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The classic rock legend, best known for his tenure with The Who, posed for photos with the iconic 1960s 'It Girl' during an ...
Quadrophenia (1973) was his attempt to remind The Who of their youthful Mod roots, and the music which lured him back to the band for 1996 performances of the album. After the 1979 film fleshed out ...
In a reimagining of Pete Townshend’s ‘rock opera’ at Sadler's Wells, the suits needed to be razor-sharp. Paul Smith was enlisted for the task ...
A huge amount of talent has been brought together in Pete Townshend’s Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet. The production values are ...
Rather than leaning into pop-culture cool, this new stage production at Sadler's Wells recognises its fragility ...
The Who’s 1973 concept album Quadrophenia became a film, and Rachel Fuller’s orchestral arrangement accompanies the ballet: ...
Paul Roberts’s adaptation of The Who’s 1973 double album brings themes of identity crisis and masculinity that are just as ...
Zak Starkey on being sacked by The Who, being left out of the reunited Oasis, working with Noel Gallagher, and advice for Barry Keoghan playing Ringo Starr ...
After the drug bust at Keith Richards' Redlands home in 1967, The Who sprung in to action to help their fellow rockers make ...
Mel C and Emma Bunton showcased their firm friendship once again as they attended the press night performance of Pete ...