Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles

The producers of Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles, the play about the legendary music manager Brian Epstein, are delighted to announce that the play will open at London’s Leicester Square Theatre in Summer 2014 for an initial 6-week run.

Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles is a window into the private world of the music entrepreneur whose stellar career as Beatles Manager (He also managed other popular artists such as Gerry & The Pacemakers, Billy J Kramer, The Foremost, The Dakotas and Cilla Black.) made him a household name yet whose controversial personal life remained very much in the closet. Brian died in 1967 of an accidental overdose at the age of 32.

Brain Epstein c/o The Liverpool Echo

This two-hander play imagines this 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.

Acclaimed actor and TV star Andrew Lancel (Coronation Street, The Bill, Queer as Folk) and newcomer 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 Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles  in Liverpool, where the show premiered in November 2012 as part of the city’s official Beatles 50th Anniversary celebrations.

“I hadn’t had anything to do with management of pop artists before that day that I went down to the Cavern Club and heard the Beatles playing… I was immediately struck by their music, their beat, and their sense of humour on stage – and even afterwards when I met them I was struck again by their personal charm. And it was there, that really, it all started.” Brian Epstein recalled meeting The Beatles.

Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles 2012 Original Cast production image.

“An experience not to be missed.”
The Stage

“Andrew Lancel as Epstein is terrific… As the boy, Will Finlason gracefully mingles brashness and compassion.”
The Times

“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 Liverpool Vision.

More information on Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles can be found at www.epsteintheplay.com
View the trailer here

LISTING INFORMATION:

Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles
Leicester Square Theatre
6 Leicester Place, London, Greater London WC2H 7BX
5 August – 6 September 2014
Preview Performances: 30 July – 4 August
Mon – Sat Evenings: 7.30pm,  Thurs mats 3.00pm, Sat early shows 4.00pm
Ticket Prices: £30-£42.50
Booking fees may apply