Quadrophenia

With special permission from Pete Townshend.

NK Theatre Arts are delighted to present their triumphant musical which they first presented at The Forum and later at The Palace Theatre in 2013.Quadrophenia is a musical based on the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 19 October 1973, and a film of the same name, released in 1979.

The album was the group's second full-length rock opera, and the story reveals social, musical and psychological events from an English teenager's perspective.

The music and songs were composed by Pete Townshend and the story is set in London and Brighton in 1964 and '65.The name of the musical is a variation on the popular usage of the medical diagnostic term "schizophrenia" as dissociative identity disorder, which reflects the four distinct personalities of Jimmy, the story's protagonist, as well as the personalities of the four members of The Who.Contains strong language and adult themes.