Uh oh.
All you need is a mess.
Remember the movie “Yesterdays” when Himesh Patel played a character who was the only person alive who knew about The Beatles?
So it’s going to be a West End musical — and probably one for Broadway. “Love Actually” director Richard Curtis and his wife Emma Freud are producing it. (The couple married in 2023 after 34 years together and four children.)
Curtis, years ago, adapted an early version by Jack Barth, who got co-screenwriter credit. It was Barth’s idea to begin with.
But I guess Curtis and Freud didn’t bother telling Barth about the musical — or that the Beatles have given permission.
Barth wrote today on Twitter: “I wonder if these arrogant pigs will ever notify me that the story I created is becoming a huge West End musical.”
Ouch! Barth won’t Let it Be, especially after this Long and Winding Road.
Emma Freud’s brother is Matthew, a big deal PR person in London. I guess she didn’t consult him before making this announcement. Their great grandfather was Sigmund Freud, who would have asked her, “How do you feel about that?”
Curtis should know better. He’s been around a long time, having written such acclaimed screenplays as “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill.
I wonder if these arrogant pigs will ever notify me that the story I created is becoming a huge West End musical.
Meanwhile, unless Patel is going to re-create his starring role, Freud and Curtis will be looking for a new star who carries the plot.
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— Jack Barth (@SkydMarxx) October 20, 2026
