whilst it is heartfelt, whilst there is an element of activism that is inside it and inherent in bob marley s music and in the musical.it is also a celebration of him as an individual, of those ideas, of the acceptance of those ideas now. while his music is loved the world over, for those recreating marley s life, the rehearsal room became a deeply private place. people have a really personal connection to bob marley, especially because most people in that room are of caribbean descent and, actually, most people in that room are jamaican heritage. so they grew up not only with the music, but their parents grew up with the music. and it felt like their parents stories, like. rita reminds me very much of my own mum. putting the life and music of bob marley on stage has taken years. good news, then that although the show s only been on a couple of weeks, its run has been extended to next year, giving us more chance
i ve been waiting for this day i ve been waiting! cheering. the actor playing one of the most famous musicians in history knows the responsibility he carries. what s it like playing someone whose voice is recognised all over the world? i m not up there doing a bob marley impression. there is a certain level of interpretation that has to kind of come into the fold you know, like, how do i interpret this man s love for his music and for his words and for his religion and for the women in his life? how does that physically affect my performance? # could you be loved and be loved? from the boy abandoned by his father, to the homeless teenager sleeping on a studio floor in kingston so he could wake up and make music, marley s life from cradle to grave is told. marley s music provides the context. it brims over with activism, politics and power. whilst it is political,
from the boy abandoned by his father, to the homeless teenager sleeping on a studio floor in kingston so he could wake up and make music, marley s life from cradle to grave is told. marley s music provides the context. it brims over with activism, politics and power. whilst it is political, whilst it is heartfelt, whilst there is an element of activism that is inside it and inherent in bob marley s music and in the musical.it is also a celebration of him as an individual, of those ideas, of the acceptance of those ideas now. while his music is loved the world over, for those recreating marley s life, the rehearsal room became a deeply private place. people have a really personal connection to bob marley, especially because most people in that room are of caribbean descent and, actually,
there is a certain level of interpretation that has to kind of come into the fold you know, like, how do i interpret this man s love for his music and for his words and for his religion and for the women in his life? how does that physically affect my performance? # could you be loved and be loved? from the boy abandoned by his father, to the homeless teenager sleeping on a studio floor in kingston so he could wake up and make music, marley s life from cradle to grave is told. marley s music provides the context. it brims over with activism, politics and power. whilst it is political, whilst it is heartfelt, whilst there is an element of activism that is inside it and inherent in bob marley s music and in the musical.it is also a celebration of him as an individual, of those ideas, of the acceptance of those ideas now. while his music is loved the world over, for those recreating marley s life, the rehearsal room became a deeply private place.