The Libertines Are Back And Writing A Musical
A spokesperson for the Donmar said that “we are excited to be engaging with such brilliant talent”, adding that the theatre’s associate director, the actor Douglas Hodge, is working with the pair with “no deadlines attached”. But, according to Barat – who said last month that he was to spend a week at Doherty’s Wiltshire home working on the project – Hodge’s expectations are high. “The theatre wants lots of new songs,” Barat said. “We’ll probably have to write about 20. But first we have to sit down and think about the rock’n’roll story.”
Despite the lack of a deadline, the Donmar is hoping for an early 2009 debut. It didn’t take long for these guys to go from “underground rock heroes” to showtunes, did it?
Pete Doherty to write rock’n’roll musical with former Libertines bandmate [Guardian]