Belgrade Theatre
2 Tone legend joins Three Minute Heroes cast
The Selecter drummer Charley 'Aitch' Bembridge will perform alongside up-and-coming actors in the Belgrade Theatre's production later this month
11:40, 3 OCT 2014
Updated 11:42, 3 OCT 2014
The cast of Three Minute Heroes has been announced
A legend of 2 Tone will be joining the cast of Three Minute Heroes at the Belgrade Theatre later this month.
Charley 'Aitch' Bembridge, a founding member of legendary Coventry band The Selecter , will join the case of Bob Eaton's 2 Tone musical when it kicks off at the Coventry city centre theatre in October.
The former drummer of the 'Too Much Pressure' band has been heralded as a 2 Tone pioneer and is set to join up-and-coming cast members Joseph Eaton-Kent, Conor Nolan, Sheldon Green, Elizah Jackson and Sarah Workman live on the B2 stage as drummer to the production's live ska band.
Originally from Jamaica, Bembridge first came to England in 1962 and settled in Gloucester, where he went to school with Lynval Golding from The Specials. Along with Lynval, he came to Coventry in 1976 and met up with various musicians including Jerry Dammers, Ray King, Pauline Black and Neol Davis.
Since his career with The Selecter , Bembridge has gone on to play alongside iconic artists such as David Bowie, Green Day, Kid Rock, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Susie Quattro, The Banshees and Bob Geldof.
Written and Directed by former Belgrade Artistic Director and committed 2 Tone fan Bob Eaton, Three Minute Heroes famously played to sell-out audiences during its original premiere at the Belgrade in 2000. Overwhelming public demand saw the production return to the Belgrade Main Stage for a second successful run in the following year.
Telling the story of 2 Tone through the lives of five Coventry teenagers and the racial tensions that engulfed the city at that time , Three Minute Heroes is a funny, feel-good and, at times, thought-provoking tribute to the city that inspired a musical revolution.
Director Bob Eaton said: "I'm delighted to be bringing Three Minute Heroes back to the Belgrade Theatre for 2014."
"As a writer, I've always been fascinating by local stories, stories which mean something to a particular town or city. The story of 2 Tone is written into Coventry's DNA and Three Minute Heroes was my way of celebrating and reflecting upon that legacy."
Tickets for Three Minute Heroes are available now from the box office on 024 7655 3055 priced from £9 - £21.25 or online here .
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