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A Funny Valentine
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The story and music of Chet Baker, presented by Mike Maran. It’s 1961 and Chet is in jail in Lucca. Voted best trumpet player in the world only five years before, now he’s doing time in an Italian jail for drug offences.
Italians strolling around the town walls stop and listen to the sound of Chet’s golden trumpet wafting through the prison bars.
Chet shared his prison cell with a storyteller. The storyteller became his friend. Twenty-eight years later, Chet shared a hotel room in Amsterdam with his friend. That was the night Chet Baker died.
Only the storyteller knows what really happened. He knows the whole story – and now he’s telling it.
With live music arranged and performed by Colin Steele (trumpet) and Robert Pettigrew (piano).
NARRATED BY MIKE MARAN
MUSIC BY COLIN STEELE AND ROBERT PETTIGREW
DIRECTED BY PATRICK SANDFORD
- 16 Mar 2010 to 20 Mar 2010
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- 2010-03-16 07:30 PM 2010-03-17 07:30 PM 2010-03-18 07:30 PM 2010-03-19 07:30 PM 2010-03-20 07:30 PM
Dates
Circle Studio
Prices
£12
Previews £4
Tuesdays £7
Concessions available
User Rating ★★★★★
Rated: (5/5), based on 2 reviews
Wheelchair Access
Guide Dogs welcome
Induction Loop
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ARCHIVE ENTRY. THIS SHOW IS NO LONGER ON SALE.
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Comments
Christine McRitchie ★★★★★
26th March 2010
Thoroughly enjoyed this production. The format was innovative and the performance did not flag for a minute. The twist about the identity of the narrator was superb. The intimacy of the small theatre added to the overall effect. The music was excellent and very moving.
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jim mcdowall ★★★★★
26th March 2010
The narration was entertaining and informative and was greatly embellished by two superb musicians.