Backbeat
Tickets from: £32.00Backbeat - the adaptation of the 1994 film by Iain Softley on the birth of the Beatles - will be rock 'n' rolling its way to London's Duke of York Theatre for its West End premiere from October.
Booking from: Saturday, 24th September 2011Booking until: Saturday, 18th February 2012
Matinees: Wednesday and Saturday 2:30pm
Evenings: Monday to Saturday 7:30pm
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Backbeat is now open at London's Duke of York's Theatre!
Backbeat is the story of how The Beatles 'became' The Beatles - when John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe embarked on their journey from the famous docks of Liverpool to search for success in the seedy red light district of Hamburg.
The compelling triangular relationship between the band's original bassist Stuart Sutcliffe, the striking German photographer Astrid Kirchherr with whom he fell in love, and his best friend John Lennon, became an intrinsic part of The Beatles' story - and put them on an unstoppable trajectory onto the world stage.
Directed by the award-winning David Leveaux, Backbeat features all-time rock 'n' roll classics including Love Me Do, PS I Love You, Twist and Shout, I Saw Her Standing There, Rock 'N' Roll Music, Long Tall Sally, Please Mr Postman and Money - live on stage as performed by 'The Beatles'.
'The Beatles are back in town. Backbeat is a back-story to cherish'
The Evening Standard
'A striking, absorbing play with music. Imaginative, thrilling and startling'
Time Out
'A dynamic blast of a production'
The Independent
