Far West Theatre will bring its critically-acclaimed musical celebration of the life of legendary Belgian performer Jacques Brel to London for the first time in September. The first show of its kind to be approved by Editions Jacques Brel, the Brussels-based organisation set up to protect Brel’s legacy and currently headed by his daughter, Jacques […]
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Peter Straker Sings Brel – Live at Zédel
Peter Straker Sings Brel – Live at Zédel, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Peter Straker returns to Zédel, paying tribute to Belgian songwriter and singer Jacques Brel whose compositions have been described as literate, thoughtful and very theatrical. In fact, the words often come across as poetical, although Brel always […]
Interview – Fiona-Jane Weston on her latest one-woman show Heroines
Actress and singer FIONA-JANE WESTON’s one-woman tribute to remarkable women began in 2009 with the show 20th Century Woman – The Compact Cabaret. Since then she has produced a tribute to the heroic women of the First and Second World Wars, Wartime Women – The Khaki Cabaret; Looking For Lansbury, an homage to stage and screen veteran star Angela Lansbury; […]
Peter Straker – Crazy Coqs
Peter Straker’s cabaret Peter Straker Sings continues at the Crazy Coqs, London until 15 January. Making his debut at this exciting cabaret venue, Peter Straker takes his audience on a rollercoaster ride with a well chosen programme that reflects his career, his favourite songs and above all his love of Jacques Brel. Making his entrance through […]
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris – Charing Cross Theatre
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris continues at the Charing Cross Theatre, London until 22 November. Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (conception, English lyrics and additional material by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman and based on Brel’s lyrics) could be considered the original ‘jukebox musical’. Originally staged Off-Broadway […]
Peter Straker – Black Magic – Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Peter Straker performs his show Black Magic at the Pleasance Courtyard until 24 August. There are artists who return to the Fringe year after year. Peter Straker secures his seat at the top table once again with a masterclass in performance. Backed by a brilliant group of musicians (led by Conrad Molleson on bass), this […]
Wartime Women: A Khaki Cabaret – Fiona-Jane Weston – St James Studio
Wartime Women: A Khaki Cabaret was performed by Fiona-Jane Weston at St James Studio, London. Now for something completely different – a cabaret about the role women played in war, from Queen Elizabeth I’s speech to the troops at Tilbury in 1588 to Hannah Snell, who disguised herself as a man and joined the Marines in 1747 (and […]
Claire Martin and Joe Stilgoe – April in Paris – Crazy Coqs
Claire Martin and Joe Stilgoe perform April in Paris at the Crazy Coqs, London, until 19 April. When they played at the Crazy Coqs last year these two highly talented artists were an outstanding success. They now return with their new show which celebrates that most romantic of cities – Paris – the City of […]
