QUEEN AND BEN ELTON'S SMASH HIT SHOW 'WE WILL ROCK YOU' IS COMING TO LIVERPOOL!
Following the huge success of the 2009 UK tour of the smash hit Queen and Ben Elton musical, ‘”We Will Rock You” comes the announcement that the show will return to the road in 2010. The production will be heading for the first time ever to Liverpool from 6th September to 9th October 2011, for a rocking six-week run before continuing around the country. The tour kicks off in Manchester on 3rd December 2010. On announcing the new tour, Queen’s Brian May said: “The touring production of WWRY has taken our show to new places in more ways than one! The London show thunders on, and continues to delight audiences, but the touring cast and band have brought a new interpretation and style all of their own. It's a tonic!” Last year’s tour of the acclaimed production visited six cities starting in March 2009 and coming to an end in style at Dublin’s O2 Arena at the end of January 2010. The tour sold over half a million tickets, setting and smashing box office records. The London production of the show is now in its eighth year and it is the longest running musical ever staged at the West End’s Dominion Theatre and is now booking until October 2010. The musical has so far been seen by 11 million people in 17 countries and is also due to open in Utrecht (Netherlands), Sweden (Stockholm) and Berlin (Germany) this year. The production is directed by Ben Elton, with Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor as music supervisors, Arlene Phillips oversees the musical staging and choreography. Writer Ben Elton has fashioned a hilarious futurist comedy around more than 24 of Queen’s biggest hit songs delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked Queen’s live performances. “This show is all about legend,” says Ben Elton. “We take the legend of Queen and create our own fantastical story of young kids battling the might corporations who want to suppress their individuality and their love of music. They need a hero who can help them in their struggle, and we have two – the dreamer Galileo and the sassy rock chick Scaramouche. Guess who ends up winning?” Says Brian May: “The amazing bonus is that Ben's script subtly works as a metaphor too. People definitely come out of the theatre feeling that in a strange way they now know us, Queen, and our struggle, our journey.” Says producer Phil McIntyre: “We are looking forward to taking this true rock extravaganza out on the road again. We had standing ovations night after night around the UK last year and we can’t wait to see that happen again. The touring production reaches local UK theatres carrying with it an impressive legacy: when it first became news that one of Britain’s most phenomenally successful comedy writers Ben Elton was teaming up with legends of rock, Queen, for a musical there was much speculation on what such a unique collaboration would turn out. Especially when screen icon Robert de Niro became so impressed after attending the original workshop that his company Tribeca came on board as American partner. We Will Rock You – not just a show, but a promise! We Will Rock You UK Tour 2010/11: General on sale date Friday 21/5/2010 - Theatre Booking Details: Liverpool Empire Tuesday 6th September 2011 – Sunday 9th October 2011 Monday – Saturday 7.30pm, Wed & Sat matinees 2.30pm Tickets: £17.50 - £39.50 Theatre Website: www.LiverpoolEmpire.org.uk OFFICIAL WEBSITE - www.wewillrockyou.co.uk/tour Further Queen information - www.queenonline.com The tour is a Phil McIntyre Entertainment presentation with Queen Theatrical Productions.
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