Time: 8:00pm to 11:00pm

Price: £8.00 to £10.00

Venue: Anthony Minghella Theatre

CLAYSON SINGS CHANSON has been on the road since 2011, initially to tie-in with the most recent edition of Alan Clayson’s Jacques Brel biography, La Vie Boheme.

Media coverage has been fulsome with phrases like ‘mesmerising’, ‘a man possessed’, ‘a wonderful evening by a master raconteur at the top of his game’.

If much of the repertoire is from Brel’s portfolio, Clayson delivers items by other chansonniers, Gallic and English, and ventures into curious but connected realms. Prefaced by a explanatory talk that is as entertaining as it is educational, this show will appeal to both Brel devotees and those interested generally in Gallic culture.

The presentation’s origins lie in 1999’s acclaimed Ne Me Quitte Pas: A Celebration Of Jacques Brel, an all-star album on which Alan Clayson’s contributions were highlights, attracting rave notices.

Prior to his renown as a music historian, Alan Clayson was popular in the late 1970s as leader of the legendary Clayson and the Argonauts and has since become ‘one of the more extraordinary figures to emerge from rock ‘n’ roll.

“It is difficult to explain to the uninitiated what to expect’’ (The Independent)

“His delivery and performance style has led to a deserved cult status” (Time Out)

“Definitely more than a performance – an experience!” (New York Village Voice)

“Hugely entertaining. Jacques would’ve approved” (Rock ‘N’ Reel [R2])

“Everything here is equal to the doomed romanticism that was Brel’s trademark” (Record Collector)

“A complex emotional landscape of understated dynamics and dark aesthetics” (Folk On Tap)

www.alanclayson.com

Doors 7:30pm