Award-winning actor, producer and director Daniel Taylor will take centre stage in a new music show celebrating the man known as the Quiet Beatle – George Harrison – on a seven date tour this summer followed by a two-week residency at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
First seen as the closing show at the inaugural Liverpool Theatre Festival last September, Something About George – The George Harrison Story will open at The Haymarket Basingstoke on 9 June before moving on to The Beggar’s Theatre Millom (11 June), St Helens Theatre Royal (16 June), Epstein Theatre, Liverpool (18-19 June), Coventry Assembly Festival Garden (21, 23 and 25 June), The Mill Arts Centre Banbury (30 June) and King’s Hall Ilkley (8 July), before arriving in Edinburgh to play The Bijou from 4-18 August.
Presented by Something About Productions, the show will be performed as a one-man, one-act festival version in Coventry and Edinburgh, with the full two-hour show featuring Taylor and three other musicians creating a Fab Four band, visuals, soundscape and set design.
Discussing the show, Taylor, who previously played fellow Beatle John Lennon in the award-winning Lennon Through A Glass Onion, said: “We had a fantastic response when we premiered Something About George in Liverpool last autumn, and now I’m thrilled to be able to share George Harrison’s incredible story with audiences in Edinburgh and right across the country.
“After all his achievements, George is still one of the most underrated songwriters that has ever lived, and this is a perfect chance to celebrate and shine a spotlight on his musical genius.”
Created by the team behind the successful Something About Simon – The Paul Simon Story, Something About George is written by Jon Fellowes, who co-produces the show alongside Liverpool-born singer songwriter Gary Edward Jones and theatre producer Bill Elms.
Commenting on the production, co-producer Edward Jones said: “It’s now 20 years since George Harrison passed away – but his remarkable story and timeless music lives on.
“We feel privileged to be able to highlight the legacy he left behind. We’re excited to share this journey with audiences on this inaugural UK tour and are sure they will leave the show knowing more about George and his incredible life.”
Angela Thomas
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