Cast announced for Brian Epstein play Please Please Me at Kiln Theatre

The Kiln Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of Please Please Me, a new play by Tom Wright.

Directed by the theatre’s artistic director Amit Sharma, the production will now run from 16 April to 29 May 2026, with a press night on 23 April.

The play follows the story of Brian Epstein, the manager of The Beatles, from his first encounter with the band at Liverpool’s Cavern Club through their rise to fame, while exploring his personal life and relationships.

The cast includes Calam Lynch as Brian, Noah Ritter as John, William Robinson as Peter and Mike, Arthur Wilson as Geoffrey and Harry, and Eleanor Worthington-Cox as Cynthia and Cilla.

The creative team includes set and co-costume designer Tom Piper, co-costume designer Deborah Andrews, lighting designer Rory Beaton, composer and sound designer David Shrubsole, movement director Jess Williams, casting director Amy Ball, associate sound designer and production sound engineer Chris Simpson, assistant director Hetty Hodgson, production manager Pam Nichol and wigs, hair and make-up supervisor Sharon Pearson.

Sharma said: “Brian was a captivating person, and I’m incredibly excited to be working with this company of actors on Tom’s beautiful play. I hope audiences will be blown away by their brilliance. I’m equally delighted to be collaborating with our wonderful creative and production team. I’m so excited to get started!”

Wright added: “I couldn’t be more thrilled to bring this extraordinary cast together for Please Please Me. Each of them walked into the audition room and gave me that unmistakable tingle – surprising me and revealing new depths in their characters. I’m delighted audiences are eager to meet Brian and hear his story and can’t wait to share our production with them.”

Please Please Me is a Kiln Theatre production supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund held at Prism, the Gift Fund.