Chas (played by James Fox) is a protagonist in Performance..
Chas is an East London gang enforcer working for Harry Flowers, known for violent intimidation and collecting pay-offs. After humiliating Joey Maddocks and shooting him during a retaliatory attack, he hides with Turner, Pherber, and Lucy, where his identity and relationships change before he kills Turner and is taken away. Turner (played by Mick Jagger) is a protagonist in Performance..
Turner is a reclusive, eccentric former rock star living with Pherber and Lucy in a non-possessive bisexual household. He initially clashes with Chas but becomes involved in helping him confront his identity and inner conflict. Chas ultimately shoots and kills Turner before leaving the house. Pherber (played by Anita Pallenberg) appears in Performance..
Pherber is a woman living with Turner and Lucy who helps shelter Chas when he adopts a false identity. She and Turner try to understand the forces shaping his behavior, and she accelerates his transformation by tricking him into taking a psychedelic mushroom. She also witnesses his final departure. Lucy (played by Michèle Breton) appears in Performance..
Lucy lives with Turner and Pherber in the house where Chas hides after fleeing Harry Flowers. She participates in the household's non-possessive and bisexual relationships and develops a caring relationship with Chas while he experiments with clothing, identity, and a less violent way of relating to others. Joey Maddocks (played by Anthony Valentine) appears in Performance..
Joey Maddocks owns the betting shop targeted by Harry Flowers. Because of his complicated personal history with Chas, Harry prevents Chas from joining the takeover. After Chas humiliates him, Joey wrecks Chas's apartment and attacks him, prompting Chas to shoot him and flee. Lorraine (played by Laraine Wickens) appears in Performance..
Lorraine is a child who floats in and out of the house shared by Turner, Pherber, and Lucy. The plot provides no further account of her actions or personal connection to Chas, but her presence forms part of the strange domestic environment in which Chas hides and changes.
Performance. (1970) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Chas
(played by James Fox) — protagonist
Chas is an East London gang enforcer working for Harry Flowers, known for violent intimidation and collecting pay-offs. After humiliating Joey Maddocks and shooting him during a retaliatory attack, he...
Turner
(played by Mick Jagger) — protagonist
Turner is a reclusive, eccentric former rock star living with Pherber and Lucy in a non-possessive bisexual household. He initially clashes with Chas but becomes involved in helping him confront his i...
Pherber
(played by Anita Pallenberg) — supporting
Pherber is a woman living with Turner and Lucy who helps shelter Chas when he adopts a false identity. She and Turner try to understand the forces shaping his behavior, and she accelerates his transfo...
Lucy
(played by Michèle Breton) — supporting
Lucy lives with Turner and Pherber in the house where Chas hides after fleeing Harry Flowers. She participates in the household's non-possessive and bisexual relationships and develops a caring relati...
Joey Maddocks
(played by Anthony Valentine) — supporting
Joey Maddocks owns the betting shop targeted by Harry Flowers. Because of his complicated personal history with Chas, Harry prevents Chas from joining the takeover. After Chas humiliates him, Joey wre...
Lorraine
(played by Laraine Wickens) — minor
Lorraine is a child who floats in and out of the house shared by Turner, Pherber, and Lucy. The plot provides no further account of her actions or personal connection to Chas, but her presence forms p...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Turner → Lucy
(Romantic Intimate Partner)
Turner lives with Lucy and enjoys a non-possessive and bisexual ménage à trois involving her.
Chas → Lucy
(Romantic Caring Relationship)
After opening up during his transformation, Chas begins a caring relationship with Lucy.
Pherber → Chas
(Power Psychological Manipulator)
Pherber tricks Chas by feeding him a psychedelic mushroom, after which he accuses her and Turner of poisoning him.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Turner → Lorraine
(Social Household Acquaintance)
Lorraine floats in and out of the house where Turner lives.
Chas → Lorraine
(Social Household Acquaintance)
Lorraine floats in and out of the house where Chas is hiding.
Pherber → Lucy
(Social Household Associate)
Lucy and Pherber both live in the house with Turner, while the household operates through an unconventional shared domestic arrangement.
Pherber → Turner
(Alliance Household Partners)
Pherber lives in the rented house with Turner, and both understand Chas's conflict and attempt to understand him.
Chas → Turner
(Conflict Hostile Housemates)
Chas is initially contemptuous of Turner, while Turner attempts to return the rent Chas paid in advance.
Chas → Joey Maddocks
(Conflict Personal Rival)
Joey Maddocks retaliates after Chas humiliates him by wrecking Chas's apartment and attacking him. Chas then shoots Joey.
Story Analysis
A violent East London enforcer enters an unstable artistic household where disguise, intimacy, and identity gradually transform his sense of self.
