World renowned fireworks company Groupe F will hold a pyrotechnic extravaganza in Woolton this evening (1 June) as part of the ‘Sgt Pepper at 50’ celebrations.

The one-off lights show will take place at Camp Hill and attendees are in for a night of performance, storytelling, music, light and pyrotechnics inspired by The Beatles’ song ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’.

Speaking to Your Move, Groupe F’s artistic director Christophe Berthonneau expressed his surprise at being selected to take part in the anniversary celebrations for the acclaimed Beatles album.

He says: “When they called me I said ‘Are you sure? This French guy?!’

“The influence of The Beatles has been huge right across the world. I think they chose me because they understand my point of view about global poetry.

“I picked up a little bit of English as I started to work around the world, but I never had lessons at school, so I didn’t understand the words of The Beatles. This means when I was a teenager, I couldn’t understand the lyrics of ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’ – I just remembered the poetry of the words.

“For me, ‘Lucy in The Sky’ or anything else from The Beatles was just sound and reason – I projected my own imagination onto it.”

The Camp Hill event begins at 8.00pm, with Groupe F’s headline performance set to take place between 10.30pm and 11.30pm.

Don’t forget to read the full Your Move interview with Christophe in which he explains how he began working with fireworks and formed Groupe F.

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