The true story behind Elton John’s explosive battle with The Sun.

Endorsed by Elton John and soon to be heading to New York, you won’t want to miss this production. Written and performed by award winning playwright Henry Naylor, Monstering the Rocketman is a gripping solo play about fame, power, press intrusion and the fight to reclaim the truth.

In 1987, The Sun falsely accused Elton John of a series of lurid scandals. What followed was one of Britain’s biggest celebrity libel battles, as the world’s biggest pop star took on one of the country’s most powerful newspapers.

Set against the excess and tabloid cruelty of the 1980s, this fast paced drama explores celebrity culture, media ethics, homophobia and one of the most sensational newspaper scandals of its time.

This is not a tribute show, but a sharp and compelling true story about the price of fame and the power of the press.

Monstering the Rocketman is the latest work from acclaimed playwright and performer Henry Naylor, whose plays have won major theatre awards and received international critical praise. Following a sell out run at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where it won a Fringe First Award and the Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Award, the production comes to The Kenton for one night only.

Powerful, gripping and darkly funny, it revisits a defining moment in British media history and asks urgent questions about truth, misinformation and who gets to control the story.

Tickets: £20.75

Content Guidance: 14+

Credit: Steve Ullathorn