Sing’theatre brings back the beloved off-Broadway musical revue, Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, which was first staged here in 2008. Twenty-three songs by the late Belgian singer are performed by four actors, each with a mini storyline woven into it. Listen out for classic hits like ‘Le Moribond’, which was translated into ‘Season in the Sun’ and covered by Terry Jacks and Westlife, as well as ‘Ne Me Quitte Pas’, known as ‘If You Go Away’ and made famous by Frank Sinatra.
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