Over the course of winter 2013/14, the
Metier Ensemble will
present three concerts, Eclectic Collections, celebrating a
diverse array of 20th and 21st-century duos and trios for flute,
cello and piano. The second concert in the series focuses on
British repertoire for flute and piano, including Joe's duo,
Trapeze, commissioned
by the ensemble in 2010. The concert also features York Bowen's
Flute Sonata, a piece that justifies the composer's
reputation as the English Rachmaninov.
This unique venue offers a relaxing, informal environment for
musical events, sharing its space with the Foundry restaurant and
bar. In honour of this concert, the staff there have enterprisingly
concocted the Trapeze cocktail: chilled Aperol and
crisp prosecco, blended over ice, and topped with soda. Sounds
delicious!
The concert will feature Claire Overbury on flute, and Elspeth
Wyllie on piano.
The Forge
3-7 Delancey Street
Camden
London NW1 7NL
Nearest Station: Camden Town
Following a sell-out performance at the Leicester Square Theatre,
Debbie Chapman and Joe Atkins bring Queen of Hearts to
the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Debbie is a straight talking Yorkshire lass who has been performing
in Musical Theatre around the world for the past 15 years. Join
Debbie on a journey of love gained and love lost as she royally
celebrates her ultimate love of music. She will take inspiration
from her biggest influences including Barbra Streisand and Judy
Garland as she ponders (aloud) why she's always the bridesmaid and
never the bride...
SpaceCabaret @54 (Venue 54)
North Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1SD
Josephine and I
Production
Friday 12th July - Saturday 17th August
(performances Mon - Sat)
From the ragtime rhythms of St Louis and the intoxicating sounds of
1920s Paris, to present day London, Josephine and I
intertwines the story of a modern day girl with that of one of the
greatest, yet forgotten, stars of the 20th century.
Olivier-nominated
Cush Jumbo s
tars in her debut play, with live music and dance bringing to life
the contemporary legacy of ...the most sensational woman anyone
ever saw (Hemingway). The award-winning Phyllida Lloyd
(The Iron Lady, Mamma Mia!) directs and
Joe accompanies Cush at the piano.
This summer show will be performed cabaret style. Make a night of
it with food, drinks and post-show entertainment in the
Bush Theatre's
Café Bar and Garden.
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Sunday
Express
★ ★ ★ ★ - The Times, The
Financial Times, The Telegraph, The
Sunday Times, Independent on Sunday,
Evening Standard and What's On Stage.
[With] sympathetic keyboard from Joseph Atkins, this is a
sparkling show with a light touch and a big reach. - The
Financial Times
A dazzling tour-de-force. - The Observer
[Cush Jumbo] makes the most of the jazzy music of the period
(with pianist Joseph Atkins playing a blast) and of Baker's oddly
angular, rhythmic, often comic, dancing style. Jumbo captures this
(on the evidence of film clips) to a t. - The
Stage
As the pianist behind the ragtime accompaniment, Joseph Atkins
is the silent engine behind the play's period character. -
A Younger Theatre
A live piano accompaniment adds to the smoky back-bar feel of
the stage. - Exeunt Magazine
[Cush Jumbo's] final rendition of The Times They Are
A-Changin', recreating Baker's own unlikely triumph,
reclaims both Baker and Dylan for 2013. - The
Londonist
Bush Theatre
7 Uxbridge Road
London W12 8LJ
Nearest Stations: Shepherd's Bush Market (Circle and Hammersmith
& City Lines), Shepherd's Bush (Central Line, London Overground
& National Rail)
The Rare, The New, The Wonderful
Concert
Saturday 6th July, 7.30pm
In association with LSO Soundhub, works by composers from the
collective and Panufnik Young Composers Scheme are presented in
this highly eclectic and exciting concert by composer Raymond
Yiu.
The concert will include the world premiere of a set of piano
variations, based on a short piano piece by Yiu, and written by
various composers for the occasion of his 40th birthday.
In addition, soprano Madeleine Holmes and pianist
Gavin Roberts will
perform two movements from Joe's
Notes on
Love.
LSO St Luke's
161 Old Street
London EC1V 9NG
Nearest Station: Old Street (Northern Line & National Rail)
Pat Kirkwood is Angry
Production
Wednesday 19th June, 8pm
Reunited after their sell-out run of The Girl I Left Behind
Me at the Brits Off Broadway Festival in New York, Joe joins
Jessica Walker for a one-off performance as part of the 2013
Grassington
Festival.
Jess's new show, Pat Kirkwood is Angry, is a
co-production with Opera North and the Royal Exchange Theatre.
Written by Jess herself, the show re-imagines the life and songs of
the legendary Kirkwood, who was born in Salford in 1921 and was
named Britain's first wartime star. In this witty but poignant look
at the ephemeral nature of fame, Jess's dynamic stage presence and
superlative singing bring Pat Kirkwood's story to life again. This
show features classic songs by Noël Coward, Cole Porter and
Richard Rodgers, as well as some rediscovered gems.
Praise for The Girl I Left Behind Me, Brits Off
Broadway Festival, 59E59 Theaters, New York:
Ms. Walker and Mr. (Neil) Bartlett...together with the show's
musical director, Joe Atkins, a stylish pianist, bring ardent
affection and a sprinkling of sociology to their engrossing tour
through the lives and careers of these pioneering performers...she
has...a bright soprano of such melting beauty I think I could
listen to it forever. - The New York Times. Read
the full review
here.
The songs are a pleasure, Walker's singing is impeccable, and
Joe Atkins' piano accompaniment is first-rate. - Lighting
and Sound, America
Joe Atkins plays the piano and the two work together
beautifully...It would be tragedy for me not to acknowledge a
beautiful encore. Ms. Walker and Mr. Atkins did a fantastic job on
Take Me Home - a little heard Tom Waits number...
performed in a manner that left me a little breathless. Bravo.
- Reviews Off Broadway
Town Hall
1 Moor Lane
Grassington, BD23 5LB
The Girl I Left Behind Me
Production
Tuesday 30th April - Sunday 19th May
(performances Tue - Sun)
As part of the 2013
Brits Off Broadway
Festival, Joe will be accompanying singer Jessica Walker in her
one-woman show The Girl I Left Behind Me, co-written
and directed by Neil Bartlett.
Already critically acclaimed, the show pays tribute to the artistry
and glamour of the often outrageous cross-dressing women of the
British music hall and American variety stages, taking a
provocatively contemporary look at what it means when a woman wears
the trousers - on stage. More information about the show can be
found
here.
A celebration, both tongue-in-cheek and heartfelt! Jessica
Walker sparkles! ★ ★ ★ ★ - The
Guardian
A lovely pure voice and wittily knowing personality! This show
is not to be missed! ★ ★ ★ ★ -
The Independent
59E59 Theaters
59 East 59th St
New York City, NY 10022
Debbie Chapman: Queen of
Hearts
Cabaret
Tuesday 26th March, 7pm
Debbie is a straight talking Yorkshire lass who has been performing
in Musical Theatre around the world for the past 15 years. Join
Debbie on a journey of love gained and love lost as she royally
celebrates her ultimate love of music. She will take inspiration
from her biggest influences including Barbra Streisand and Judy
Garland as she ponders (aloud) why she's always the bridesmaid and
never the bride...
Debbie and Joe, alongside special guests Tiffany Graves and
Jonathan Tweedie, will be appearing for one night only at the
Leicester Square Theatre at 7pm on Tuesday 26 March.
Leicester Square Theatre
6 Leicester Place
London WC2H 7BX
Nearest Station: Leicester Square (Northern & Picadilly Lines)
