Bonjour Monsieur Brel
A journey through the world of a brilliant dreamer. Jannie du Toit sings Jacques Brel in French, Afrikaans, English and Dutch. A once off performance of this exquisite production at the Theatre on the Square.
In Bonjour Monsieur Brel, Jacques Brel’s colourful texts are sung in four languages and accompanied by a splendid ensemble of piano, cello and guitar. Jannie has been a highly regarded Brel interpreter for decades and a permanent exponent of excellence in songcraft, amongst others in Dutch. He sang his first renditions of Brel in 1988 in the production Van Berlyn tot Bapsfontein with Laurika Rauch in Club’58 – Hillbrow. Since then, Brel has consistently featured in his shows such as De Kleine Man and Jannie en die Tannie together with Christa Steyn. His first performance in a full on Brel production was Brel in Brooklyn in 2010, again with Laurika, Christa at the piano and Sergio Zampolli as accordionist. Particularly two Brel songs sung in Dutch – Madeleine and Liefde van later – established him as a Brel performer in the early nineties and in later years his Brel recordings were regularly heard on Classic FM.
Creative team:
- Jacques Brel: All music and French texts
- Susan Mouton: Cello/piano, Chanie Jonker: Piano/accordion
- Jannie du Toit: Vocals/guitar
- Juanita Swanepoel: Direction
- Clinton Zerf, Matthys Maree, Christa Steyn, Jannie du Toit: Musical arrangements
- Naòmi Morgan and Bernard Odendaal: Translations
Show Information:
Bonjour Monsieur Brel
Venue:
Theatre on the Square, Sandton
Dates & Times:
Sunday, 25th August 2024 at 15h00
Ticket Prices:
From R150 (including VAT)
Discounts for students and seniors, with group booking discounts available
Seating is unreserved
Bookings:
Computicket or the Theatre Box Office on 011 883 8606 / 083 377 4969
Age Restriction:
PG
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