Bob Dylan has given permission for his music to be used on stage in a new play by Conor McPherson set during the Great Depression that is to have its world premiere in London next year. The fact that Dylan, who is fiercely protective of his music, has given permission for it to be used in McPherson’s play is particularly striking. “It works rather like a ritual or a church service in that there is dramatic dialogue, story and then you become airborne for a moment in the Bob Dylan music. The last time Dylan’s music was used on stage was in an ill-fated musical conceived by the choreographer Twyla Tharp. “I’m really starting to see the potential of the Old Vic as a gateway into a habit of theatre going for people who haven’t yet become established theatregoers.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2016 09:00 UTC