LOOKING FOR JOHN

Looking For John was written and performed by Tony Timberlake and tells the story of his obsession with champion figure skater John Curry.

Looking For John is a powerful, heartfelt and comic story of one man’s obsession with a forgotten icon and his journey to get an overlooked hero celebrated once more in a revealing exploration of how and why we choose the heroes we do.

I worked as sound designer on this simple but effective piece of theatre that tells the fascinating and somewhat tragic story of champion figure skater John Curry. An incredible sportsman, winning Olympic Gold in 1976, and an artist who redefined men’s skating through his beautiful balletic routines, John Curry also had a complex personal life and sadly died very young aged just 44. Following an extraordinary amount of research Tony Timberlake tells John’s story interwoven with his own personal account of how his hero has shaped his life. The story is brought to life with minimal set, sound, brilliant lighting design, a wealth of images and video and Tony’s endearing portrayal of the many characters he encountered.

The sound design features archive footage of Curry’s routines, music that featured in his routines, some ambiences that give context to the scenes and the sounds of ice skating.

Following a campaign by director Tessa Walker and Tony the Birmingham Civic Society have agreed to install a well deserved Blue Plaque at John Curry’s family home in Acocks Green.

The show was produced by Birmingham Repertory Theatre in association with Homotopia and SHOUT festival. It ran at Unity Theatre, Liverpool 10-12 November 2016 and The Door, Birmingham REP 16-19 November 2016. In August 2017 Looking For John was presented at Assembly Baillie Room at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

LOOKING FOR JOHN

Looking For John was written and performed by Tony Timberlake and tells the story of his obsession with champion figure skater John Curry.

Looking For John is a powerful, heartfelt and comic story of one man’s obsession with a forgotten icon and his journey to get an overlooked hero celebrated once more in a revealing exploration of how and why we choose the heroes we do.

I worked as sound designer on this simple but effective piece of theatre that tells the fascinating and somewhat tragic story of champion figure skater John Curry. An incredible sportsman, winning Olympic Gold in 1976, and an artist who redefined men’s skating through his beautiful balletic routines, John Curry also had a complex personal life and sadly died very young aged just 44. Following an extraordinary amount of research Tony Timberlake tells John’s story interwoven with his own personal account of how his hero has shaped his life. The story is brought to life with minimal set, sound, brilliant lighting design, a wealth of images and video and Tony’s endearing portrayal of the many characters he encountered.

The sound design features archive footage of Curry’s routines, music that featured in his routines, some ambiences that give context to the scenes and the sounds of ice skating.

Following a campaign by director Tessa Walker and Tony the Birmingham Civic Society have agreed to install a well deserved Blue Plaque at John Curry’s family home in Acocks Green.

The show was produced by Birmingham Repertory Theatre in association with Homotopia and SHOUT festival. It ran at Unity Theatre, Liverpool 10-12 November 2016 and The Door, Birmingham REP 16-19 November 2016. In August 2017 Looking For John was presented at Assembly Baillie Room at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.