St James Theatre Studio (12 Palace Street, London SW1E 5JA) welcomes A SONG GOES ROUND THE WORLD on May 16th, 2016 at 8 p.m.
An odyssey through 20th century European chansons.
From the Russian cabaret artist Alexander Vertinsky to Edith Piaff via the music of the Comedian Harmonists in the early 1930's, Daniel Donskoy (Detectorists - BBC FOUR) will perform German,Yiddish, French and Russian chansons, accompanied by Inga Davis-Rutter and her trio.
Whilst Europe was fractured throughout big parts of the 20th century, chansons always spoke the language of the people from all corners of the continent. From life in the poor Parisian faubourgs to Yiddish theatre tales of loss and joy; Songs sung by Russian political prisoners of the Tsar to the wit of German Cabaret. This is an enchanting musical evening filled with Europe's eternal melodies.
IF YOU GO:
A SONG GOES ROUND THE WORLD (Premiere)
16th May 2016
Running time: 1 hour 35 minutes (incl. interval)
St. James Theatre, 12 Palace Street, London SWE1 5JA
Tickets are available from www.stjamestheatre.co.uk or 0844 264 2140 from £10.
St James Theatre is located within walking distance from Victoria station. Other nearby stations: Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly line) and St. James's Park (Circle and District lines). The nearest rail station is Victoria.
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