Casting announced for Beatles play Backbeat at Glasgow Citizens
Casting has been announced for the stage adaptation of Backbeat, the 1994 movie about the fifth Beatle Stuart Sutcliffe, which will premiere at Glasgow Citizens Theatre in February.
The leading roles of Stuart Sutcliffe, Astrid Kirchherr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Pete Best will be played by Alex Robertson, Isabella Calthorpe, Andrew Knott, Daniel Healy, Jamie Blackley and Oliver Bennett respectively.
Robertson commented: “I am really excited to be part of the stage adaptation of Backbeat, not only is this a great acting challenge, but I haven’t played in a rock ‘n’ roll group since I was 18 so it will be great to pick up a guitar again.
“I am really looking forward to taking on the all-encompassing role of Stuart Sutcliffe. From what I’ve read so far Stuart was a brilliant soul and his influence and relationship with Lennon and Astrid, plus the progressive era in which the story is set, will be fascinating and thrilling to explore.”
The play, which is written by Iain Softley with Stephen Jeffreys and directed by Softley - the writer and director of the 1994 award-winning film of the same name - is being produced by Karl Sydow.
Backbeat will run from February 9 to March 6, with press night on February 12.
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