Luna
14-03-2007, 14:49
Take That have had their hits turned into a stage musical, following in the footsteps of Abba and Queen.
The show, Never Forget, will tell the fictional story of a Take That tribute band and include songs such as Relight My Fire, Pray, Back for Good and Babe.
It will visit cities including London, Manchester and Cardiff from August, with tickets on sale from Wednesday.
It comes after the real band's hugely successful comeback. Their next UK tour recently sold out in just three hours.
The new stage show has been described as a "feel-good comedy about love, friendship, ambition and betrayal".
'Creating a legacy'
Producer Tristan Baker said: "We are the biggest fans of Take That's music and we are so excited about the wonderful opportunity to create a new musical based on the fantastic catalogue of their work.
"We look forward to creating a legacy with these well-loved songs in the way that shows such as Mamma Mia! have done before."
Producers licensed the music from EMI before Take That reformed and once again began having number one hits.
The story was created by TV writer Danny Brocklehurst, who has worked on Shameless and Clocking Off.
Never Forget follows in the tradition of the worldwide smash hit Abba musical Mamma Mia! and the long-running Queen show We Will Rock You.
It will be staged at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Glasgow's King's Theatre, the Manchester Opera House, the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent and the Edinburgh Playhouse, before reaching London's West End.
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Got front row tickets already lol
The show, Never Forget, will tell the fictional story of a Take That tribute band and include songs such as Relight My Fire, Pray, Back for Good and Babe.
It will visit cities including London, Manchester and Cardiff from August, with tickets on sale from Wednesday.
It comes after the real band's hugely successful comeback. Their next UK tour recently sold out in just three hours.
The new stage show has been described as a "feel-good comedy about love, friendship, ambition and betrayal".
'Creating a legacy'
Producer Tristan Baker said: "We are the biggest fans of Take That's music and we are so excited about the wonderful opportunity to create a new musical based on the fantastic catalogue of their work.
"We look forward to creating a legacy with these well-loved songs in the way that shows such as Mamma Mia! have done before."
Producers licensed the music from EMI before Take That reformed and once again began having number one hits.
The story was created by TV writer Danny Brocklehurst, who has worked on Shameless and Clocking Off.
Never Forget follows in the tradition of the worldwide smash hit Abba musical Mamma Mia! and the long-running Queen show We Will Rock You.
It will be staged at the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, Glasgow's King's Theatre, the Manchester Opera House, the Regent Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent and the Edinburgh Playhouse, before reaching London's West End.
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Got front row tickets already lol