Brian Epstein play Please Please Me gets full cast: Here's who will play the Fifth Beatle on stage

5 March 2026, 12:34

Please Please Me announces an extended run thanks to popular demand.

The Beatles will be the subjects of four pioneering movies in 2028 focusing on each of the Fab Four.

But it's one of the supporting cast who's getting their own play much sooner, with Tom Wright's new play Please Please Me taking a closer look at the life of Brian Epstein, the band's manager.

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The full cast and creative team has been announced for the production, which has also extended its booking thanks to high demand. It will run from April 16 to May 29 at the Kiln Theatre in Kilburn, London. Tickets are available now.

Please Please Me is directed by Kiln Artistic Director Amit Sharma and stars Calam Lynch (Brian), Noah Ritter (John), William Robinson (Peter/Mike), Arthur Wilson (Geoffrey/Harry), and Eleanor Worthington-Cox (Cynthia/Cilla).

"I couldn't be more thrilled to bring this extraordinary cast together for Please Please Me," Wright said.

"Each of them walked into the audition room and gave me that unmistakable tingle - surprising me and revealing new depths in their characters.

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"I’m delighted audiences are eager to meet Brian and hear his story and can’t wait to share our production with them.”

Sharma added: "Brian was a captivating person, and I’m incredibly excited to be working with this company of actors on Tom's beautiful play.

"I hope audiences will be blown away by their brilliance. I'm equally delighted to be collaborating with our wonderful creative and production team. I'm so excited to get started!"

The blurb for the play reads:

"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'."

Brian Epstein was recently the subject of 2024 biopic Midas Man and before that was played by Corrie's Andrew Lancel in Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles in Liverpool in 2013 and the West End the following year.