Promotional feature: The Simon and Garfunkel story, a celebration of the lives and career of Simon and Garfunkel, will be coming to Tewkesbury’s Roses Theatre on May 24

It has been 50 years since the successful folk-rock duo recorded their first number one single ‘The Sound of Silence’, and The Simon and Garfunkel Story is currently the biggest touring theatre show celebrating the lives and career of Simon and Garfunkel.

Featuring award-winning leading man Dean Elliott (Buddy Holly in ‘Buddy - The Musical’) and a full cast of actor-musicians, The Simon and Garfunkel Story takes audience’s back through the ‘Groovy’ times of the 1960s. It tells the story of both Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel from their humble beginnings as Rock ‘n’ Roll duo ‘Tom and Jerry’, through to their success, dramatic break-up and finishing with a recreation of the 1981 Central Park reformation concert.

Using a huge projection screen, the show features both original photos and film footage whilst a full live band perform a selection of their hits including ‘Mrs Robinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’, ‘Sound of Silence’ and more.

For more information, visit: www.rosestheatre.org/events/entry/the-simon-and-garfunkel-story

For tickets, call The Roses Theatre box office: 01684 295074