Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

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Event Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
Venue Mercury Studio, Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 1974
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A musical revue of the songs of Jacques Brel.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Cabaret
Revue
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Robert Alderton Director
Raymond Hawthorne Director
Jacques Brel Music and Lyrics Librettist
George Henare Performer
Ruth Lyster Performer
Rāwiri Paratene Performer
Darien Takle Performer
Eric Blau Translator
Mort Schuman Translator
Text Nationality France
United States of America
Further Information During the Festival, it was augmented by one of three playlets by the French Surrealist and satirist playwright Jean Tardieu, translated by Colin Duckworth. (ACT 7/1974). After the studio run, it ran for several weeks, several times a day at the Art Gallery, and then at the Auckland Easter Show, to packed houses. Also toured to Tauranga in 1975.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 189377