Telstar

Archive Listings for Telstar

T1335641709 (YVONNE05) Producer KT2 Productions. Producer New Vic Workshop (in association with Eastbourne Theatre and Cambridge Arts Theatre). Director Paul Jepson. Design Tim Shortall. Lighting Chris Ellis. Performer Con O'Neill (Joe Meek). Performer Linda Robson (Violet Shenton). Performer Joseph Morgan (Heinz). Performer Roland Manookian (Patrick Pink). Performer Gareth Corke (Geoff Goddard). Performer Philip York (Major Banks). Performer Tarl Caple (Chas Hodges). Performer William Woods (Clem Cattini). Performer Callum Dixon (John Leyton/Screaming Lord Sutch/Simon). Performer David Hayler (Billy Kuy/Alan Caddy/Richie Blackmore).
21 Jun 05 to 10 Sep 05	The Ambassadors Theatre, West End :: V382 listing details L0886239630
8 Mar 05 to 12 Mar 05	Opera House, Manchester :: V488 listing details L193654784
28 Feb 05 to 5 Mar 05	Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne :: V665 listing details L1807675906
21 Feb 05 to 26 Feb 05	Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford :: V702 listing details L01451404825
14 Feb 05 to 19 Feb 05	Civic Theatre, Darlington :: V562 listing details L1035726004
8 Feb 05 to 12 Feb 05	Grand Opera House, York :: V957 listing details L01064297322
2 Feb 05 to 5 Feb 05	Arts Theatre, Cambridge :: V19 listing details L02001696216

Details

Play :: Joe Meek - the World's first independent record producer - lived a brief, explosive and bizarre life which changed the world of music and the lives of everyone in his orbit forever. Despite meagre resources, he recorded three of the biggest hits of the period: Jonny Remember Me, Have I The Right and of course Telstar, which became one of the biggest sellers of all time. We witness the contained hysteria of these momentous recording sessions and experience the wild times had by his band - a ramshackle bunch of local youngsters, who found themselves suddenly thrown into the big-time. His unrequited love for his one-hit wonder protégé, his fateful alliance with his landlady, and his crazy business partnership with Screaming Lord Sutch ignite the play in a whirlwind of music, mayhem and madness. Humour, chaos, tragedy and the iconic sounds of the early 60s. Contains some strong language.

Author

Nick Moran