Play about Beatles murderer

Title

Play about Beatles murderer

Genre

News report; Interview; Drama

TX Date

24 Nov 1995

Year of production

1995

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Duration

00:05:57

Description

Dominic Waghorn reports on a new theatre production at the Man in the Moon in London called Come Together, which re-enacts the life of former Beatle John Lennon’s murderer, Mark Chapman. Friends of the dead star and the surviving Beatles have reacted furiously to the news. Includes extract from the play; recording of Lennon’s music; interviews with Murray Woodfield, writer and director; Martin T. Sherman, actor; Ray Coleman, Beatles biographer.

Contributors

Dominic Waghorn; Murray Woodfield; Martin T. Sherman; Ray Coleman

Keywords

London; Drama; Homicide; Murderers; John Lennon; Pop groups; The Beatles; Mark Chapman; Come Together

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