CAB ARE T COM E DY MU S I C T HEATRE
DOORS OPEN Mon - Sat 7.15pm* Sun 6.30pm* [show starts 8pm]
[show starts 7pm]
*Unless otherwise stated and at the theatre’s discretion
APRIL - JUNE 2016 0 8 4 4 2 6 4 2 1 4 0 | st j a m e st h e a t re.co. u k
Our spring season opens with a three week run of the off-Broadway musical Forever Plaid. After a car crash brings their performing dreams to an end, a 50’s closeharmony group present their final concert on their way to the afterlife. With a playlist that features some of the best music of the era, and a stunning cast led by Jon Lee, this promises to be humorous and touching show perfectly suited to the intimate Studio. More highlights for fans of musical theatre, Samantha Barks will showcase her new solo show and New York based writers Adam Gwon and composer Drew Gasparini present their respective shows with a host of special guests from the London stage. We are delighted to be part of the fourth London Festival of Cabaret, and hope our programme represents the eclectic range of shows attributed to this genre. From celebrations of acclaimed composers Leonard Bernstein, Anthony Newley and Alan Menken, to a new show from character comedian Sarah-Louise Young. Wendi Peters looks back over her career in an evening of anecdotes and musical favourites, and Jay Rayner swaps the skillet for the stage as he brings us his quartet, featuring the great American food and drink songbook. Mari Wilson, Emily Saunders, Lizzie Ball and the Jazz Divas series return after a rapturous reception in the Studio last year, and we welcome Shapla Salique with her unique take on jazz drawn from her Bengali heritage, and Judie Tzuke with her national sell out acoustic evening of stories and song. Giles Terera tells the story of a homeless musician in his new one man show, The Ballad of Soho Jones, Apphia Campbell presents her solo play Black is the Colour of My Voice, inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and June brings us A Twist of Lemmon. Double Oscar winner Jack Lemmon’s life takes centre stage in this autobiographical play written and performed by his son, Chris. We look forward to seeing you in the Studio this spring.
James Albrecht Creative Director
TICKET INFORMATION
Please note all tickets will be charged at the top price band when booked less than 1.5 hours before the start of the performance. A fee of £1.50 will apply to all online and phone transactions.
APRIL 1st - 2nd
JAY SCOTT Friday 1 April 8pm | £15 / £20 Songwriter and guitarist Jay Scott releases his first single ‘The Otherside’ taken from his upcoming album due in late 2016. Vin Goodwin will host the evening, Jay will be supported by Davey Horne, Izzy Thomas and Marianna Zappi. “It’s a long time since anyone brought me an unsigned band with a first album of greatest hits” Steve Power
SAMANTHA BARKS Saturday 2 April 8pm | £25 / £30 Star of BBC talent show I’d Do Anything, Samantha Barks (Cabaret, Oliver!) has wowed fans and critics alike with her stunning voice and captivating performances in film (Les Misérables), theatre and television. Taking inspiration from musical theatre and incorporating modern influences, she’ll be heading out on her first solo tour to coincide with the highly anticipated release of her new album.
GET THE LATEST NEWS To get exclusive news on the latest shows coming to St. James Studio, follow us on twitter & like us on facebook...
/stjamestheatre /st_jamestheatre
From the Producers of Jerry’s Girls and Marry Me A Little
ng red Thi o d n e l p S A Many s I e Three Co v o L ins In A s e Fountain h c i R o T C s a t g ch A F Ra alling Star
TUESDAY 5 – SUNDAY 24 APRIL Tickets £25 / £30 Previews 5-7 April £20 / £25 8pm | 3pm matinees Join the boys of Forever Plaid on a humorous ‘heavenly’ journey through some of the greatest close-harmony songs of the 50’s. With one final chance to give the concert they never gave, The Plaids sing nostalgic hits ‘Rags To Riches’, ‘Love Is A Many Splendored Thing’, ‘Catch A Falling Star’, ‘Three Coins In A Fountain’ and many more – all in glorious harmony with patter that will keep any audience rolling in the aisles. Come enjoy a drink in the Studio, whilst The Plaids deliver a 50’s roller-coaster ride of comedy and music in this classic musical. Jon Lee (S Club 7, Jersey Boys) stars alongside Keith Jack, (BBC’s Any Dream Will Do, Joseph) Matthew Quinn (Dreamboats and Petticoats, Saturday Night Fever) and Luke Striffler (Hairspray, Avenue Q).
APRIL 25th - 28th
RE:ACT - MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD Monday 25 April 8pm | £7.50 / £10 RE:act brings together four emerging writers, directors and a group of actors to respond to the story, themes and characters within My Mother Said I Never Should. Written in 24 hours, rehearsed at quick fire speed and performed on the stage of St. James Studio, these impulsive pieces will then be followed by a conversation with an established theatre creative. “A different kind of anticipation, an excitement at seeing something so newly formed.” Everything Theatre
THE POLITICAL PARTY WITH MATT FORDE Wednesday 27 April 8pm | £15 / £18 Matt Forde hosts a comedy night combining topical stand-up and a big interview with a political heavyweight. The guest for this event will be Angus Robertson, leader of the SNP in Westminster. “Good solid gags and a great deal of charm” Time Out
JAZZ DIVAS: NORMA WINSTONE Thursday 28 April 8pm | £19 / £25 Norma continues to delight audiences as an evergreen, in demand singer, with a litany of must have recordings. Not only a singer of consummate style and quality, voted Parliamentary Jazz Awards Best Vocalist 2015, she also composes witty, delightful lyrics. Accompanied at the piano by Gwilym Simcock. “One of the glories of contemporary jazz” Jazz Journal
26 APRIL - 8 MAY FERRIS & MILNES: ANOTHER OPENIN’ ANOTHER SHOW Tuesday 26 April | 8pm | £20 / £25 Dominic is a pianist extraordinaire; Martin has “two voices”. Comedy, music and vocals combine in a dynamic cocktail of explosive Broadway glamour and fun! Expect the unexpected - as well as the songs you know and love - in an action packed extravaganza of banterrific entertainment. “The most exciting musical theatre double act to be discovered in years” West End Frame
BERNSTEIN REVEALED Friday 29 April | 8pm | £20 / £25 Ahead of Leonard Bernstein’s forthcoming centenary, broadcaster Edward Seckerson, musical director Jason Carr, and West End star Sophie-Louise Dann celebrate this musical superman in an intimate evening, exploring the life and music of this extraordinary composer, conductor, pianist, teacher and activist. “An honest and affectionate portrait” Musical Theatre Review on Rodgers Revealed
NEWLEY NIGHT Saturday 30 April 8pm | £20 / £25 From humble beginnings in a pub in Brentford this 5th annual celebration of the genius of Anthony Newley comes to the St. James. Hosted by Steve Furst (Lenny Beige) and with The Malcolm Edmonstone Band expect a stellar line-up of guest singers paying their respects to one of London’s finest songwriters! “His energy levels are huge, his timing is masterful, he sings, dances, plays the violin and guitar and works harder than any other comic you’ll see.” Sunday Times
STUART MATTHEW PRICE SINGS MENKEN Sunday 1 May | 7pm | £22.50 / £25 West End performer Stuart Matthew Price returns to the Studio with his new concert celebrating the world of composer Alan Menken. Featuring songs from Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act and Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and many more! “One of the best singers around at the moment” The Stage
THINK PINK! A CELEBRATION OF SWING Tuesday 3 May | 8pm | £15 / £17.50 The Pink Champagne Sisters bring a fresh edge to classic swing in glorious close harmony, joined by their fabulous jazz band! Journey through the golden age of swing with The Andrews Sisters, Cole Porter, Gershwin…..true classics reinvented. “Sparkling Debut” Daily Mail (Album: The Live Sessions)
OOH LA LA Wednesday 4 May 8pm | £22.50 / £24 Fantastique and féline, Parisian cabaret star Isabelle Georges embarks on a passionate journey through the French repertoire and beyond, featuring her trademark soaring vocals and stunning five-piece band. “She’s every inch a star” Scotsman
CABARET WHORE PRESENTS … LA POULE PLOMBÉE Thursday 5 May 8pm | £15 / £17.50 The much anticipated solo show from knife-wielding tortured French chanteuse, ‘La Poule Plombée’. Featuring brand new comic and bittersweet songs from Sarah-Louise Young and Michael Roulston, creators of Cabaret Whore, Julie Madly Deeply and Songs For Cynics. “Sparkling, clever and deliciously witty” Scotsman
WENDI PETERS: LET ME SING AND I’M HAPPY Friday 6 May | 8pm | £25 / £30 TV favourite Wendi Peters brings an evening of song and stories (with a few jazz hands thrown in) from the last 25 years of her career in theatre, television and baking. Warning: may contain brownies! “Simply triumphant…she is very funny, sings astonishingly well, and gives her all…this is a true star turn” BritishTheatre.com
THE JAY RAYNER QUARTET: SONGS OF FOOD AND AGONY Saturday 7 May 8pm | £25 / £30 The renowned restaurant critic, Masterchef judge and presenter of BBC Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet has one other skill. He’s also a jazz pianist. Now Jay brings The Jay Rayner Quartet: Songs of Food and Agony, to the stage: an ensemble of top flight musicians performing tunes from the Great American food and drink songbook.
ALICE FEARN: WHERE I’VE BEEN AND WHERE I’M GOING Sunday 8 May 7pm | £25 / £30 Alice has been in West End shows including Les Miserables, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Shrek the Musical and the Olivier Award winning Into The Woods. In this cabaret Alice brings the music that inspired her to become a performer and the music that inspires her still, from Sweet Charity to Hairspray, Barbara Streisand to Celine Dion.
TICKET INFORMATION
Please note all tickets will be charged at the top price band when booked less than 1.5 hours before the start of the performance. A fee of £1.50 will apply to all online and phone transactions.
M AY
12th - 19th ADAM GWON: THE NEW AMERICAN MUSICAL Thursday 12 May 8pm | £20 / £25 Adam Gwon, the multi-award winning writer of shows including Ordinary Days, returns to the London stage with a cast of west end favourites for a concert celebration of new songs, new shows and musical theatre for a new generation.
THE BALLAD OF SOHO JONES Friday 13 & Saturday 14 May 8pm | £20 / £25 When ‘Soho Jones’ a homeless street musician attempts to make contact with his young son by putting some of his songs on YouTube, extraordinary things start to happen. Through song and story Soho Jones shares with us the most incredible year of his life. This new one man play with music by Giles Terera features 12 original songs, and is a bitter sweet tale of fame and compassion in the 21 Century. “Powerhouse voice and sheer showmanship” Whatsonstage.com
A SONG GOES ROUND THE WORLD Monday 16 May 8pm | £12.50 / £15 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 will perform German, Yiddish, French and Russian chansons accompanied by Inga Davis-Rutter and her trio.
GOSPEL SINGERS INCOGNITO Tuesday 17 May 8pm | £17.50 / £20 After their impressive appearances on Britain’s Got Talent and performing as the house choir on Lee Mack’s All Star Cast the choir perform a brand new show. Performing both accompanied and acapella GSI Choir will delight and move you with beautiful vocal arrangements, powerful voices and soul stirring delivery. “Perhaps the best choir we have had on the show” Simon Cowell – Britain’s Got Talent
MARI WILSON: THE POP DELUXE ALBUM TOUR Thursday 18 May 8pm | £25 / £30 Mari has been performing to sellout crowds with her show, Ready Steady Girls featuring unique interpretations of the songs of Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Sandie Shaw, Cilla Black and more. Pop Deluxe is the album containing all the songs from Ready Steady Girls, due for release May 13 2016. “The perfect Entertainment” Gay Times
EMILY SAUNDERS THE VOICE MIX Friday 19 May 8pm | £19 / £25 Emily Saunders brings top international artists to TheVoiceMix for an outstanding intimate MixUnplugged evening: Irrepressible vocalist & trombonist Ashley Slater (Loose Tubes, Freakpower) brings ultracool vocals, impressive trombone solos and his own brand of humour. “Absolutely Brilliant” Jamie Cullum
M AY
20th - 27th BLACK IS THE COLOUR OF MY VOICE Friday 20 & Saturday 21 May 8pm | £20 / £25 This acclaimed double bill starring Apphia Campbell comes direct from sell-out shows across the world. Black Is The Color Of My Voice is a solo play inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and Soul Sessions is a cabaret celebrating Simone’s incredible music. “Campbell may wear Simone’s trademark head wrap but her performance goes beyond impersonation.” The Times
MATTHEW STRACHAN Monday 23 May 8pm | £15 / £17.50 Award-winning composer and songwriter Matthew Strachan returns to the Studio with special guests to perform his latest offbeat satirical songs alongside his show numbers and Nashville tunes. “‘Each song, as in Sondheim, has the ingenious structure of a mini-play” Michael Billington, The Guardian
SHAPLA SALIQUE: NO BOUNDARIES Tuesday 24 May 8pm | £15 / £17.50 Shapla and her Jazz band perform material from her latest album, No Boundaries. Exploring the rich musical heritage of her native Bengali origins combined with her distinct and original compositions. Breathing new life into folk songs which are over 200 years old, with traces of modern jazz & soul.
THE POLITICAL PARTY WITH MATT FORDE Wednesday 25 May 8pm | £15 / £18 Matt Forde hosts a comedy night combining topical standup and a big interview with a political heavyweight. “Good solid gags and a great deal of charm” Time Out
JAZZ DIVAS: CLAIRE MARTIN Thursday 26 May 8pm | £19 / £25 Claire Martin returns to St. James following her sell out concert in the 2014 London Jazz Festival. Her unique style has won her BBC Jazz Awards Best Vocalist and 6 time recipient of best singer at the British Jazz Awards. Accompanying Claire is the Gareth Williams trio. “Claire Martin is a relaxed, funny & charismatic occupant of a spotlight’s beam” The Guardian
LIZZIE BALL’S CLASSICAL KICKS The Reunion: A Celebration of Grappelli and Shearing Friday 27 May 8pm | £25 After her sellout Classical Kicks series in 2015, maverick violinist Lizzie Ball returns with the stellar James Pearson on piano and Sam Burgess on bass (from Ronnies Scotts very own house band) to pay tribute to two of the Jazz greats. A unique performance that includes some of the great jazz favourites with music from Grappelli and Shearings 1973 Reunion album.
M AY - J U N E 28th - 18th
DREW GASPARINI LIVE IN CONCERT Saturday 28 May 8pm | £20 / £25 Featuring award-winning NYC based Composer, singer/songwriter and comedian, Drew Gasparini’s unique brand of musical theatre; performed with special guests, plus a solo set from the man himself. Crow and Elk are thrilled to be bringing the Gasparini party to London. “Deftly captivating with lyrics that pulse with vibrant poignancy and appealing wit.” The Houston Press
SUNDAY AT THE MUSICALS Sunday 5 June 7.30pm | £25 Sunday At The Musicals is a special one-night concert being produced by Paul Burton Productions in aid of the Royal Variety Charity. The production will feature a host of female singers who will each perform songs from past and present musicals, accompanied by Michael Haslam at the piano. Performers will include Irish classical crossover soprano Margaret Keys.
RE:ACT – SIDEWAYS Tuesday 7 June 8pm | £7.50/ £10 RE:act brings together four emerging writers, directors and a group of actors to respond to the story, themes and characters within the stage adaption of Rex Pickett’s Oscar and multi-award winning story Sideways. Written in 24 hours, rehearsed at quick fire speed and performed on the stage of St. James Studio, these impulsive pieces will then be followed by a conversation with an established theatre creative and there will be the opportunity for both emerging and established artists to meet post-show to further discuss ideas.
CHRIS LEMMON in
TWIST OF LEMMON Directed by Hugh Wooldridge
WEDNESDAY 1 – SATURDAY 18 JUNE Wed - Sat | 8pm Sat | 3pm £25 / £30
The acclaimed US actor and composer, Chris Lemmon, presents his autobiographical play, Twist of Lemmon, celebrating the loves, times, trials and tribulations of his father, the Hollywood legend and multiple Oscar nominee and double Oscar winner, Jack Lemmon.
JUNE 23rd - 30th
JUDIE TZUKE: SONGS AND STORIES Thursday 23 June 8pm | £25 / £30 After the sell-out success of the Songs and Stories 2015 tour, which saw Judie perform over 40 concerts around the country, she is back on the road performing these special acoustic concerts. This promises to be an intimate evening of old favourites and new songs and tales from across her life and career. “The voice has lost none of its cool, plaintive appeal; it’s still an instrument of icy allure” The Times
FERRIS AND MILNES: WHAT A SWELL PARTY THIS IS! Friday 24 June 8pm | £20 / £25 Dominic is a pianist extraordinaire; Martin has “two voices”. Comedy, music and vocals combine in a dynamic cocktail of explosive Broadway glamour and fun! Expect the unexpected - as well as the songs you know and love - in an action packed extravaganza of banterrific entertainment. “The most exciting musical theatre double act to be discovered in years” West End Frame
ALASTAIR MCGOWAN: Erik Satie’s Faction Monday 27 & Tuesday 28 June 8pm | £12.50 / £15 Erik Satie is well known for his music (beautiful and minimalist) and less well known for his writings (funny, angry and surreal). In a new work-in-progress show on the 150th anniversary of Satie’s birth, Alistair McGowan brings both the words and music of this Belle Epoque eccentric to the stage.
THE POLITICAL PARTY WITH MATT FORDE Wednesday 29 June 8pm | £15 / £18 Matt Forde hosts a comedy night combining topical standup and a big interview with a political heavyweight. “Good solid gags and a great deal of charm” Time Out
JAZZ DIVAS: GABRIELLE DUCOMBLE Thursday 30 June 8pm | £19 / £25 Gabrielle Ducomble sings the emotional music of legendary Oscar winning Michel Legrand bringing Gallic charm and sophistication to Windmills Of Your Mind, Watch What Happens and more. “Charismatic, charming performer” Jazz FM
sserie
Brasserie P R E - S H OW DINING
5 -8 P M | 1 2 . 30-3 PM ( M ATINE E
DAYS )
EXPRESS MENU 2 COURSES £14 // 3 COURSES £17 À LA CARTE MENU ALSO AVAILABLE
FIRST LONDON REVIVAL IN OVER 25 YEARS
MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD BY
CHARLOTTE KEATLEY Starring
Katie Brayben
Caroline Faber
Maureen Lipman
Serena Manteghi
13 apr - 0844 264 2140 21 may www.stjamestheatre.co.uk www.tinyfires.co.uk
@tinyfiresltd #MotherSaid
tinyfiresltd
MATT CHISLING and AMY ANZEL for PINOT PRODUCTIONS LIMITED present
26 MAY - 9 JULY
H OW TO F I N D U S
12
Palace
Street,
London
SW1E
5JA
BY TUBE The nearest tube is Victoria. We are situated within a 5 minute walk of the station.
NATIONAL RAIL Victoria Station is less than 5 minutes walk from the theatre.
PARKING Free parking after 6.30pm is available in nearby streets.
BY BUS Routes 16, 38, 52, 73, 42, 148 all pass by near the theatre.
0844 264 2140
|
stjamestheatre.co.uk