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Mojo is a 1995 play (then subsequent 1997 feature film) written by English playwright Jez Butterworth that premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London directed by Ian Rickson.It is a black comedy set in Soho a fast-paced gangster plot that tells the story of this particular night club’s culture.Would-be rock ‘n’ roll star ‘Silver Johnny’ is on the road to fame and fortune during the summer of 1958 but encounters problems with his jealous manager Ezra the owner of the Atlantic Club who is hell-bent on protecting him from the amorous advances of creepy local gangster/entrepreneur Sam Ross.