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The Becoming Tour.
An introduction to THE BECOMING – a unique show of original work fusing poetry, music and song – one woman’s lifelong love of the sea expressed in a brilliant soundscape of guitar, percussion and accordion, with improvisation and original composition from Gerard Cousins, Jo May and Pete Watson. Written, created, performed and directed by Nicola Harrison generously funded by the Arts Council
Pirate Jenny from Kurt Weill’s Threepenny Opera
Brecht’s creation of Pirate Jenny a cleaning girl in a sleazy hotel who has to endure the behaviour of lecherous men leering at her. Here she dreams of a merciless revenge and escape. the violence and dark humour of her character is brought out in this arrangement for voice and accordion by Nicola Harrison and Pete Watson.