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PLEASE PLEASE ME

16 Apr - 29 May 2026

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Kiln Theatre presents

Please Please Me

by Tom Wright

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Brian Epstein and The Beatles. Their rise. His fall.

When Brian Epstein steps into the Cavern Club, he finds more than just a band – he finds his life’s calling. Captivated by the charismatic frontman, John Lennon, Brian sets out to make the Fab Four the most famous group on earth. But beyond the spotlight, he wrestles with secrets, longing, and love.

Please Please Me is the electrifying story of the hidden struggles of Brian Epstein – the unsung, gay legend and ‘Fifth Beatle’.

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Special Performances

Alcohol Free Performance: Mon 27 April, 7.30pm
Supporters’ Evening: Tue 12 May, 7.30pm
Post show Q&A: Fri 15 May, 7.30pm

Access Performances

Touch Tour: Thu 7 May, 6pm
Audio Described Performance: Thu 7 May, 7.30pm
Captioned Performance: Thu 14 May, 7.30pm
Relaxed Performance: Wed 20 May, 2.30pm

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£15-£40

Dates

16 Apr - 29 May 2026

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Cast

Calam Lynch

Brian
Calam Lynch

Brian

Calam recently wrapped shooting a series lead, ‘Sam’, in Ride or Die for Amazon, opposite Octavia Spencer & Hannah Waddingham. He can now be seen in the See-Saw Films project for Sky/Starz, Sweetpea, as well as What It Feels Like For A Girl for Hera Pictures and the BBC. Recent credits include Miss Austen with Keeley Hawes, S2 of Lord of the Rings and Archie directed by Paul Andrew Williams, in which he plays the younger title role of Cary Grant (“Archie”), with Jason Isaacs as the elder.

Other highlights include: Terence Davies’ feature film Benediction with Jack Lowden, as ‘Theo Sharpe’ in Bridgerton 2, Disney feature film Black Beauty, BBC drama Mrs Wilson with Ruth Wilson, and Derry Girls.

In stage work, Calam played ‘Oswald’ in Ibsen’s Ghosts at the Abbey Dublin, and was also in critically acclaimed play Wife at the Kiln, directed by Indhu Rubasingham.

Noah Ritter

John
Noah Ritter

John

Noah Ritter is a Performer, making his professional stage debut at the Kiln.

Screen credits include: Running Man (Paramount Picture), as well four other soon to be releases credits for Amazon and Netflix.

William Robinson

Peter/Mike
William Robinson

Peter/Mike

William graduated from LAMDA before starring in multi-award-winning two-hander Bacon. Following the show’s initial success, William reprised his role for a summer tour including the Edinburgh Fringe. Bacon was then selected as part of the Fringe Encore Series and played in the Soho Playhouse in NYC throughout January 2024.

William played the lead Nero in Britannicus at the Lyric Hammersmith, for which he was awarded second prize at the Ian Charleson Awards in 2023. He went on to star as Mark Antony in the RSC’s Julius Caesar, and in The Globe’s production of All’s Well That Ends Well.

His on-screen credits include Bohnhoeffer, Masters of the Air and The Silence and The Noise.

Most recently, William starred as Cosmo in The Pitchfork Disney at the King’s Head Theatre.

Arthur Wilson

Geoffrey/Harry
Arthur Wilson

Geoffrey/Harry

Arthur’s theatre credits include Here There are Blueberries (Tectonic Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (RSC); Mnemonic (Complicité & National Theatre); First Touch (Nottingham Playhouse); Force Majeure (Donmar); She Ventures and He Wins (Young Vic); Genesis Inc. (Hampstead); Man and Superman (National Theatre); Things I Know to Be True (Frantic Assembly); The Tempest (AFTLS); Persuasion (Royal Exchange Manchester); Richard II (Shakespeare’s Globe); Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, A Midsummer Night’s Dream & The Comedy of Errors (Propeller Theatre Co); Hard Times, If I Were You & Tom’s Midnight Garden (Library Theatre Company); A Hole in the Fence (Box of Tricks).

TV credits include: D-DAY: The Unheard Tapes (WalltoWall), Casualty (BBC), Call the Midwife (BBC), Law and Order (Kudos), Sea of Souls (BBC).

Film credits include: The Victoria Project (Exit Through the CatFlap) and Opus (Tall Tale Productions).

Eleanor Worthington-Cox

Cynthia/Cilla
Eleanor Worthington-Cox

Cynthia/Cilla

Theatre includes: Mary Page Marlowe (The Old Vic); Much Ado About Nothing (RSC); The LittleFoxes (The Young Vic); Next To Normal (Donmar Warehouse/Wyndham’s Theatre); The Secret Life of Bees (Almeida); Jerusalem (Apollo Theatre); Tom Cat (Southwark Playhouse); Bugsy Malone (Lyric Hammersmith); How To Kill a Mockingbird (Regents Park Open Air Theatre) and Matilda: The Musical – Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical (Cambridge Theatre).

Television includes: Britannia, The Irregulars, The Enfield-Haunting, Cucumber and Hetty Feather.

Film includes: About A Bell, Gwen, Action Point and Maleficent.

Creative Team

Tom Wright

Playwright
Tom Wright

Playwright

Tom Wright is a writer, director and dramaturg for theatre and film. He is currently the Artistic Director at Leeds Playhouse. Previously Associate Artistic Director at Kiln Theatre and Head of Artist Development at The Old Vic. His two back-to-back debut plays achieved acclaim with seven Off West End Award nominations, including Best New Play and Most Promising Playwright. Writing credits include: I Ain’t Dumb (Belgrade Theatre), Very Special Guest Star (Omnibus Theatre), Undetectable (King’s Head Theatre), My Dad’s Gap Year (Park Theatre) and Rebel Song (The Other Palace). Writing and directing credits include: Sirens and White Lies (ArtsEd). Directing credits include: Blowhole (Soho Theatre and Pleasance Theatre), Dumbledore Is So Gay (Southwark Playhouse, Pleasance Theatre and Vault Festival, Origins Award) and Tumble Tuck (King’s Head Theatre and Underbelly Edinburgh) Associate credits include: The Invisible Hand (Kiln Theatre), Legendary Children (Theatre De Meervaart), The Method (ALRA) and 2.1 (Rich Mix, Camden People’s Theatre). Film credits include: Sent To Cov (Sky Arts), Stockholm (BFI Flare), Kweenship (ArtsEd Films).

Amit Sharma

Director
Amit Sharma

Director

Amit Sharma is Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre where he directed Pins and Needles and The Purists. Before joining the Kiln Theatre as Associate Director, he was previously Deputy Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep, Associate Artistic Director at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, and Associate Director at Graeae Theatre Company where his journey into theatre began. Sharma directed the critically acclaimed and sell-out run of Retrograde at the Kiln, transferring to the West End’s Apollo Theatre in March; and has also directed two productions at the National Theatre – The Solid Life of Sugar Water (Graeae Theatre Company/Theatre Royal Plymouth co-production) and The Boy With Two Hearts (also Wales Millennium Centre). He also co-directed Prometheus Awakes, one of the largest outdoor productions featuring Deaf and disabled artists as part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad (Graeae Theatre Company/ Greenwich+Docklands International Festival/ Stockton International Riverside Festival/La Fura Dels Baus); and Aruna and The Raging Sun in Chennai, India as part of UK/INDIA Year of Culture 2017. He is an international award-winning director of theatre and television. Sharma is a BAFTA nominated director, for his two films which were part of the Criptales season on BBC and BBC AMERICA. He also co-directed the award-winning BBC and NETFLIX television drama Then Barbara Met Alan (Best Single Drama, 2023 Broadcast Awards). He began his training at Graeae Theatre Company with Missing Piece 1. His other theatre credits include One Under (Graeae Theatre Company/Theatre Royal Plymouth), Cosmic Scallies (Graeae Theatre Company/Royal Exchange Theatre), and Iron Man (Graeae Theatre Company/international tour). His other television work includes Hamish, and Thunderbox.

Tom Piper

Set and Costume Designer

Deborah Andrews

Co-Costume Designer

Rory Beaton

Lighting Designer

David Shrubsle

Composer and Sound Designer

Jess Williams

Movement Director

Amy Ball CDG

Casting Director

Chris Simpson

Associate Sound Designer and Production Sound Engineer

Hetty Hodgson

Assistant Director

Pam Nichol

Production Manager

Sharon Pearson

Wigs, Hair & Make-Up Supervisor

Please Please Me is generously supported by Cockayne Grants for the Arts, a donor advised fund held at Prism, the Gift Fund.

 

We are also grateful to The Golsoncott Foundation for supporting this production.

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