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Annerin Productions Presents
NATIONAL TOUR ANNOUNCED FOR
BEATLES’ CELEBRATION SHOW
Let It Be Confirmed To Play 21 Theatres During 2016
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Beatlemania has well and truly got back to where it once belonged as the producers of smash hit musical LET IT BE
announce a new national tour for 2016.
Audiences across the country will be Twisting and Shouting until their heart’s content when the show embarks on a
national tour visiting 21 theatres across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
This will be LET IT BE’s biggest tour to date, and it is expected that audiences will Come Together with a little help
from their friends to dance in the aisles and celebrate music history’s greatest ever worldwide phenomenon.
The confirmed tour opens at the Cliffs Pavilion in Southend on 11 January 2016, and continues throughout the
Spring and Summer months before it concludes on 25 June at the New Theater in Oxford.
The mega tour will take in Southend; Southampton; Bromley; Bath; Torquay; Truro; Sheffield; Manchester; New
Wimbledon; Dublin; Woking; Blackpool; York; Swansea; Edinburgh; Birmingham; Aylesbury; Darlington;
Canterbury; Bristol and Oxford. With more dates to be announced.
The show has already wowed London’s West End and New York’s Broadway audiences. It is currently half-way
through a five-week run in the birthplace of the biggest band in the world, Liverpool, where it is enjoying 5-star
rave reviews and sell-out performances at Royal Court Theatre Liverpool.
LET IT BE celebrates the music of the world’s most successful rock ‘n’ roll band in a spectacular concert charting the
band’s meteoric rise from their humble beginnings in Liverpool’s Cavern Club, through the height of Beatlemania, to
their later studio masterpieces. They were just four boys from Liverpool who went on to change the world.
The show entertains Liverpool audiences until Saturday 14 November. It opened earlier this month to coincide with
what would have been John Lennon’s 75th Birthday. LET IT BE has broken box office records at Royal Court Theatre
Liverpool as the venue’s fastest selling show, passing the 10,000 ticket milestone. Extra shows have also been added
to the run to meet demand.
The tour announcement comes in the same week as ITV announce a new prime-time Beatles documentary. The
Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One will be aired at 8.00pm on Wednesday 11 November. It will feature all 27
Beatles songs which reached the top of the charts here and in the States – including Let It Be. The programme will
highlight the stories behind the songs and will feature Beatles’ insiders and celebrity fans, including Michael Palin,
David Tennant, Twiggy, Jake Bugg, and Liverpool actress Sue Johnston, who was a Cavern Club regular herself.
LET IT BE will take to the road thanks to Annerin Productions and Flying Entertainment.
Producer Jeff Parry from Annerin Productions commented: “It’s more than 50 years since The Beatles released their
first single, yet the band still continue to win new generations of fans – and I cannot ever see that ever changing.
Every song still feels as fresh and vibrant today, which speaks volumes about their music and talent.
“The people of Liverpool have absolutely taken LET IT BE into their hearts. It is The Beatles’ concert that Liverpool
never got – but now cannot live without. And now we’re incredibly proud to announce the show’s biggest tour to
date. We are extremely excited to take the show back on the road and entertain Beatles’ fans across the country.
“As a young child living in Canada, my life changed when I received my first Beatles’ single. It began a lifelong
fascination and admiration for the band. I feel extremely privileged that LET IT BE is helping to keep the story of the
band alive. Money can’t buy you love, but it can buy you tickets to the hottest show on tour.”
LET IT BE is packed with over 40 of The Beatles’ greatest hits including Twist and Shout, She Loves You and Drive My
Car, as well as global mega hits Yesterday, Hey Jude, Come Together and, of course, Let It Be. Travel back to the
Swinging Sixties when all you needed was love, and a little help from your friends!
Seen by over 1 million people worldwide, LET IT BE continues to delight audiences across the globe, having recently
performed to audiences in Germany, Japan, Moscow, and France.
LET IT BE has established itself as one of the West End’s most popular shows since originally opening at the Prince of
Wales Theatre in September 2012, where it recouped its initial investment after just 18 weeks before transferring for
a year-long run at the Savoy Theatre from January 2013 through to February 2014. Before moving to Royal Court
Theatre Liverpool, the show completed an 8-month run at the Garrick Theatre in London’s West End.
More information can be found on www.LetItBeLive.com
FULL TOUR LISTING
SOUTHEND
Cliffs Pavilion
11 January – 16 January 2016
01702 351 135
www.southendtheatres.org.uk
SOUTHAMPTON
Mayflower
18 January – 23 January 2016
02380 711811
www.mayflower.org.uk
BROMLEY
Churchill Theatre
25 January – 30 January 2016
0844 871 7620
www.atgtickets.com/bromley
BATH
Theatre Royal
1 February – 6 February 2016
01225 448 844
www.theatreroyal.org.uk
TORQUAY
Princess Theatre
8 February – 13 February 2016
0844 871 3023
www.atgtickets.com/torquay
TRURO
Hall for Cornwall
15 February – 20 February 2016
01872 262 466
www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
SHEFFIELD
Lyceum Theatre
22 February – 27 February 2016
0114 249 6000
www.sheffieldtheatres.org.uk
MANCHESTER
Opera House
29 February – 5 March 2016
0844 871 3018
www.atgtickets.com/manchester
WIMBLEDON
New Theatre
7 March – 12 March 2016
0844 871 7646
www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-wimbledon-theatre
DUBLIN
Board Gais Energy Theatre
14 March – 19 March 2016
00353 (1) 677 7999
www.boardgaisenergytheatre.ie
WOKING
New Victoria Theatre
21 March – 26 March 2016
0844 871 7645
www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-victoria-theatre
BLACKPOOL
Grand Theatre
28 March – 2 April 2016
01253 290 190
www.blackpoolgrand.co.uk
YORK
Grand Opera House
4 April – 9 April 2016
0844 871 3024
www.atgtickets.com/york
SWANSEA
Grand Theatre
11 April – 16 April 2016
01792 475 715
www.swansea.gov.uk/swanseagrandtheatre
EDINBURGH
Playhouse Theatre
18 April – 23 April 2016
0844 871 3014
www.atgtickets.com/venues/edinburgh-playhouse
BIRMINGHAM
Hippodrome
25 April – 30 April 2016
0844 338 5000
www.birminghamhippodrome.com
AYLESBURY
Waterside Theatre
2 May – 7 May 2016
0844 871 7607
www.atgtickets.com/venues/aylesbury-waterside-theatre
DARLINGTON
Civic Theatre
9 May – 14 May 2016
01325 486 555
www.darlingtoncivic.co.uk
CANTERBURY
Marlowe Theatre
6 June – 11 June 2016
01227 787 787
www.marlowetheatre.com
BRISTOL
Hippodrome
13 June – 18 June 2016
0844 871 3012
www.atgtickets.com/bristol
OXFORD
New Theatre
20 June – 25 June 2016
0844 871 3020
www.atgtickets.com/venues/new-theatre-oxford
ENDS
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NOTES TO EDITORS
THE NATION’S FAVOURITE BEATLES NUMBER ONE
NEW ITV BEATLES PROGRAMME TO AIR AT 8.00PM ON WEDNESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2015
The Beatles were a musical sensation like no other. Since exploding onto the music scene in the early 60s, the band has had an
unparalleled musical and cultural impact on Britain and the world for over 50 years.
The Nation’s Favourite Beatles Number One tells the stories behind some of the greatest Beatles songs ever. With interviews
from Beatles’ insiders including musicians, friends, fellow performers and celebrity fans, we’ll hear about the stories behind the
Fab Four’s best-loved hits.
These are the stories behind the 27 songs that reached number one here and in the US – from She Loves You to Paperback
Writer, Hey Jude to Let It Be – as the show hears from the people who were there to witness in person the extraordinary rise
and rise of The Beatles.
Some of the celebrity fans featured in the show include Michael Palin, Sandie Shaw, David Tennant, Twiggy, Bjorn Ulvaeus,
George Ezra, Jake Bugg and Sue Johnston, who was even a Cavern Club regular herself.
About The Beatles
The Beatles are George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. They released their first single, Love Me Do, on
5th October 1962. They are the best-selling band in history, with estimated sales of over one billion units. The group received 7
Grammy awards, 15 Ivor Novello Awards and an Oscar. They have more multi-platinum albums, more number one singles and
more number one albums than any other group. They are the only act to have simultaneously held the top five positions on the
US Billboard chart. They are the only group to appear five times in the top 100 best-selling singles in the UK – no other group
appears more than twice. Their song Yesterday is the most covered song in history. Their song I Want To Hold Your Hand is the
fastest selling single of all time. The Beatles 1 is the fastest selling CD of all time. The group officially split in December 1970.
About Annerin Productions
Annerin Productions is a division of the Canadian based company, Jeff Parry Promotions, which has been a North American
promotion company for over 30 years. Having shifted the companies’ focus over 10 years ago to produce shows in the form of
high quality entertainment, Annerin Productions is now becoming a world class leader in creating nostalgic theatrical concerts
for audiences to experience legendary artists who are no longer touring. Past productions include: Bjorn Again, Barrage, Jason
Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience and RAIN – A Tribute to The Beatles which had a successful Broadway Run in 2010/2011.
Current productions include PFX– The Pink Floyd Experience, The Australian Bee Gees Show and Let It Be – A Celebration of the
Music of The Beatles.