East

East is a 1975 verse play by Steven Berkoff dealing with growing up and rites of passage in Londons rough East End The play was premiered at the Edinburgh Festival at the Traverse in 1975 The 25th anniversary production produced by Steven Berkoffs East Productions and Marc Sinden and starring Tanya Franks started at the Churchill Theatre Bromley The tour included the Edinburgh Festival and the Théâtre de Silvia Monfort Paris It opened at Londons Vaudeville Theatre on 15 November 1999 where the DVD of the production was filmed in front of a live audience