Backbeat Credits
Based on the Universal Pictures film. In addition to those listed below, this production has been managed and supported by staff at the Citizens Theatre.
CAST
Astrid Kirchherr - Isabella Calthorpe
John Lennon - Andrew Knott
Stuart Sutcliffe - Alex Robertson
Pete Best - Oliver Bennett
George Harrison - Jamie Blackley
Prostitute, Ensemble - Giovanna Falcone
Ensemble - Victoria Fischer
Paul McCartney - Daniel Healy
Cynthia Lennon - Kate Hodgson
Bruno Koschmeider, Paolozzi - Paddy Lannigan
Klaus Voormann - Justin McDonald
Bert Kaempfert, Arthur Ballard - Robert Reina
Magda, Club Singer - Iris Roberts
Understudy for Stuart, John, Paul & George - Charles Swift
PRODUCTION
Writer/Director - Iain Softley
Co-Adaptor - Stephen Jeffreys
Producer - Karl Sydow
Set and Costume Designer - Christopher Oram
Lighting Designer - Howard Harrison
Sound Designer - Paul Groothuis
Projection Designer - Timothy Bird
Choreographer - Nikki Woollaston
Music Supervisor - Paul Stacey
Casting Director - Dan Hubbard
Associate Director - Annabel Bolton
Co-Producer - David Parfitt
Associate Set Designer - Richard Kent
Associate Sound Designer - Ed Clarke
Projection Design Associate Ian Galloway
Production Manager - Patrick Molony
Props Supervisor - Chris Marcus and Jonathan Hall for MarcusHall Props Ltd
Video Programmer Sam Hunt
Sound Operator - Mathew Angove
Company Stage Manager - Claire Semple
Deputy Stage Manager - Alison Brodie
Wardrobe Supervisor - Elaine Coyle
Assistant Stage Manager/Guitar Tech - Stuart Hillman
Fight Director - Carter Ferguson
Dialect Coach - Penny Dyer
Vocal Coach - Jean Sangster
Singing Teacher - Mary Hammond
Rehearsal Photographer - Nobby Clark
Production Photographer - Richard Campbell
Design Assistant - Chiara Stephenson
Casting Assistant - Gemma Sykes
