Set in the backdrop of early 60's London, Telstar is the story of the World's first Independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal early success with 'Telstar', the biggest selling record of its time, before bad luck, depression, heart break and paranoia forced him to murder and suicide.
A gay, amphetamine addicted, talented but deeply troubled soul who dabbled in the occult, Meek is already an iconic figure in the world of British pop, whose messy end had a bizarre inevitability.
Far from being a maudlin tale, this stranger than fiction true story is a brilliantly sharp and beautifully observed satirical comedy.
Telstar opened at the New Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End in June 2005, with a blistering central performance from Con O'Neill as Joe Meek.

Author: Nick Moran, James Hicks
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oberon Books
Published: 01/01/2007
Series: Oberon Modern Plays
Pages: 104
Weight: 0.31lbs
Size: 8.32h x 5.16w x 0.28d
ISBN: 9781840025880

About the Author
Nick Moran is Lecturer for Lighting Design at Central School of Speech and Drama.