★★★★ 
Critics’ Pick, Time Out New York

“LET’S TWIST AND SHOUT!
JANGLING ROCK TUNES by Billie Joe Armstrong
mimic HIP-SHAKING RHYTHMS of early Beatles hits!
A GOOFY GOOD TIME!
Evokes the styles of the era with flair,
MONTY PYTHONESQUE SILLINESS, and
MAKES YOU WANT TO UNLEASH YOUR INNER SWOONING TEENAGER!”– The New York Times

written by ROLIN JONES
songs by BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG
directed by JACKSON GAY
co-production with Geffen Playhouse

Meet the Quartos: Ben, Claude, Balth, and Pedro. Their fans worship them. Scotland Yard fears them. And their former drummer will stop at nothing to destroy them. Can these fab four from Liverpool find true love in London and cut an album in seven nights? A play with music, These Paper Bullets! is a modish rip-off of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing with a serious backbeat.

Adapted by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Emmy Award® nominated writer Rolin Jones (The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, “Friday Night Lights,” “Weeds”) and featuring new songs by Grammy Award winning Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong, who wrote the Tony Award® winning musical American Idiot, These Paper Bullets! is directed by Jackson Gay, who staged Jones’ The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow and The Jammer both at Atlantic.

Running Time: 2 hrs, 15 min including one 10-minute intermission

Visit atlantictheater.org for more info!