Performance

Venue	Soho Theatre
	Also: Studio
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	6th December 2018
Opened	11th December 2018
To	19th January 2019
When	19:15. Thu, Sat Mats 15:00
Soho Theatre (V1035)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

Date of change: 12 Nov 18 - T1109674882
Date of change: 16 Oct 18 - T1109674882

Chasing Bono

Work:: Chasing Bono (S1377993509)

1970s Dublin. Friends Neil McCormick and Paul Hewson share the same ambition: to form bands and become global superstars. Paul changed his name to 'Bono' and his band became U2. Neil's band never got off the ground. 1987. Dublin gangster Danny Machin wants a fair and balanced account written of his life whilst now-writer Neil is thinking of ending his. Danny sees an opportunity and kidnaps him. Neil becomes Danny's biographer. Danny becomes Neil's shrink, probing the reasons for Neil's succession of disastrous decisions.

Author	Dick Clement
Author	Ian La Fenais
Book by	Neil McCormick (I was Bono's Doppelganger)

Production:: (T1109674882)

Producer	Sally Humphreys Productions
Producer	Covent Garden Productions
Director	Gordon Anderson
Design	Max Dorey
Lighting	Christopher Naime
Director	Orla O'Connor (casting director)
Performer	Ciaran Dowd
Performer	Niamh Bracken
Performer	Denis Conway
Performer	Farzana Dua Elahe
Performer	Donal Finn
Performer	Niall McNamee
Performer	Shane O'Regan

Listing:: L1066273332

Reviews

Chasing Bono review
13Dec18: Seen at the Soho Theatre.

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