AFTER THE SUN

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AFTER THE SUN

A rock-band musical about truth, fame, and the cost of being replaced.

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Concept

After The Sun live concept imagery

The Idea

After The Sun is a live rock musical about a rising young band pushed to breaking point when their record label unveils AI-generated clones during a so-called “live-feed test.” In a collision of human chaos and digital perfection, the band must fight to reclaim their identity before the algorithm replaces them entirely.

The Sound

Every sound is made live: guitars, synths, drums and vocals looped, fractured, and rebuilt in real time. Creation becomes the heartbeat of the show as the band’s struggle for control unfolds through the act of making music. The audience witnesses art, ego, and emotion break apart and reform right in front of them.

The Form

It’s Once meets Black Mirror, with the emotional charge of Stereophonic and the pulse of a live rock show. Minimal set. Maximum impact. Designed for contemporary stages and touring audiences hungry for something real.

The Story

48 hours. One band. One algorithm. Everything on the line.

Nova and Dante performing on stage — raw energy and connection.

Their music is starting to catch fire, but the pressure is brutal. Two days before a crucial showcase, the band is pulled into a last-minute rehearsal stream designed by their label — a controlled environment meant to test a new direction.

But the test spirals into something else entirely. The LED screens glitch. Their images distort. And then the truth appears: AI replicas of the band as perfect doubles who never miss a beat, never argue, never falter. Versions built in secret to replace them across media and, eventually, live on stage.

A massive LED wall shows the AI clone band performing while the real stage stands empty.

On a dark, empty stage, the LED wall glows with the ghosts of perfection, the clone band performing inside the screen, immaculate and unfeeling. Below them, amps and cables lie scattered, still humming with the memory of human hands.

The music is perfect, but empty. The pulse replaced by precision. Somewhere inside that silence, a spark waits to fight its way back into the noise.

Alex and Arlo performing live — the heartbeat returns through rhythm and sound.

After The Sun unfolds like a gig breaking apart as part concert, part confession, part resurrection. A band fighting to prove that imperfection isn’t failure; it’s the point. And when the noise finally fades, what remains isn’t perfection, but truth.

The Characters

Every band has its ghosts.

Dante – Lead singer and rhythm guitar

DANTE

Lead singer and rhythm guitar. Fierce, impulsive, and fragile under pressure. The band’s spark and its fuse.

Nova – Lead guitar and harmony vocals

NOVA

Lead guitar and harmony vocals. Quietly brilliant, she hears emotion in noise. The conscience of the group.

Arlo – Drums

ARLO

Drums. Comic relief turned truth teller. Rhythm keeps him sane, until the beat stops making sense.

Alex – Bass and sampler

ALEX

Bass and sampler. The studio brain who believes in control until control collapses. Haunted by perfection.

Lila – Manager

LILA

Manager. Part believer, part survivor. She built the band’s rise, and must face the system she helped create.

Reeve – Label fixer

REEVE

Label fixer. Sells emotion like data. Charming, ruthless, convinced he’s saving them from themselves.

The Clone Band / System

THE CLONE BAND / SYSTEM

The flawless double: licensed faces, looped vocals, crowd that never breathes. The temptation and the threat.

Ensemble players and locals appear in Act II’s open-mic sequence, expanding the world and echoing the show’s core idea: connection over perfection.

The band reflects the diversity of contemporary British and global music culture. All ethnicities and backgrounds strongly encouraged.

The Sound

Every show has a heartbeat, this one has a pulse.

After The Sun charts a band’s fight to stay human in a world that perfects everything. Each song reveals another layer of that struggle — from digital noise to fragile truth — emotion told through sound, not words.

After The Sun live soundscape — glowing instruments and LED reflections.

Demo Tracks

These early demos trace the evolving sound world of After The Sun — a raw yet intimate fusion of live rock energy and digital pulse. Each song is a heartbeat from a story still finding its voice. In their rough form, they hold the contrast at the show’s core: human imperfection beside machine precision; the noise, the silence, and the fragile truth that lives between them.

We Are The Noise

The band’s opening track with swagger; cinematic, human. A defiant performance that reveals its own illusion.

Between The Wires

Nova and Dante strip everything back. Two voices caught between silence and signal.

The Real Thing

Nova sings with her AI clone. She chooses the sting of truth over the comfort of perfection.

Half-Alive

The band’s comeback. Dante finds rhythm again after the silence. A heartbeat groove reborn.

Static In My Head

Dante alone with his guitar, ghosts, and distortion. A cracked voice searching for meaning in the noise.

Collaboration 2.0

Dante enters a seductive duet with his AI twin. But as it perfects his voice, he sees himself disappearing.

Sing It Anyway

With no feed and no clones to fight, they sing anyway, and finally breathe.

After The Sun

The title song and emotional core where confession becomes renewal and the truth finally sings.

Full Song List

Music Journey: After the Sun charts a band’s evolution from digital perfection to human truth. From the blinding glare of algorithmic fame to the quiet hum of something real. Each song pulls them closer to what matters: noise that breathes, voices that break, and the courage to be imperfect.


  1. We Are The Noise — Dante, Nova, Arlo, Alex, Lila.
    The band’s explosive opener — fame, artifice, and the birth of their digital doubles.
  2. Brand New Band — Reeve (on-screen), Lila, Ensemble.
    A corporate anthem selling perfection; satire meets surrender.
  3. Static In My Head — Dante (solo).
    Confession in distortion — the first raw crack in the machine-made world.
  4. Garage Days / First Sound — Nova & Dante, full band.
    A return to beginnings — where imperfection first meant freedom.
  5. Between The Lines — Dante & Nova.
    A quiet duet — reconnection and honesty beneath the noise.
  6. Real Thing — Nova (lead) with AI harmony.
    One-take confession — Nova reclaims her voice from her own digital ghost.
  7. It Was Only A Joke — Lila & Ensemble.
    The truth disguised as comedy; guilt becomes gospel.
  8. We Were The Noise (Reprise) — Ensemble.
    A fragile rally cry — humanity rediscovers its pulse.
  9. We Are / We Were The Noise (Finale Reprise) — Full Company.
    Human and AI collide onstage; silence becomes defiance.
  10. Half-Alive — Dante & Band.
    Recovery through imperfection — humour, humility, and survival.
  11. The Machine Knows Best — Reeve, AI Chorus, Band.
    A grotesquely catchy corporate hymn to algorithmic control.
  12. Sing It Anyway — Nova, Dante, Ensemble, Audience.
    Imperfect voices, real connection — “If it’s real, it’s enough to stay.”
  13. Collaboration Version 2.0 — Dante & The AI Voice.
    Seductive duet between man and machine, temptation and resistance.
  14. After The Sun — Dante, Nova & Band.
    The title song — confession becomes rebirth; truth without filters.
  15. Finale Reprise – Real Thing / We Are The Noise — Full Company.
    Humanity’s last chord: imperfect, alive, unfiltered, the dawn after the storm.

Production & Development

After The Sun stage setup and lighting design

The World of the Show

After The Sun unfolds in the aftermath of a gig that has come apart — a story told over 48 hours inside a raw, fractured concert space where emotion, ego, sound, and technology collide. The set never changes, but the world continuously shifts through light, live sound, looping, and LED projection — a performance environment that behaves like a memory trying to rebuild itself.

Development & Production Vision

After The Sun is conceived as a band-led theatrical work, developed in close collaboration with a producing theatre. Rather than beginning with a short showcase, the project is designed to be shaped as a complete dramatic experience, with music, sound, and staging evolving together from the outset.

The storytelling depends on the interaction between live music-making, real-time sound design, and a carefully integrated AV “clone” language. These elements are not decorative, but structural — forming the emotional and narrative engine of the piece.

  • Creative Development
    A research-led phase focused on defining the show’s musical and technical grammar: how songs are built live, how sound responds to dramatic pressure, and how the digital “double” behaves as part of the story. This work establishes a shared language for performance, staging, and design.
  • First Theatrical Production
    A full-length 90–110 minute production, developed with a partner theatre and staged as a complete work. This version sets the visual, sonic, and narrative blueprint, intended to support future productions rather than function as a one-off presentation.

Format Flexibility

While the primary aim is a theatrical premiere, the piece is intentionally designed to be scalable. The musical architecture and AV systems can adapt to different venues without changing the core storytelling or emotional intent.

  • Theatrical Version — A hybrid of concert language and drama, where live music, sound manipulation, and visual duplication operate as emotional architecture.
  • Adapted Touring Versions — Configurations suitable for mid-scale theatres and flexible performance spaces, retaining the band-led structure and digital storytelling within varied technical footprints.

Current Position

The book, score, and demo material are complete, providing a clear dramatic and musical foundation for further development. The project is now seeking a producing theatre partner to help shape the first full staging and guide the work toward its initial public life.

Creative Team

Adrian Grant portrait

Adrian Grant

Producer

Adrian Grant’s career in the entertainment and media industries spans over 30 years as a producer, publisher, artist manager, and author. In 2006, he created Thriller Live, seen by over five million people worldwide and now the 12th longest-running West End musical of all time. His latest work includes I’m Every Woman – The Chaka Khan Musical, which receives its world premiere in March 2026.

Ian M. Wilson portrait

Ian M. Wilson

Writer, composer and lyricist

Ian began his career as a songwriter and musician before moving into film and television, working at Twickenham Film Studios and later as a writer-producer on documentary projects. He now focuses on writing screenplays and composing original stage work.

Jamie Noar portrait

Jamie Noar

Musical Director

Jamie Noar is a multi-award-winning musical director, arranger, and composer known for his work on acclaimed theatrical productions including MJ: The Musical and Say Yes to Tess. His work blends technical mastery with emotional authenticity, shaping performances that resonate with both artists and audiences.

Contact

📧 Producer: Adrian Grant — adrian@adriangrantproductions.com

📧 Ian M. Wilson — ian@afterthesun.rocks

📄 Full script available on request — email Ian for access.