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Beatles Music Hits West End Stage for First Time
19 Oct
Summary
- The Beatles' music will be legally performed on stage for the first time.
- A new stage adaptation of the film Yesterday is in development.
- The production has reached workshop stages with multiple script revisions.
For the first time ever, the music of The Beatles will be legally featured in a West End stage production. Producer Emma Freud announced that the show will be a stage adaptation of the popular 2019 film "Yesterday." This monumental agreement allows for the live theatrical performance of their timeless songs, a feat never before achieved.
Freud, who is working on the musical with her husband Richard Curtis, confirmed that Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle will also helm the stage show. The production is currently in its workshop phase, with the script undergoing extensive revisions. This process involves interrogating the script, songs, and staging to ensure a successful theatrical translation. The team is reportedly on the eleventh draft of the script, emphasizing that it is a re-imagining for the stage rather than a direct transfer of the film.
The film "Yesterday" tells the story of a struggling musician who awakens in a world where The Beatles never existed, subsequently achieving fame by performing their songs. The movie, which starred Himesh Patel, Lily James, and Ed Sheeran, was filmed in various locations across Suffolk, Essex, and Norfolk.
