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Dramatis
Origin	London, England
Genres	Synth-pop, new wave
Years active	1981–1982, 2013–present
Labels	The Rocket Record Company

Members	Chris Payne Rrussell Bell Denis Haines

Past members	Cedric Sharpley

Dramatis are an English synth-pop band formed in the early 1980s. Chris Payne (vocals, keyboards), Russell Bell (guitars, keyboards), Cedric Sharpley (drums), and Denis Haines (keyboards) were all originally members of Gary Numan's backing band. They formed Dramatis following Numan's announced (but short-lived) retirement from touring in April 1981.

They released seven singles and one album before disbanding in 1982. Two of their singles reached the UK Singles Chart: the 1981 single with Numan "Love Needs No Disguise" which reached number 33, and the 1982 single "I Can See Her Now" which reached number 57.^[1]^[2]

In 2012, plans to reunite Dramatis were cancelled following the passing of Cedric Sharpley, who died from a heart attack on 13 March 2012.^[3]^[4]

In 2019, Russell Bell and Chris Payne announced a new Dramatis single called "The Torment of Angels", and that they were working on a second Dramatis album.^[4]

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album title
1981	For Future Reference (also known as The Dramatis Project) Released: 1981 Label: The Rocket Record Company Format: LP, MC

Singles

Year	Title	UK chart position	Album
1981	"Ex Luna Scientia"	—	For Future Reference
	"Oh! Twenty Twenty Five"	—
	"No-One Lives Forever"	—
	"Love Needs No Disguise" (with Gary Numan)	33^[1]
1982	"Face on the Wall"	—	Non-album singles
	"The Shame"	—
	"I Can See Her Now"	57^[2]
2020	"A Torrent of Angels"	—

Album appearances


Year	Artist	Album	UK chart position	Notes
1982	Gary Numan	New Man Numan - The Best of Gary Numan	45	"Love Needs No Disguise" features as part of compilation album
1987		Exhibition	43
1990		Asylum 2 (Japan-only release)	—
1993		Best of Gary Numan 1978-83	70
1996		The Premier Hits	21
2002		Exposure	44
2012		Machine Music Live	—	"Love Needs No Disguise" was performed live with the original lineup of Dramatis with the exception of Cedric Sharpley who passed away only a few months prior. It was played in dedication of his passing.

References

^ ^a ^b "Love Needs No Disguise". Chart Stats. Retrieved on 5 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b "I Can See Her Now". Chart Stats. Retrieved on 5 December 2008.
^ Thedeadrockstarsclub.com – accessed 18 March 2012
^ ^a ^b Dramatis interview Electricity Club 14 January 2020

External links

Cedric Sharpley obituary

v t e Gary Numan
Albums with Tubeway Army	Tubeway Army Replicas The Plan
Studio albums	The Pleasure Principle Telekon Dance I, Assassin Warriors Berserker The Fury Strange Charm Metal Rhythm Outland Machine + Soul Sacrifice Exile Pure Jagged Dead Son Rising Splinter (Songs from a Broken Mind) Savage (Songs from a Broken World) Intruder
Collaborations	Automatic (with Bill Sharpe) Human (with Michael R. Smith) Nicholson / Numan 1987–1994 (with Hugh Nicholson)
Live albums	Living Ornaments '79 Living Ornaments '80 Living Ornaments '79 and '80 White Noise Ghost The Skin Mechanic Dream Corrosion Dark Light Living Ornaments '81 The Radio One Recordings Scarred Live at Shepherds Bush Empire Hope Bleeds Fragment 1/04 Fragment 2/04 The Complete John Peel Sessions Jagged Live Engineers Telekon – Live Replicas Live The Pleasure Principle Live Big Noise Transmission
Singles	"That's Too Bad" "Bombers" "Down in the Park" "Are "Friends" Electric?" "Cars" "Complex" "We Are Glass" "I Die: You Die" "This Wreckage" "Stormtrooper in Drag" "She's Got Claws" "Love Needs No Disguise" "Music for Chameleons" "We Take Mystery (To Bed)" "Warriors" "Change Your Mind" "New Thing from London Town" "This Is Love" "I Can't Stop" "Like a Refugee (I Won't Cry)" "Crazier"
Soundtracks	The Radial Pair: Video Soundtrack
Compilations	New Man Numan Exhibition Isolate The Best of Gary Numan 1978–1983 The Premier Hits Techno Army Featuring Gary Numan Random Random (02) The Mix New Dreams for Old Exposure Hybrid Resonator (Pioneer of Sound) Jagged Edge Dead Moon Falling
Related articles	Discography Sharpe & Numan Paul Gardiner Dramatis Tubeway Radio Heart "Freak Like Me" "Where's Your Head At"

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