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sundaymirror.co.uk - 3/4/2008

Pete Doherty to write musical with Carl Barat

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Doherty and pal to pen musical 2/03/2008 Pete Doherty (pic:getty) Junkie rocker Pete Doherty is writing a musical with his former Libertines bandmate Carl Barat. Producers at London's highbrow Donmar Ware house have commissioned the indie duo to write a rock musical to coax younger folk down to the theatre. The Donmar, where A-list stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Kidman have trodden the ...

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Pete Doherty and Carl Barât To Start Work On Musical
HYPEFUL — ... and will start writing next week at Doherty’s new house in Marlborough, Wilts. Scheduled to begin in early 2009, the show is said to be about the struggles of an up-and-coming rock band (familiar territory for the former-Libertines members) and will contain about 20 new songs. Despite this reunion of sorts, Carl added, “We’ve agreed that it’s not a good idea to reform the Libertines just yet…”

Five Reasons Why a Libertines Musical Isn't a Terrible Idea
Vulture — ... The U.K.'s frequently wrong (though always entertaining) tabloid The Mirror is reporting that acclaimed crackhead Pete Doherty is reuniting with his former Libertines bandmate Carl Barat to write a musical. According to Barat, London's Donmar Warehouse theater has commissioned the duo to pen "about 20 songs" for a stage drama about the "struggles of an up-and-coming rock band" to open in early 2009. While this story is likely the result of wishful thinking, exaggeration, or out-and-out fabrication, we totally want it to be true. Regardless of whatever crack-related ...