MOUNT ELIZA, VIC. — When Ringo fell ill, history found Jimmie Nicol. This is the story of Jimmie Nicol – the drummer who briefly became a Beatle.
When Ringo Starr was hospitalised with tonsillitis on the eve of the band’s 1964 world tour, manager Brian Epstein made a frantic call that changed Nicol’s life.
Despite George Harrison’s wish to postpone, Nicol was recruited to keep the show on the road. For two extraordinary weeks, he toured Denmark, the Netherlands, Hong Kong and Australia – stepping from obscurity to global fame and then back again, all in a fortnight at the height of Beatlemania.
Cast
- Jimmie Nicol – Tom May
- Jude Nicol – Maddy Brown
- John Lennon – Ash Cooper
- Paul McCartney – Christian Brown
- George Harrison – Xavier Hutchinson
- Ringo Starr – Rob Lister
- Brian Epstein – Rory McGrath
- Michelle Taylor – Bethany Backo
- Ensemble – Theo Tunks, Sarah Sundstrom and Tim Byron
Written and directed by Tim Byron.
VENUE: Mt Eliza Community Centre, 90 Canadian Bay Rd, Mount Eliza, 3930.
DATES: Friday, 20 November 20, 2026 to Sunday, December 6, 2026.
TICKETS: $12-$29.
