Details

These kids - they're taking over the world - they're the new aristocracy, man and the old guard don't like it. In the quiet market town of Chichester, the most famous members of the most infamous rock group in the world are on trial. 1967. At Keith Richards's country house Redlands in deepest West Sussex, the Rolling Stones are enjoying a bohemian night in with the likes of Marianne Faithfull and George Harrison, until the constabulary swoop down and charge Keith and Mick Jagger with drug offences. Only one man can defend the two icons of the 60s revolution: Michael Havers, leading QC and future attorney general. But the furore also brings into the spotlight his own relationship with his son, aspiring teenage actor Nigel Havers, who's been drawn into Marianne's orbit... This riotous, psychedelic and hugely entertaining account of possibly the most bizarre English court case ever held evokes a turning point in cultural history and the clash between the generations.

Cast/Performers

Anthony Calf (Michael Havers QC), Ben Caplan (Allen Klein / George Harrison), Clive Francis (Cecil Havers), Louis Landau (Nigel Havers), Emer McDaid (Marianne Faithfull), Brenock O'Connor (Keith Richards), Olivia Poulet (Carol Havers), Jasper Talbot (Mick Jagger), Melody Chikakane Brown (Constable Slade / Daphne), Lara Rose McCabe (Ensemble), Sam Pay (Inspector Dineley / Judge Block), Akshay Sharan (PC Willis / Vivek Chakrabarti), Ella Tekere (Ensemble), Riley Woodford (Ensemble), Adam Young (Sniderman / Derek Carter)

Creatives/Company

Author: Charlotte Jones
Producer: Chichester Festival Theatre
Director(s): Justin Audibert, Ginny Schiller (CDG - casting)
Design: Joanna Scotcher
Music: Benjamin Kwasi Burrell (and orchestration)
Other: Ben Arkell (production manager)