Barn Theatre’s MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET to transfer to London this Autumn
It has been announced that the Barn Theatre production of Million Dollar Quartet will transfer to London this autumn for a strictly limited season.
The critically acclaimed production, currently playing a summer season in Cirencester, will play at The Arts at Marble Arch: powered by TodayTix from 4 September - 6 December.
On the night of December 4th 1956, four men walked into a recording studio in Memphis and made musical history. Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley were brought together by pure chance for a jam session which would go on to shape the trajectory of rock ‘n’ roll music across the world.
In the studio egos collide, promises are broken and dreams take shape. As the men navigate ambition, rivalry and fame they create the soundtrack that will define an era. Experience the classic songs - ‘Blue Suede Shoes’, ‘Fever’, ‘Walk The Line’, ‘Hound Dog’ (and many more) - in the thrilling atmosphere of that once-in-a-lifetime event.
Stage and screen favourite Darren Day will reprise the role of Sam Phillips, the visionary producer who discovered the sound of rock ’n’ roll, with full casting for the London season to be announced shortly.
The production is directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, with choreography by Joanna Goodwin, set and costume design by Libby Watson, lighting by Alex Musgrave, sound by Nick Lodge, and musical supervision by Lee Freeman.
The London transfer follows the production’s extended summer season at the Barn Theatre in Cirencester and continues the theatre’s growing record of developing work in the Cotswolds for wider audiences, under its Built By Barn brand, following the recent West End run and UK tour of its 2023 production of I’m Sorry Prime Minister, I Can’t Quite Remember, as well as the forthcoming UK tour of The King’s Speech.
CEO and Artistic Director of the Barn Theatre, Iwan Lewis, said: “Million Dollar Quartet has blown the roof off the Barn Theatre, and now it’s ready to rock London!
“We’re thrilled to be working with Steve Spiegel and TRW Production to bring another Barn Theatre hit to the capital. Sitting next door to Hyde Park, the setting for truly legendary gigs, The Arts at Marble Arch feels like a natural home for the greatest jam session in rock ’n’ roll history.
“Enormous credit goes to every member of this company, from our cast and creatives to our crew and production team. Together, they have audiences of every generation dancing in the aisles, night after night. We can’t wait to see London do the same and keep rock ’n’ roll alive!”.
Louis Hartshorn, on behalf of The Arts at Marble Arch powered by TodayTix, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Million Dollar Quartet back to the West End - we’re ready for this fantastic production to blow the roof off our brand-new theatre!”
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