Performance

Venue	Duke of York's Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	24th September 2011
Opened	10th October 2011
To	18th February 2012
When	Mon-Sat 19:30. Wed, Sat Mats 14:30
Prices	From £23.50. To £56.00.
Duke of York's Theatre (V392)
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Date of change: 2 Sep 11 - T0730404727
Date of change: 27 Jul 11 - T0730404727

Backbeat

Work:: Backbeat (S01977857999)

Backbeat is the story of the fifth Beatle, Stuart Sutcliffe (the band's original bassist), and the two most important people in his life: John Lennon and Astrid Kirchherr. Re-imagined for the stage by the original writer and director of the acclaimed 1994 film, Iain Softley. This production of Backbeat is a passionate and vivid portrayal of a love story born out of the famous summer when The Beatles made their name in the city of Hamburg. Inseparable friends, John and Stuart become entwined in a fiery triangular relationship as Stuart falls madly in love with Astrid. John forces Stuart to choose between his deep loyalty for John, a future with the greatest band in history or following his heart and pursuing a life as an artist with the woman of his dreams.

Author	Iain Softley
Author	Stephen Jeffreys

Production:: (T0730404727)

Producer	Karl Sydow
Director	David Leveaux
Musical Director	Paul Stacey
Design	Christopher Oram
Design	Andrew D Edwards
Lighting	Howard Harrison
Lighting	David Holmes
Sound	Paul Groothuis
Sound	Ed Clarke
Performer	Nick Blood (Stuart Sutcliffe)
Performer	Andrew Knott (John Lennon)
Performer	Ruta Gedmintas (Astrid Kirchherr)
Performer	Daniel Healy (Paul Mccartney)
Performer	William Payne (George Harrison)
Performer	Oliver Bennett (Pete Best)
Performer	Adam Sopp (Tony Sheridan / Ringo Starr)
Performer	Dominic Rouse (Klaus Voorman)
Performer	Ben Fox (Arthur Ballard / Bert Kaempfert)
Performer	James Wallace (George Martin)

Listing:: L02106906712

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Special Performances

6 Feb 12 Open Captioned (STAGETEXT)

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