Around the Beatles

Overview

The show opens on an image of the Globe Theatre, with Ringo Starr unfurling a flag with the legend "Around The Beatles". The studio setting is arranged as a theater in the round, (hence the show's name) echoing the seating arrangement of the Globe. The opening act is a humorous rendition of the "play within a play", Pyramus and Thisbe (Act V, Scene I) from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, with Paul McCartney as Pyramus, John Lennon as his lover Thisbe, George Harrison as Moonshine, and Starr as Lion.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 6, 1964

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Rediffusion

Cast

Paul McCartney,John Lennon,George Harrison,Ringo Starr,Millie Small

Director

Rita Gillepsie

Producer

Jack Good

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0179651