Apples was a stage show written by Dury with music co-written by Blockheads member Mick Gallagher on the request of Max Stafford-Clark. The show opened for ten days of previews on 6 October 1989 and to the public 12 days later, all the shows were held at the Royal Court Theatre in London and were directed by Simon Curtis, who Dury had worked with previously in earlier stage work. The show only lasted 10 weeks before closing and reviews were not favourable.