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Sing Brel (1980)

2007-10-11T11:27:57Z

91.104.120.99: /* See Also */

[[Image:CHANGETHISNAME.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Poster Designer]]]]

Original Music & Lyrics by [[Jaques Brel]] with [[Gerard Jouannest]]<br>
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]], [[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]]

== Introduction ==
From the program: -

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 numerous presentations on both stage and record. The S.L.T.C joined many tributes with our workshop production of "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 ==

== See Also ==

[[Sing Brel (1979)|Sing Brel 1979, Prompt Corner]]

Or add anything that is related ''within this site''. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.

== References ==
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== External Links ==

*'''[http://www.someplace.com/thisplay This play on the web]

[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Bell Theatre Productions]]

Sing Brel (1980)

2007-10-11T11:27:18Z

91.104.120.99: /* See Also */

[[Image:CHANGETHISNAME.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Poster Designer]]]]

Original Music & Lyrics by [[Jaques Brel]] with [[Gerard Jouannest]]<br>
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]], [[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]]

== Introduction ==
From the program: -

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 numerous presentations on both stage and record. The S.L.T.C joined many tributes with our workshop production of "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 ==

== See Also ==

[[Sing Brell (1979)|Sing Rel 1979, Prompt Corner]]

Or add anything that is related ''within this site''. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.

== References ==
<references/>

== External Links ==

*'''[http://www.someplace.com/thisplay This play on the web]

[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Bell Theatre Productions]]

Sing Brel (1980)

2007-10-11T11:26:31Z

91.104.120.99: /* Reminiscences and Anecdotes */

[[Image:CHANGETHISNAME.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Poster Designer]]]]

Original Music & Lyrics by [[Jaques Brel]] with [[Gerard Jouannest]]<br>
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]], [[Bell Theatre|Main Stage]]

== Introduction ==
From the program: -

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 numerous presentations on both stage and record. The S.L.T.C joined many tributes with our workshop production of "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 ==

== See Also ==
Have there been other SLT productions of this play? Link to them here.

Or add anything that is related ''within this site''. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.

== References ==
<references/>

== External Links ==

*'''[http://www.someplace.com/thisplay This play on the web]

[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Bell Theatre Productions]]

Sing Brel (1979)

2007-10-11T11:25:56Z

91.104.120.99: /* See Also */

[[Image:CHANGETHISNAME.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Poster Designer]]]]

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 May [[1979]], [[Prompt Corner]]

== Introduction ==

A production featuring 24 songs 23 sung by the cast and one recording played of Jaques Brel (Ne Me Quitte Pas) with accomplianing projections.

== Cast ==

*Singer 1 - [[Ginny Jones]]
*Singer 2 - [[Sally Lill]]
*Singer 3 - [[Ann Mattey]]
*Singer 4 - [[Bruce Murray]]

== Crew ==

*Stage Manager - [[Jenny Turner]]
*Assisted by - [[Mark Whitwell]]
*Visuals Designed by - [[Geof Goode]]
*Lighting Design - [[Peter Boone]]
*Assisted by - [[Ann King]]
*Sound Engineered by - [[Brian Fretwell]]
*Photographs and Projections by - [[Geof Goode]]
*Assisted by - [[Trudi Ainley]]
*Costumes - [[Jeanette Hoile]]

== Reviews ==

...Last weekend the Prompt Corner paid him (Jaques Brel) tribute in a non-stop celebration lasting almost 90 minutes and summing up the man and his life.

There were four performers: Bruce Murray, Ann Mattey, Sally Lill and Ginny Jones. One male and three femals sounds like an imbalance, but the power and intesnity of the male in question soon silenced and doubts we may have had on that score.
Intimations of approaching death were searingly presented by Ann Mattey and Ginny Jones.......Bruce Murry spat out the concentrated bitter irony of "Next".

Of all the two dozen songs, my own favourite wa the humourous "Timid Freda" as conveyed by Sally Lill, came over with almost Mephistophelian mockery. Near the end Ann Mattey magnificently realised the horror of "Carousel". One more feather in Prompt Corner's cap

Don Madgwick, reprinted in extract form, in Scene from The Croydon Advertiser by permission.

== Gallery ==
<gallery caption="Production photos" widths="100px" heights="100px" perrow="4">
Image:Brel001.jpg|[[Sally Lill]] Timid Freda
Image:Brel012.jpg|[[Sally Lill]], [[Bruce Murray]], [[Ann Mattey]], [[Ginny Jones]]
Image:Brel029.jpg|[[Bruce Murray]] The Port of Amsterdam
</gallery>

Photos: [[Brian Fretwell]]

== 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 ==

[[Sing Brel (1980)|Sing Brel 1980 Main Stage]]

Or add anything that is related ''within this site''. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.

== References ==
<references/>

== External Links ==

*'''[http://www.someplace.com/thisplay This play on the web]

[[Category:Productions]]
[[Category:Prompt Corner Productions]]