John Waters, Stewart D’Arrietta and Michael Kluger perform the dramatic, definitively French songs of Belgian ‘chansonnier’ Jacques Brel. Famous worldwide for the heartbreaking ‘Ne Me Quitte Pas’, Brel wrote songs of love, death, human folly and the rightful place of the dispossessed. John, with Stewart D’Arrietta on piano and Michael Kluger playing the accordion, gently guides his audience through each song’s lyrical journey before singing them in their original French. John, Stewart and Michael first performed Brel in 1998, to high critical acclaim. The French language newspaper reported that “Monsieur Waters nous a rendu notre bien-aimé Jacques”. (Mr Waters has given us back our beloved Jacques) Le Courrier Australien★★★★★ The lure of this material has not gone away and the show has been invited to perform in Avignon in mid 2022.
CHANSONS DE JACQUES BREL with John Waters
Singer/actor John Waters and his band perform the dramatic, French songs of Jacques Brel. Spoken English introductions ‘set the scene’ of the lyrical journey of one of the greatest 'chansonniers' (singer/songwriters) of all time. Classic songs such as 'Ne me quitte pas', reflect love, death, human folly & the rightful place of the dispossessed.