Backbeat
by Ian Softley and Stephen Jeffreys
24 September 2011 - 18 February 2012
Duke of York's Theatre
Cast
Stuart Sutcliffe: Nick Blood
John Lennon: Andrew Knott
Astrid Kirchherr: Ruta Gedmintas
Paul McCartney: Daniel Healy
George Harrison: Will Payne
Pete Best: Oliver Bennett
Rosa / Ensemble: Rosy Benjamin
Bruno Koschmider / Ensemble: Edward Clarke
Ensemble: Joanne Dochery
Ensemble: Josie Dunn
Ensemble: Sam Ford
Burt Kaempfurt / Ensemble: Ben Fox
Brian Epstein / Ensemble: Mark Hammersley
Klaus Voorman / Ensemble: Dominic Rouse
Ensemble: Louise Shuttleworth
Ringo / Tony Sheridan / Ensemble: Adam Sopp
Ensemble: Charles Swift
George Martin / Paolozzi / Ensemble: James Wallace
Director: David Leveaux
Designer: Andrew D Edwards
Lighting Designers: Howard Harrison and David Holmes
Sound Designer: Ed Clarke
Projection Designers: Timothy Bird and Nina Dunn
Musical Supervisor and Composer: Paul Stacey
Movement Director: Nikki Woollaston
Costume Supervisor: Karen Short
Wig Supervisor: Linda McKnight
Production Managers: Stuart Crosbie and Simon Marlow
Company Manager: Roger Collins
Stage Manager: Judith Cound
Deputy Stage Manager: Rebecca Maltby
Assistant Stage Managers: Georgia Bird, Nicola Chisholm, Becky Hartnett
Guitar Tech: Mark Browning / Steve Hackett
Sound No.1: Tom Aspley
Sound No.2: Amanda Davies
Prop Supervisors: Jonathan Hall & Chris Marcus
Head of Wardrobe: Tim Gradwell
Wig Assistant: Bianca Jules
Assistant Director: Jason Lawson
General Manager: Peter Wilkins
Producer: Karl Sydow
Andrew Knott and Daniel Healy
Nick Blood and Ruta Gedmintas
Ruta Gedmintas and Nick Blood
Nick Blood and Ruta Gedmintas
Photographs by Nobby Clark