LIVERPOOL’S SMASH HIT BEATLES PLAY TRANSFERS TO LONDON’S WEST END
Starring Andrew Lancel as Brian Epstein, with Will Finlason as ‘This Boy’
Written by Andrew Sherlock | Directed by Jen Heyes
Leicester Square Theatre, London
4 August - 6 September 2014, previews from 30 July 2014
Bill Elms and Jen Heyes Productions Ltd, the Liverpool producers of Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles which premiered in the city last year to great acclaim, are delighted to announce that the play is to open at London’s Leicester Square Theatre in Summer 2014 for an initial 6-week run. Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles is the untold story and window into the private world of the music entrepreneur whose stellar career as Beatles Manager made him a household name yet whose controversial personal life remained very much in the closet. 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 of in Liverpool. This two-hander play imagines the 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 - 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. Brian died in 1967 of an accidental overdose at the age of 32.
“Andrew Lancel as Epstein is terrific...
As the boy, Will Finlason gracefully mingles brashness and compassion.”
The Times
“A show of thought-provoking insight and raw emotion…
The Beatles Manager superbly portrayed by Andrew Lancel. An experience not to be missed!”
The Stage
“At times comic, at times intensely moving... Epstein is not merely an exercise in nostalgia, it also finds the real man lurking inside an enigma.”
The Arts Desk
“An evocative and moving history lesson, enlivened with wit - enthralling for those who were there (and still remember it) and for a new generation discovering their musical roots.”
Whatsonstage.com
Writing co-commissioned by Homotopia. Supported by Orange Amplification, Liverpool Vision and Liverpool Echo. The official production charity partner is CALM www.thecalmzone.net. Hotel Partner is Radisson Edwardian (Seven Dials)
More information on Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles can be found at www.epsteintheplay.com
LISTING INFORMATION:
Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles
Leicester Square Theatre
6 Leicester Place, London, Greater London WC2H 7BX
4 August – 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
Ticket Prices: £30-£42.50
Booking fees may apply
CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE
OAP/Under 18/NUS/Reg Dis - £5 off (excluding Fri and Sat eves, previews and matinees)
Groups 10+ - 1 in 20 free (all performances)
School/Student Group 10+ (14-18yrs) - £15 Tickets – Midweek Mat and Monday Eve
Running Time 2hrs approx
Suitable for age 14+
HOW TO BOOK:
Book in person at the venue, online at www.leicestersquaretheatre.com or via telephone on 08448 733433
