The life and work of legendary Liverpool musician and peace campaigner John Lennon is being celebrated in a new live stage show, which embarks on a major UK tour this month.
Fronted by TV and West End star Daniel Taylor, the new biopic will be performed at 26 venues nationwide including Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury on Friday 20 June.
Something About Lennon – The John Lennon Story comes from the same team behind the acclaimed shows Something About George, which salutes the talent of the late George Harrison, and Something About Simon which showcases the music of singer-songwriting genius Paul Simon.
Something About Lennon is not a tribute show, but rather one musician authentically telling the tale and honouring the music of another in a revealing story of a life that wasn’t always filled with peace and love. A tale of controversy, genius, politics and protest, it charts Lennon’s life from the breakup of the Beatles at the end of the 1960s to his shocking murder in New York in December 1980. It features an irresistible soundtrack of incredible songs including Woman, Instant Karma and Imagine – although of course the story wouldn’t be complete without a few of those Fab Four classics along the way too.
Daniel Taylor, who trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, is an actor, producer, and director. He has previously played John Lennon in the award-winning Lennon Through a Glass Onionand is also known from his many years in Blood Brothers, along with The Very Best of Tommy Cooper, Twopence to Cross The Mersey and most recently in By The Waters Of Liverpool. He also played Peter Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream in New York’s Central Park.
Daniel Taylor said: “It’s lovely as a performer and actor to have people put so much trust in you to tell such an incredible story, and to celebrate someone as unique and timeless as John Lennon. And of course, there are all those brilliant songs having formed the soundtrack to so many people’s lives and which will be performed live with a brilliant band of musicians. I’m very proud of what we’ve created, and I can’t wait to get out there on tour now and share Lennon’s story with audiences right across the UK.”
Co-producer Bill Elms added: “The response since we announced Something About Lennon has been incredible. The production explores Lennon’s life and work in the 1970s, a time of seismic change for him but also an incredibly creative period, which was cut cruelly and tragically short on a December evening in New York City.
“The word icon can sometimes be overused, but if anyone deserves the title, it’s John Lennon. Daniel Taylor and the rest of the band have been working hard in the rehearsal room to create a fitting celebration of an extraordinary man’s life and music, and I know audiences are going to absolutely love it.”
Tickets for Something About Lennon at Theatre Severn on 20 June are £29.50 and available through the box office on: 01743 281281 or online here: https://www.theatresevern.co.uk/shows/whatson/something-about-lennon.
