The five main artists in forthcoming West End show The Drifters Girl, starring Beverley Knight, could soon be royalties royalty.
It’s usually the composer, playwright, director and design team who get to share the spoils of a smash hit show, not the actors but this time a special deal has been struck that should see them in the money, too.
To do this they are being credited (and compensated) as co-creators, for their input during the development of the musical, which is about pioneering black music manager Faye Treadwell, who took over control of the legendary, golden-age soul quartet following the death of her husband George Treadwell the legal owner of the name The Drifters in 1967.
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From lothario to dethroned king: Brand moves through various Shakespearean set-pieces
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Russell Brand, inveterate bad-boy of the comedy scene, has popped up online, raving about Shakespeare. Our Little Lives is an 85-minute show recorded at the Almeida, before a socially distanced crowd, mixing dramatic excerpts with off-the-cuff banter, about the love of stand-up’s biggest show-off for the world’s greatest playwright.
OK, a bit harsh. But even if you’re an admirer of the comedian, it’s easy to sneer at the idea of Brand taking on the Bard in a gig-cum-lecture-cum-confessional soirée. Lexically gifted though Brand (now 46) is, he can also be a liability when he embarks on serious-minded missions. Ed Miliband’s 2015 general election campaign never fully recovered from his video Q&A chez Russ, as though the tables had turned and the would-be king had to grace the jester’s court.
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