10:30am Friday 23rd July 2010
THE music of Queen is coming to The Mayflower for six weeks with a regional tour of the Queen and Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You.
Next spring, the hit musical will be playing in Southampton, from April 20 to May 28, 2011, before continuing a tour around the country.
Last year, the show visited six cities from March 2009, selling over half a million tickets and ending in style at Dublin’s O2 Arena in January this year.
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!”
The London production is now in its eighth year and the musical has so far been seen by 11 million people in 17 countries. Productions are due to open in Utrecht, Netherlands, Stockholm, Sweden, and Berlin, Germany, this year.
The show is directed by Ben Elton, with Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor as music supervisors and Arlene Phillips overseeing the musical staging and choreography.
Writer Elton has fashioned an hilarious futurist comedy around more than 20 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,” said Elton. “We take the legend of Queen and create our own fantastical story of young kids battling the might of 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?”
Tickets, priced from £17.50 to £42.50, are on sale now by calling the box office on 02380 711811 or online at mayflower.org.uk.
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