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Freud confirms Beatles' songs to star in musical
Danny Boyle will direct the stage version of Yesterday, and its casting call seeks a 28-year-old lead who plays guitar and piano; spoons welcome too.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from Coffee Talk at 11:54 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are BBC's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “Freud confirms Beatles' songs to star in musical”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 11:54 AM ET on Coffee Talk, by Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Beatles have agreed to let their songs be used in a stage version of the film Yesterday, Emma Freud has confirmed, and Danny Boyle is directing.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe casting notice wants a man aged twenty-five to thirty-five who plays guitar and piano. The lead is twenty-eight.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd it also welcomes harmonica, bass, saxophone, spoons and stylophone. I call that an open door.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSpoons. In the West End. Somebody's going to sit in an audition holding two spoons, and the panel has to say thank you.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI'd hire the spoons.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYou'd hire the stylophone too, and then you'd tell it to find its light.
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