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Tag Archives: fiona jane weston
Angela Lansbury – Superstar By Encouragement
Recently, I have lost two important public figures in my professional life- The Queen and Angela Lansbury. I’ve had the privilege of playing each of them on stage. I’ll write about both in time, but right now, I feel I must say something about Angela, in the light of her recent passing. Continue reading →
Being Yourself on Stage -an interview with Ty Jeffries
One of the things people who sing cabaret find so daunting is the thought of being themselves onstage, especially engaging with the audience in patter, and for some even singing when not being in character can induce anxiety. Continue reading →
Jeff Harnar: The 1959 Broadway Songbook
Jeff Harnar returns to London to present his new show The 1959 Broadway Songbook – a celebration of the 21 musicals you could have seen in New York that year…The structure of the show itself sounds intriguing with an homage to the Golden Age of Broadway – a ‘boy meets girl’ narrative, and created around the musical structure of a Broadway show of that era. Continue reading →
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Tagged Alex Rybeck, Broadway 1959, fiona jane weston, Jeff Harnar, The Pheasantry
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Bounder and Cad
Bounder and Cad‘s alter-egos, Adam Drew and Guy Hayward, are in reality two very personable young Cambridge graduates having found themselves on the cabaret circuit almost by accident. They met as students, sang in choirs, put together a song for … Continue reading →
Rodgers Revealed
The duo that put together Bernstein Revealed at St James Studio has reprised a former show of similar format, Rodgers Revealed, this time at North London venue JW3. Edward Seckerson and Jason Carr draw upon their vast knowledge of the scores … Continue reading →
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Tagged Anna Francolini, cabaret, cabaret reviews London, Edward Seckerson, fiona jane weston, Jason Carr, JW3, London cabaret, Richard Rodgers
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Fiona Coffey: A Touch of Mrs Robinson
A Touch of Mrs Robinson is Fiona Coffey’s first attempt at cabaret, and she presents a very interesting idea. Mrs Robinson is a character from The Graduate, a novel written by Charles Webb in 1963, and made into a … Continue reading →
Edward Seckerson: Bernstein Revealed
Just one year before Leonard Bernstein’s death in 1990, Edward Seckerson was presented with an extraordinary chance to interview his idol. It transpired that Seckerson’s editor chose the young enthusiast over the heads of more senior and experienced critics. On … Continue reading →
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Tagged Edward Seckerson, fiona jane weston, Jason Carr, Leonard Bernstein, Sophie Louise Dann, St james Theatre
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Amanda McBroom: Up Close and Personal
Amanda McBroom makes a welcome return to Crazy Coqs with another of her shows Up Close and Personal. The inspiration for this latest creation came from Marie Kondo’s book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amanda McBroom, cabaret, Crazy Coqs, fiona jane weston, London cabaret, Michele Brourman, Up Close and Personal
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My Mother Said I Never Should
Charlotte Keatley’s award-winning My Mother Said I Never Should, written in 1987, has since been translated into 23 languages, is studied in schools and has become one of the most often performed plays by a woman writer. Telling the story … Continue reading →
Lily Atkinson: Song Collection
“…an interesting artist showing considerable promise..” Continue reading →
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Tagged cabaret, cabaret reviews London, Excess All Areas, fiona jane weston, London cabaret, Sam Cable, The Pheasantry
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Capital Cabarets And Shows Scene 