Part-concert and part-biography, this two-hander featuring West End star Daniel Taylor and Stewart D’Arrietta, showcases 32 hits of Lennon and Lennon/ McCartney including ‘Imagine’, ‘Revolution’ and ‘Jealous Guy’ in a kaleidoscope collage of song, word and emotion.
Inspired by the song ‘Glass Onion’ which was John Lennon’s postscript to The Beatles, this show peels away the layers of time and myth to offer insight into the life of one of the world’s most revered musical icons.
Daniel Taylor recently took on the role of John in the show. A native of Liverpool with parents that grew up and lived through Beatlemania in the ’60s, Daniel has the insight and the perfect Liverpool accent to get inside the skin of the music legend for a show with a staggering 32 songs, from The Beatles compositions to Lennon’s solo records – thanks to the endorsement of Yoko Ono, who is a fan of the show.
Expect Lennon’s greatest songs including ‘Woman’ and ‘Jealous Guy’, as well as his collaborations with Paul McCartney including ‘A Day in the Life’, ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, ‘Revolution’ and ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’.
Rolling Stone magazine called it “Surprisingly compelling!” and The Liverpool Confidential would have “sworn it was Lennon resurrected, it was that good.”
Lennon: Through a Glass Onion plays at University Concert Hall on Saturday September 17.
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