Wednesday 23 July 2014

EPSTEIN: THE MAN WHO MADE THE BEATLES


Bill Elms & Jen Heyes Productions Ltd present


EPSTEIN PREVIEWS IN LONDON NEXT WEEK!
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  arrives at London’s Leicester Square Theatre next week with preview performances from Wednesday 30 July and a VIP Press Night performance taking place on Monday 4th August, with special celebrity guests in attendance. The play will continue to run throughout the summer until Saturday 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 an accidental overdose at the age of 32.
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.
Set in his London Belgravia apartment, the 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. This is 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.
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.

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

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