20th Century Boy

Archive Listings for 20th Century Boy

T076348217 (NEWWOLSEY11) World Premiere.Producer New Wolsey Theatre. Director Gary Lloyd. Performer George Maguire (Marc Bolan). Performer Jenna Lee James (June). Performer Donna Hines (Gloria). Performer Craig Storrod (Rolan Bolan). Performer Greg Barnett (Tony Visconti). Performer Katie Bernstein (Helen Shapiro). Performer Peter Manchester (Simon Napier-Bell). Performer Matthew Ashcroft (Steve Took).

8 Sep 11 to 1 Oct 11

New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich :: V81 listing details L01727387855

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Musical :: 20th Century Boy is a celebration of the life of Marc Bolan and his band T.Rex. Rocker, poet, electric warrior, king of glam, godfather of punk - Marc Bolan tried many styles on for size in his search to become a superstar. Before his tragic death in 1977, a few days short of his 30th birthday, Bolan lived life at breakneck speed, creating a series of iconic images, a string of number one hits and an army of obsessive fans. This dynamic new musical looks behind the glitter and the sequins to discover what drove the "bard of Hackney" to become "bigger than the Beatles". Packed with 70’s hits including Ride a White Swan, Metal Guru, Get It On, I Love To Boogie, Children of the Revolution and of course the title track 20th Century Boy!

Author	Peter Rowe (Peter Rowe (in association with Gary Lloyd based on an original idea by Brian Dunham)
Company	lin Giffin and Nicky Graham)
Music	Marc Bolan
Lyrics	Marc Bolan