Ultraviolet Productions present 

NICO ICON PLAY By Stella Grundy
An exploration into the life and times of Christa Paffgen; Model, Actress & Singer with the Velvet Underground.
Through the use of live music, film & theatre, Ultraviolet Productions present three decades capturing the glamour, hedonism & coldness of the Warhol years through to the drug addiction and squalor of the 1980s. It chronicles her meeting and close friendship with Manchester svengali, Alan Wise and her many ill-feted attempts to re-surge as a credible artist.

Written by Front Woman of the '90s band Intastella, the fascination with Nico began after the discovery of how little was known about the artist during her Manchester years. Through extensive research and interviews Nico Icon Play reveals, to a new audience, the dark uncompromising humour and tragedy of a city familiar to those who grew up in '80s Britain.

In the words of the writer.... "Nico Paffgen was a woman who occupied a man's life, accused of theft, violence and racism. She sang like the angel that was banished to hell. She could never stop performing because she had no money and didn't know what else to do. Spending the last eight years of her life in Manchester and touring the toilets of the world. Through interviews I've discovered many fabulous stories which has enabled us to document some of her less well known adventures; from dancing with Allen Ginsberg to pissing in sinks - a proper Rock & Roll adventure."

"I've always thought Stella to be very talented...a true bohemian. She is Nico's natural successor." - Alan Wise, Music Promoter & Manager

"I am glad she has written a play about my Mama." - Ari Paffgen, Nico's son