We Will Rock You

The production is directed by Ben Elton, with Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor as music supervisors and Arlene Phillips overseeing the musical staging and choreography. Read more …

Writer Ben Elton has fashioned a futuristic comedy around more than 24 of Queen’s biggest hit songs delivered in a show that boasts the scale and spectacle that marked Queen’s live performances.

“The show is about legend,” says Ben Elton. “We take the legend of Queen and create our own fantastical story of young kids battling the mighty corporations who want to suppress their individuality and their love of music. They need a hero who can help them in their struggle, and we have two – the dreamer Galileo and the sassy rock chick Scaramouche. Guess who ends up winning?”

More information on this production is available at www.wewillrockyou.co.uk.

The critical consensus

Is it unreasonable to expect more than a lose shackling together of hits from a modern musical?

Shona Craven, Onstage Scotland, 21/01/2011

With its amplification of familiar and loved songs, its endearing cast and high production values, it could prove difficult not to dance with your vacuum cleaner after this Night at the Opera.

(*) Scott Purvis, WhatsOnStage.com, 21/01/2011

Definitely a great night out.

Graham Fraser, STV, 21/01/2011

The storyline may be strange and difficult to describe but the songs are great, as are the cast and set.

Adelle Hopkins, Theatre in Scotland, 20/01/2011

We Will Rock You is a stunning show, delivered by an accomplished cast. A packed programme that leaves the songs in your head and a smile on your face. For hours.

The Scotsman, 02/12/2011