Swans -The Musical

I am usually okay for jukebox musicals - I have quite enough on my plate without a side-serving of paper-thin plots and orchestral versions of once vital pop songs. However, I am not sure whether to believe these rumours, that Michael Gira has agreed to Public Castration: The Musical based on Swans' career.

The early signs are intriguing: the show explores the adventures of a city business-man who is dragged into a sleazy underworld of BDSM sex and religion. Beginning with a set-piece based around Time is Money (Bastard), the designer has talked of a design based around Metropolis, the script works its way through four acts towards a mass finale of Children of God.

Other songs slated for inclusion are A Screw, Raping A Slave and Coward. The entire third act is dedicated to a medley of songs from the album Greed - for many people, the finest incarnation of the band, on the cusp of becoming more melodic after years of grinding monotony. A leaked video suggested that the choreography is a combination of classic Fosse style moves and puppetry.