Globe Columnist Peter Grant talks to Dean Elliott, already a West End veteran, who has starred in Buddy (the musical about Buddy Holly) and now becomes Paul Simon in the national tour of The Simon and Garfunkel Story.

From being called "Tom and Jerry" in the late-50s, the duo of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and vocalist Art Garfunkel simply became Simon and Garfunkel.

A name change that became as influential as Lennon and McCartney and Jagger and Richards.

The rest is musical history.

They have become living legends of the folk and rock genre.

Amazingly, it has been 50 years since the single The Sound of Silence became a number 1.

It featured in the film The Graduate and is a main stay song on radio stations across the world five decades on.

But there was more to come from the New York two-some.

Dean Elliot is bringing his critically-acclaimed West End show The Simon & Garfunkel Story to New Brighton Pavilion on September 3.

He told the Wirral Globe: "I have played the West End, Liverpool Empire, Philharmonic Hall and every other theatre in the UK, but never played the Pavilion before.

"I lived in South Liverpool for a few years and often got the ferry across the Mersey.

"But this is a Wirral debut for me. So the whole cast are looking forward to playing the venue on our tour."

The production uses a huge projection screen which features 1960 photos and film footage of Simon and Garfunkel.

A full live band recreates the magic and nostalgia in what Dean calls a ‘theatrical narrative.”

Dean added: "We do nod to their respective solo careers, but it is the S and G back-catalogue that is the show.

"We include all their well-known hits from Cecilia to Homeward Bound, Bridge Over Troubled Water and Mrs Robinson."

Dean has seen Paul Simon on stage in concert but he has not seen Simon and Garfunkel together.

I tell him I have when I saw the REAL dynamic duo at Manchester Arena. A hard act to follow.

There is the sound of silence for a brief moment as I ask what can New Brighton expect from this show?

Dean replied: "It tells the story from their humble beginnings through to heir massive success, dramatic break-up and it finishes with a stunning recreation of the 1981 Central Park reformation concert."

I tell Dean there are plenty of S & G fans in Wirral land who will lap up this production.

He said: "We have enjoyed standing ovations so far. It is a celebration of their legacy.

"I hope Wirral audiences will enjoy it as much as we do staging it."

The Simon and Garfunkel Story September 3, starts at 7.30pm. Tickets are from the box office on 0151 666 0000.

For more details on the show, visit www.thesimonandgarfunkelstory.com