Sing Brel (1980)
Original Music & Lyrics by Jaques Brel with Gerard Jouannest English Lyrics by Eric Blau with Mort Schuman
Production devised by Bruce Murray
Music arranged and directed by Lynn Jenner
Performances: Sat 26th& Sun 27th July 1980, Main Stage
Contents
Introduction
Sing Brel is a presentation of songs by the Belgian composer/poet Jaques Brel. The show has no book and fastidiously avoids any story line. Rather the discovery of the Brel soul and its purpose is the songs themselves.
Each song is a complete drama. With a subtle beginning, a captivating middle aand a sharply penetrating ending. Together the songs reflect the attitudes of the sensitive, whimsical and wide spirited personality that is Jaques Brel. He creates art. And in creating this art he burns in us one idea: "Human values exceed all others and are superior to all others".
Following his death in late 1978, Brels music enjoyed a great revival with numberous presentations on both stage and record. The S.L.T.C joined many tributes with our workshop production od "Sing Brel" in May 1979.
For those of you who have become devoted fans of Brel's music, "Sing Brel" will represent the S.L.T.C. at the Questors in October (1980).
Cast
- Singer 1 - Ginny Jones
- Singer 2 - Sue Goodes
- Singer 3 - Ann Mattey
- Singer 4 - Bruce Murray
Crew
- Stage Manager - Jeanette Hoile
- Visuals Designed by - Geof Goode
- Lighting Design - Peter Boone
- Assisted by - Ann King
- Sound Engineered by - Brian Fretwell
- Photographs and Projections by - Geof Goode & Trudi Goode
- Costumes - Jeanette Hoile
Reviews
Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
I'm sure this show was presented 4 times over the 2 eveings, but can find no written record of this. It was repeated over 4 evenings in the Studio Theatre of The Questors Theatre, Ealing
See Also
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Or add anything that is related within this site. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.
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