Telstar

by Nick Moran, James Hicks

Overview

Set in the backdrop of early 60's London, Telstar is the story of the World's first Independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal early success with 'Telstar', the biggest selling record of its time, before bad luck, depression, heart break and paranoia forced him to murder and suicide.
A gay, amphetamine addicted, talented but deeply troubled soul who dabbled in the occult, Meek is already an iconic figure in the world of British pop, whose messy end had a bizarre inevitability.
Far from being a maudlin tale, this stranger than fiction true story is a brilliantly sharp and beautifully observed satirical comedy.
Telstar opened at the New Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End in June 2005, with a blistering central performance from Con O'Neill as Joe Meek.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781840025880
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/01/2006
Series:	Oberon Modern Plays
Pages:	104
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.22(d)

About the Author

Nick Moran is Lecturer for Lighting Design at Central School of Speech and Drama.