The five main artists in forthcoming West End show The Drifters Girl, starring Beverley Knight, could soon be royalties royalty. It’s usually the composer, playwright, director and design team who get to share the spoils of a smash hit show, not the actors — but this time a special deal has been struck that should see them in the money, too. To do this they are being credited (and compensated) as co-creators, for their input during the development of the musical, which is about pioneering black music manager Faye Treadwell, who took over control of the legendary, golden-age soul quartet following the death of her husband George Treadwell — the legal owner of the name The Drifters — in 1967.