We Will Rock You
Posted by aileen on
July 9, 2008
WE WILL ROCK YOU is a unique collaboration between Brian May and Roger Taylor of rock bank Queen and leading British playwright Ben Elton. The result is rock ‘n’ roll theatre which is electrifying, hilarious and guaranteed to send audiences out of the theatre on a high.
Twenty-six best-selling Queen hits- including Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust and It’s a Kind of Magic- are woven into the story and give justice by the futuristic stage set designed by Mark Fisher and which incorporates a sound and lighting system with sophisticated video technology.
The edgy choreography was created by Arlene Philips, who choreagraphed Grease, Saturday Night Fever and Starlight Express in the West End.
Show will be on 12-27 July 2008. Venue will be in MuangThai Rachadalai Theatre, Bangkok. The first Broadway Theatre in Thailand. It could accommodate 1,502 seats and is located on the 4th floor, Esplanade Shopping Centre, Ratchadapisek Road, Din Daeng. For more information go to www.rachadalai.com. To get there you may take the subway train to Thailand Cultural Center Station and exit at Gate 3.
Synopsis
The tongue-in-cheek story takes place in a futuristic world where originality, rock music and musical instruments are banned. The planet’s music industry is ruled by Global Soft Corporation, which generates soulless pop music and has turned all teenagers into cyber zombies whose only mission in life is to consume Global Soft Corporation’s products.
The company, like all tyrannical regimes, has its opponents. In this case it is the “Bohemians”, those who keep the legend of rock music alive. The Bohemians are awaiting the Dreamer, who can remember rock music from the past and can locate the musical instruments that belonged to rock band “Queen”, who hid them in anticipation of the demise of rock music.
