Bill Elms & Jen Heyes Productions Ltd
present
A ‘FAB FOUR’ WEEKS UNTIL EPSTEIN
OFFICIAL OPENING IN LONDON
Starring Andrew
Lancel as Brian Epstein, with Will Finlason as ‘This
Boy’
Written by Andrew
Sherlock | Directed by Jen Heyes
Leicester Square Theatre,
London
Previews - 30 Jul–2 Aug | Run - 4 Aug-6 Sep
2014
Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles - the
long-awaited play about the legendary music manager Brian Epstein – officially
opens at London’s Leicester Square Theatre in a ‘Fab Four’ weeks on
Mon 4th August (previews from Wed 30 July) and will continue
throughout the summer until Sat 6 September.
The show opens hot off the heels of The Beatles
50th Anniversary celebrations happening around the world, Brian
Epstein posthumously inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after
a campaign from fans and also the unveiling of a commemorative blue plaque at
the London offices of Epstein’s company NEMS on 29th June. Brian
would have celebrated his 80th birthday this
September.
Epstein: The Man Who Made
The Beatles is the untold story and window into the private world of the
gay, Jewish, music entrepreneur whose stellar career as Beatles Manager made him
a household name yet whose controversial personal life remained very much in the
closet. Brian died in 1967 of a concluded accidental overdose at the age of
32.
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c. Rhian Askins |
Acclaimed stage and TV star Andrew Lancel (Coronation
Street, The Bill) and actor Will Finlason will return to the roles of
Brian Epstein and the fictional character ‘This Boy’ respectively, for which
they each received rave reviews during the initial run in Liverpool, where the
show premiered in November 2012 as part of the city’s official Beatles
50th Anniversary celebrations at the Epstein
Theatre.
Andrew Lancel said: “This is a window into the life
of one of the most important men in pop history, a gay man who had a hand in
changing the world, he was unique. Opening in the West End is a thrill in this
year full of fitting, timely and wonderful honours to Brian, the man who made
the Beatles.
“Andrew Lancel
as Epstein is terrific...
As the boy,
Will Finlason gracefully mingles brashness and compassion.”
The
Times
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c. Rhian Askins |
“A show of
thought-provoking insight and raw emotion…
The Beatles
Manager superbly portrayed by Andrew Lancel.
An experience
not to be missed!”
The
Stage
This two-hander play imagines
this brilliant but troubled man’s drug-fuelled final days whilst looking back
upon his illustrious adult life and meteoric career from his drama school days
to managing the world’s biggest pop group - a must-see opportunity to discover a
previously unexplored story and celebrate a true icon of 1960’s popular culture
– a man who shaped music and style across the world.
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c. Rhian Askins |
Jen Heyes, Director and
Co-Producer of the play said “Rehearsals have now begun and I am so
looking forward to bringing the play to London, since running in Liverpool, we
have had time to revisit the story, the multi-media pieces and create an even
more powerful piece of theatre which I think audiences, whether seen the show
before or not, are going to love.”
Martin Witts, Artistic Director at the Leicester Square
Theatre said: “We are very much looking forward to having this exciting
new play in residence at the Leicester Square Theatre throughout the Summer
period, it is a perfect fit for our diverse audience and a great attraction for
international visitors. It’s very fitting that the show is coming to London
during what is going to be a Rock and Roll year celebration of Brian Epstein’s
life and the instrumental impact he had on popular music, we hope it will run
and run."
Running from 30 July – 6
September 2014 at London’s Leicester Square Theatre, Epstein: The Man Who
Made The Beatles is brought to you by Bill Elms & Jen Heyes Productions
Ltd, written by Andrew Sherlock and directed by Jen Heyes.
“At times
comic, at times intensely moving... Epstein is not merely an exercise in
nostalgia, it also finds the real man lurking inside an
enigma.”
The Arts
Desk
“An evocative
and moving history lesson, enlivened with wit - enthralling for those who were
there (and still remember it) and for a new generation discovering their musical
roots.”
Whatsonstage.com
LISTING
INFORMATION:
Epstein: The Man Who Made
The Beatles
Leicester Square Theatre
6 Leicester Place, London,
Greater London WC2H 7BX
30 July – 6 September
2014
Preview Performances: 30 July
– 2 August
Mon – Sat Evenings: 7.30pm I
Thurs mats 3.00pm I Sat early shows 4.00pm
Ticket Prices: £30-£42.50
HOW TO BOOK:
Book in person at the
venue, online at www.leicestersquaretheatre.com
or via telephone on 08448 733433. Booking fees may
apply
Writing co-commissioned by
Homotopia.
Supported by Arts Council
England, Orange Amplification, Liverpool Vision and Liverpool
Echo.
Production partners: The
Beatles Story (Liverpool), Hard Day’s Night Hotel (Liverpool),
Hard Rock Cafe (London), The Beatles Coffee Shop/Beatles Walks
(London).
The official hotel partner is
Radisson Blu Edwardian, London.
The
official production charity partner is CALM www.thecalmzone.net.
Running Time 2hrs approx
Suitable for age 14+
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