Queen guitarist Brian May said he is “thrilled” to have We Will Rock You back on stage in London 21 years after the show burst on to the capital. (BelfastTelegraph)
The hit musical, which features 24 of Queen’s greatest songs, will run for 12 weeks at the London Coliseum – where the rock band’s frontman Freddie Mercury performed with the Royal Ballet in 1979.
Comedian and screenwriter Ben Elton also returns to direct the show, having written the original script, which rivals the scale and spectacle of the band’s live performances.
The 75-year-old added: “The show’s original message of the fight to re-establish individuality in a dystopian corporate world is even more relevant now than when we began.
“It will be a completely new production that will burst on to the prestigious London Coliseum stage – but the story, the humour, and of course the Queen music, will hit you harder than ever. We WILL Rock You – again!”
The show first debuted at London’s Dominion Theatre in 2002 and was seen by six million people over 4600 performances during it’s 12-year run, organisers said.
Based on the music from Queen and set 300 years in the future, it tells the story of a few rock rebels fighting against an all-powerful company to gain freedom, individuality and the rebirth of the age of rock.
