New play Please Please Me restores the danger to the story of the Beatles – review

New play Please Please Me restores the danger to the story of the Beatles – review

Brian Epstein, the band manager often referred to as the ‘fifth Beatle’ is the focus of a shrewd new production at London’s Kiln Theatre

Please Please Me - Kiln Theatre ★★★★★

Kiln veteran (ex-associate director) Tom Wright has teamed up with current Kiln captain (current artistic director) Amit Sharma to deliver this sweaty, sparkling Kiln-powerhouse opus with a level of quality one rarely gets to see in a one-month run.   The show details the tumult of the Beatles’ early days through the eyes of their charming and troubled manager Brian Epstein. It’s a fascinating character study – “Eppy” is portrayed by Calam Lynch…