and idealistic as the 60’s era he embodies; Max is talented, passionate and romantic, THE Swinging 60’s Pied Piper!
â–º SHERRIE
The original MILF and first female impresario. Max’s mom and manager. In her forties, seductive and determined, she fears no one and doesn’t hesitate to use force to obtain what is rightfully hers.
â–º RUBY
Music reporter and love interest. Intelligent, beautiful, and vibrant. She has very little in common with her parents. She finds them snobbish and square. She’s a typical rebellious teenager.
â–º ROCKY DARLING
Max’s estranged dad and 50’s Rock & Roll legend who disappeared without a trace in 1959. Rocky vanished to protect Max from the public humiliation of having a ‘bugger’ of a father. Being gay was then illegal in England.
â–º MAJOR POWER
Early fifties, upper-class, strikingly good-looking. Became Rocky Darling’s manager and brought him to the top. Secretly in love with Sherrie.
â–º THE WIGS
A self-appointed aristocratic cabal devoted to keep alive the Victorian British Empire. The Wigs don’t take lightly to this youth “revolution” and will do everything in their power to thwart it.
â–º LORD FAWLEY
Ruby’s father. In his 60’s, he’s Sheriff of Londonshire, the “Keeper of The Queen's Peace”. He has a kind nature but prefers to keep the peace by bowing to his wife’s whims. He seems sad and unhappy.
â–º LADY FAWLEY
Ruby’s step-mother. In her 50’s, haughty and cold. She’s an angry woman and she takes it out in many ways on her entourage.
ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS
â–º BOOKER
Max’s best friend ever since they met in Year 6 at school. He’s an orphan on his father’s side like Max. His dad was a US born R.A.F. pilot lost at war. Booker is quite the charmer and a talented drummer to boot.
â–º THE BUTCHER TWINS
They are violent and ruthless gang leaders. The Twins rule London’s club scene. BEAU is schizophrenic and BOB is a psychopath. They possess the tools for the trade!
â–º ARCHIBALD FAWLEY
Late 50’s, younger brother of Lord Fawley, he is at the head of a media empire. Snobbish and uncompromising, he treats everyone equally: like dirt.
â–º NANNY BETTY
In her 50’s, curious and clever, personal maid for the Fawley household. Ruby has spent more time with Nanny Betty than anybody else. She is Ruby’s confidante and enabler.
â–º KRAKHAUS
A corrupt cop in his sixties. A cheater, who always sides with the powerful. He is very creepy and has a strange facial tic whenever he gets upset.
â–º MONTIBOO
A big, powerful proud African man, always positive, assistant
and protector of Sherrie, her boss.
â–º FATHER RAY
Once a proud Jamaican pilot for England’s RAF, he is the chaplain in charge of the toughest, meanest prison in London, Wormwood Scrubs.
SWINGING LONDON WAY is packed with a lot of excitement and visual flair, with plenty of opportunity to have fun with the fashion, lingo and attitude all while casting a spotlight on important cultural shifts.
SWINGING LONDON WAY's cinematic potential is wonderful. The period style is distinct and immersive with a cast of colorful characters set against the rowdy backdrop of a bustling city as big as London in the sixties (1963-66).
During the current upheaval of social change, political justice and rejection of the old systems, the messaging will certainly translate to audiences today.
SWINGING LONDON WAY delivers a lot of dramatic potential along with some great world-building. Due to the nostalgia of the sixties era and the worldwide influence of rock and roll; SWINGING LONDON WAY certainly contains a lot of appeal.
This is a series that could pull in the older, dedicated fans of the time but also lure in a younger audience with its relevant revolutionary angle and original collection of songs.
