b'PRICE PAYS HOMAGE TO BRITISH ICONSSome artists are inspired by anger. Others by the powerful need to sayI have had people telling me about the time they waited on the tarmac something to or about the world. at Sydney airport when The Beatles touched down in Australia for the Naomi Prices latest show? Not so much.first time, Price says. I\'ve met people in the audience who are related to them or walked down the aisle to a Beatles song.I wish I could say that it was born of an amazing epiphany, says Price"And nearly everyone has some sort of anecdote about the first time they of her new show Lady Beatle. But the truth is, we were drunk andheard a particular song," says Price. It doesnt matter how old people staying up really late in a hotel room drinking wine. are. The Beatles seem to be a part of their lives.Lady Beatle is the latest in a series of Prices music and storytellingPrice has a distant connection herself. showcases that began in 2012 with Rumour Has It, a show fuelled by the songs of UK pop siren Adele, and continued with Wrecking Ball, aMy Dads side of the family are from Liverpool and so I grew up listening show that invited Miley Cyrus (as embodied by Price) to the funeral of herto The Beatles and believing that my grandmother actually knew them Nickelodeon alter ego Hannah Montana.personally because she would talk about them so fondly and so vividly. I It was during a tour of Wrecking Ball that the boozy creative sessionreally thought they were her friends.with co-writer Adam Brunes took place. From it came an idea for a showThis year marks the 50th Anniversary of the release of The Beatles drawing together the many songs written by The Beatles that referencedAbbey Road, the last album the band recorded together (Let It Be was women: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, Eleanor Rigby, Lovely Rita andreleased in 1970 but drew on sessions recorded before Abbey Road ).Penny Lane among them.Why does the music of The Beatles endure?Initially, we were only exploring the female characters in the songs,One of the things that really appeals to people is that The Beatles were explains Price. But when it became clear that we were actually telling aordinary lads, says Price. Pop fame is very constructed in todays different story entirely, we were able to extend the show to include a lotworldit feels like a really contrived process. But The Beatles came more of the repertoire. Now we play 35 or more songsin an excerpt orfrom working class backgrounds in a northern town. They didnt come in their entirety. And the show ends with a dance party mega-mix where Ifrom fame and fortune. They were just normal guys who happened to be try and cram in as many as I can into 15 minutes. amazing songwriters. And I think thats why people will always love them "But Lady Beatle is more than a cabaret of well-known tunes," Priceand identify with them.adds. "Its a full-blown musical mystery tour based on an enigmaticLady Beatle pays loving homage to John, Paul, George and Ringo and character with insider knowledge of the Fab Fours rise to superstardom.their extraordinary catalogue of songs through the eyes and voice of a Her identity is revealed only in the final minutes of the showand itfemale artist.knocks audiences for a loop." Im in character throughout the show telling a story that unfolds bit byBeatles fans tell us that you come away feeling exhilarated by the bit, Price says. You dont know whether shes a crazy fan, or a girlfriendmusic but also by a show that treats their story respectfully, says Price. or an acquaintance, but she seems to know everything about the band,Weve had everyone from people my grandparents age, right down to about where they lived, about their music and their experiences. And10 or 12-year-olds who have never really heard The Beatles before. And everything she says about The Beatles is true. theyre all dancing at the end.Price meets a lot of people touring the show and just about everyoneIts an amazing testament to the genius of a band thatseems to have a Beatles story.split up 50 years ago.54'