The Year of the Sex Olympics 55 years old

The Year of the Sex Olympics

Influenced by concerns about overpopulation, the counterculture of the 1960s and the societal effects of television, the play depicts a world of the future where a small elite control the media, keeping the lower classes docile by serving them an endless diet of lowest common denominator programmes and pornography. The play concentrates on an idea the programme controllers have for a new programme which will follow the trials and tribulations of a group of people left to fend for themselves on a remote island. In this respect, the play is often cited as having anticipated the craze for reality television.

Credits

The Year of the Sex Olympics Cast

Name Character
Tony Vogel He was 25, 72 years old when he died as Nat Mender
Leonard Rossiter He was 41, 57 years old when he died as Co-ordinator Ugo Priest
Susan Neve as Deanie Webb
Brian Cox (actor) He was 21, now 77 years old as Lasar Opie

The Year of the Sex Olympics Crew

Name Department
Michael Elliott as Director. He was 15 (now 71) years old Directing
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The Year of the Sex Olympics (55 years)

  • Release day: Monday, July 29, 1968
  • Runtime: 105 minutes