green room presents
Brel@Breakfast
Reviews, Critics' Pick and Radio
Reviews, Critics' Pick and Radio
ThreeWeeks
3 to see: Songs + Stories
ThreeWeeks recommends three songs and
stories from this year's Fringe
"#1 Brel @ Breakfast: Oooh, I love Jacques Brel.
And seemingly Donald Hawkins does to, because
he was “inspired to sing” after discovering Brel’s
body of work. The rest of you, be inspired to sit and
listen, as Hawkins tells his story. Coffee and
pastries are free, too. Bonus."
FULL STORY
3 to see: Songs + Stories
ThreeWeeks recommends three songs and
stories from this year's Fringe
"#1 Brel @ Breakfast: Oooh, I love Jacques Brel.
And seemingly Donald Hawkins does to, because
he was “inspired to sing” after discovering Brel’s
body of work. The rest of you, be inspired to sit and
listen, as Hawkins tells his story. Coffee and
pastries are free, too. Bonus."
FULL STORY
REVIEWS
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Press contact is Calvin Wynter on 212.253.5555 or calvin@greenroompresents.com.
RADIO
The Groggy Squirrel
An Excellent Way To Start The Day... Book
NOW
"Firstly a couple of very important warnings.
The show is selling out so buy your tickets
before reading the rest of the review. OK? And
you have to get there early as the free coffee,
tea and pastries was hoovered up before I
arrived at 10.20..."
FULL STORY
An Excellent Way To Start The Day... Book
NOW
"Firstly a couple of very important warnings.
The show is selling out so buy your tickets
before reading the rest of the review. OK? And
you have to get there early as the free coffee,
tea and pastries was hoovered up before I
arrived at 10.20..."
FULL STORY
Lively Performance
"According to Donald Hawkins, Jacques Brel
is the greatest ever singer/songwriter in the
French language. To me, however, he was a
new name so while I wasn’t going to receive
the full benefit of the homage, I was still going
into it hopeful of enjoying a good music
show..."
FULL STORY
The Herald
Comic Potential
"...Being a professional translator certainly
helps his pronunciation of Brel's French
lyrics..."
FULL STORY
Comic Potential
"...Being a professional translator certainly
helps his pronunciation of Brel's French
lyrics..."
FULL STORY
LEITH FM
"...learnt singing and French in order to
represent Brel’s spirit and music to packed out
audiences across UK, France and Amsterdam..."
FULL STORY
"...learnt singing and French in order to
represent Brel’s spirit and music to packed out
audiences across UK, France and Amsterdam..."
FULL STORY
MUSICAL TALK
"More from the world’s greatest arts festival, with
Thos and Tim presenting the highlights and the
low down from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
and giving us more interviews than you can
shake a stick at."
AUDIO
"More from the world’s greatest arts festival, with
Thos and Tim presenting the highlights and the
low down from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
and giving us more interviews than you can
shake a stick at."
AUDIO
Live Journal
Accompanied by Two Fine Pianists
"...Then he gets my mother on stage to sing
her request “Ne Me Quitte Pas” to her, and
she cries..."
FULL STORY
Accompanied by Two Fine Pianists
"...Then he gets my mother on stage to sing
her request “Ne Me Quitte Pas” to her, and
she cries..."
FULL STORY
A Brilliant Wake-Up Show
"...With comic banter and deadpan wit, he
sings the chansons of Brel convincingly in
both English and French..."
FULL STORY