Institute of Contemporary Arts

Freak Out, Ethel! An Evening of Musical Mayhem

The evening's festivities commence with Malcolm Boyle's one-man play, 'The Madcap': a journey into the psychedelic underground as seen through the distorted mental lens of Syd Barrett. Boyle combines tragic-comic performance, hallucinatory film and slide projections with his own interpretations of Barrett's songs.

Next up is The Amazing World of Arthur Brown. Now performing as part of a two-piece, Arthur is perhaps best remembered for his hit, 'Fire', and for his flaming headgear and incredible stage presence. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown were regulars at the UFO club and performed at the 14-Hour Technicolor Dream.

Then come Circulus - Britain's finest neo-medieval psychedelic folk-rock band. The group are a collective of anything from 5 to 11 and have thus far released two LPs to much critical acclaim.

Finally, we take great pride in presenting The Pretty Things. Following a string of seminal punk R'n'B hits in the mid-60s, the group mutated into an inspired psychedelic band and cut the first 'rock-opera', S. F. Sorrow and are still gigging today, with a fanatical worldwide following.

The whole show will be augmented by Optikinetics - Britain's premier purveyors of psychedelic visual experiences.

Joint ticket with Tell it like it was: The round table speaks (limited availability): £25 / £22 Concessions / £19 ICA Members.

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