Although most news coming out of America this year is hysterically awful, we are, at least, getting Stereophonic. The most Tony-nominated play of all time, the drama by David Adjmi with songs by Arcade Fire’s Will Butler is a fictionalised account of the legendarily tense sessions that led to the birth of Fleetwood Mac’s all conquering Rumours album, written and recorded while the various couples in the band were in the process of splittling from each other with degrees of prejudice. Hugely acclaimed Stateside, it’ll go straight into the West End for its London transfer. Running for over three hours, it’s long – note the earlier 7pm nightly start time – but by all accounts very much worth it.
Three of the original US cast members – Andrew R Butler, Eli Gelb and Chris Stack – are confirmed for the Daniel Aukin-directed production, with further casting TBA.
