Quadrohenia, the iconic 1973 album by The Who, is to be turned into a ballet. The performance is set to be staged in Plymouth, Edinburgh and Southampton next year before its official opening at Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London, and is based on an orchestral score by the composer Rachel Fuller, Townshend's wife.
"Quadrophenia is the only Who album that I solely composed and produced, and the movie that followed in 1979 launched the careers of some of the finest young actors of the time," says Pete Townshend. "In 2016, Rachel Fuller agreed to create an orchestral score of the album. When I first heard a demo of this version, without vocals, my first thought was that it would make a powerfully rhythmic and emotionally engaging ballet.
