20th Century Boy

Synopsis

20th Century Boy is a celebration of the life of Marc Bolan and his band T.Rex. Rocker, poet, electric warrior, king of glam, godfather of punk - Marc Bolan tried many styles on for size in his search to become a superstar. Before his tragic death in 1977, a few days short of his 30th birthday, Bolan lived life at breakneck speed, creating a series of iconic images, a string of number one hits and an army of obsessive fans. This dynamic new musical looks behind the glitter and the sequins to discover what drove the "bard of Hackney" to become "bigger than the Beatles". Packed with 70's hits including Ride a White Swan, Metal Guru, Get It On, I Love To Boogie, Children of the Revolution and of course the title track 20th Century Boy!

Our Review:

18 September 2012

Two brand new productions, one week apart at the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry and another five star show. The Belgrade have got their Autumn season off to a flying start and they are really putting their theatre on the map.

20th Century Boy is a new musical inspired by the life of Marc Bolan, T-Rex’s frontman. Peter Rowe’s wonderful writing follows Marc’s son, Rolan, in a quest to find out about his rock star father’s life who died when he was only two years old in a car accident. The combination of scenes in the present day and revisiting key moments from Bolan’s incredible career is brilliantly executed. Drawing all of the elements together, the entire production was like a rock concert and one which the audience responded to in an epic fashion!

Immediately upon entering the auditorium, we are greeted by Diego Pitarch’s set design which is multi-purpose and fully interactive. The stage has been widened beyond the usual hard masking to accommodate Pitarch’s vision to ...

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David Farthing - 3 October 2012:

Chris and I promised ourselves that we would see the new (large stage)version of this and travelled from Ipswich to be just as blown away as we were last year at its premiere in its and our home town. The wider perspective of Gran on the story certainly enhanced the spectacle, whic is surely ready for the West End. ...

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