SMALL but mighty in its reach and influence – that would be a fair description of the Barn, the tiny independent theatre in Cirencester, which has announced the London transfer of its hit show, Million Dollar Quartet. Following an extended summer run at its Cotswold home, the show, with a cast led by Darren Day, will have a limited three-month season at The Arts at Marble Arch, from Friday 4th September to Sunday 6th December.

This follows the recent West End run and UK tour of its 2023 production of I’m Sorry Prime Minister, I Can’t Quite Remember. It continues the theatre’s growing record of developing work in the Cotswolds for wider audiences, under its Built By Barn brand, a success that will continue will the forthcoming UK tour of the Barn’s production of The King’s Speech, following its opening in Cirencester from 9th October to 7th November.

Million Dollar Quartet tells the true story of an eventful recording in Memphis, Tennessee.

On the night of December 4th 1956, four men walked into a recording studio in Memphis and made musical history. Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley were brought together by pure chance for a jam session which would go on to shape the trajectory of rock ‘n’ roll music across the world.

In the studio, egos collide, promises are broken and dreams take shape. As the men navigate ambition, rivalry and fame they create the soundtrack that will define an era. Experience the classic songs – “Blue Suede Shoes”, “Fever”, “Walk The Line”, “Hound Dog” (and many more) – in the thrilling atmosphere of that once-in-a-lifetime event.

Darren Day plays Sam Phillips, the visionary producer who discovered the sound of rock ’n’ roll. The production is directed by Jonathan O’Boyle, with choreography by Joanna Goodwin, set and costume design by Libby Watson, lighting design by Alex Musgrave, sound design by Nick Lodge and musical supervision by Lee Freeman.