XAVIERA HOLLANDER – WORLD RENOWNED AS ‘THE HAPPY HOOKER' PRESENTS HER LATEST THEATRICAL CREATION: EARL OKIN, MUSICAL GENIUS AND SEX SYMBOL AND DUKE, GEORGE, COLE, HOAGY, TIM AND FRIENDS……
SHOW ONE: EARL OKIN, MUSICAL GENIOUS AND SEX SYMBOL
Songwriter, Jazz and Bossa Nova singer and headline comedy cabaret concert artiste, there is nobody remotely like Earl Okin. He has performed everywhere from the Royal Albert and Royal Festival Halls to The Palladium and Wembley Arena in London, to The Apollo Theatre and Birdland in New York. Earl has worked with everyone from Benny Carter to Paul McCartney and counts among his friends Billy Connolly and Sacha Baron Cohen. Here in Spain, he offers two shows, demonstrating both sides of his talent...
Earl's comedy ‘Musical Genius and Sex Symbol’ is witty and sophisticated and he has performed more comedy shows at the Edinburgh Festival than anyone else has ever done. He was described by one critic as a cross between Victor Borge and Harry Connick Jr. Truth to tell, Earl's humour is quite unique...there's nobody like him at all...
So come along and find out why he IS an international sex-symbol and musical genius, with lots of surprises along the way
Thursday June 4th – 8pm. El Campanario Golf and Country House Urb. La Campanario; Ctra Cadiz No 340 km 168 Booking: 952 90 42 33
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PRICE Euro 20
Friday June 5th – 8pm Saturday June 6th - 8pm Black Box Theatre. Calle Notario Luis Oliver 6, Marbella Centre Booking: Xaviera 952 857575 Or Black Box Theatre 952 779172 PRICE Euro 20
SHOW TWO: DUKE, GEORGE, COLE, HOAGY, TOM and friends...
Whereas Earl’s initial theatrical genius is based on exactly that; Theatre, this production however exudes his others talents; humour, jazz and his performance as a musical and song-writing performer.
In a nutshell, ‘Duke, George, Cole, Hoagy, Tom and friends…’ will blow the minds of many, as they listen to Earl’s renditions of the finest and most loved performers of our time. It is quite plainly an unmissable and eye-opening show.
Earl will explain how some of the best songwriters worked and give at least one example of how NOT to write songs! He is a great musician and showman. It had been a long time, since I witnessed an artist win a crowd's favours in two minutes. This happened at the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Hague. His music? You have to find this out for yourself. He sings with a beautiful voice, perfect for the Brazilian/Jobim type of Bossa Nova songs he does. He plays guitar and piano.
A real treat is his 'voice trumpet': he can make those fantastic sounds that helped make the Mills Brothers famous. Earl's inspiration here is clearly the early Ellington horns. He can do an astonishing Whetsol. But he also did a brief Cootie, Brown and Bigard.
Friday 5th June - 10pm Saturday 6th June – 10pm Black Box Theatre – 9527791722 Xaviera – 952 857575 PRICE EURO 20
SURPRISE - - - - - Sunday June 7 at 7 p.m.
FAREWELL GARDEN PARTY WITH FOOD AND DRINKS AND EARL OKIN doing a mixed show of Comedy and Music at
Now if that is not enough to quench the thirst of those Theatre/thespian and music lovers along the coast, there is yet another treat in store; that being her award winning documentary go to page >>
SEX WITH PETE: MAY 28, 29, 30
After his much younger girlfriend leaves him for a better looking, richer, more successful friend of his, Searles dissolves into a gibbering, chain-smoking, suicidal insomniac! In desperation he resorts to the latest new-age self-help healing therapy: e.f.t. (Emotional Freedom Technique) regressing him into a voyage of self re-discovery - where buried memories of past relationships, one-night stands and a very confused childhood - all come bubbling to the surface withhilarious, painful and revelatory results!
This is a true-life tale of one mans journey into his sexual past… that at the age of 47 (and single again) turns into a quest for enlightenment and love… and maybe next time a beautiful young blonde comes floating into the bar, he might think twice (but probably not!)
DATA SHOW "SEX WITH PETE"
Friday May 28
At Xaviera’s Home Theater Caprice
184 Calle Pizarra, Rocio de Nagueles Marbella Show starts at 9:45 p.m price Euro 25
Saturday May 29
At Xaviera’s Home Theater Caprice
184 Calle Pizarra, Rocio de Nagueles Marbella Show starts at 9:45 p.m price Euro 25
Sunday May 30 SPECIAL DINNER SHOW AT Xaviera’s Home Theater Caprice
184 Calle Pizarra, Rocio de Nagueles Marbella Special Dinner Show Euro 50 dinner starts at 8:15 pm Show without dinner Euro 25 Show starts at 9:45 pm
Call Xaviera to make your reservations when you book your ticket for the show! Xaviera at 952857575 or email Xaviera at
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REVIEWS
"Really enjoyable, kick off your shoes, sit back and listen to this well informed, well traveled and very funny entertainer. Highly recommended."
The Entertainment Program GLR
"In the mid 1980's, Peter Searles went to South America and ended up in Chile . This wonderful and timely one-man play tells the story of the time he spent there. Delivered raconteur-style, direct to the audience, with no props save his own malleable face, Searles has you in the palm of his hand from the moment he opens his mouth... a natural story-teller and talented comedian; everything about the show is understated and spot-on, including the music."
****The Scotsman
‘It will be a sin if Searles isn't nominated for at least one award this year'
* * * * * Hairline.org.uk
‘Haven't laughed so much in ages'
* * * * * gildedballoon2005reviews.com
‘One of the loveliest, laughter filled hours I have seen.'
* * * * The Scotsman
‘He's definitely one performer I look forward to seeing again next year'
* * * * one4review.com
‘It's a joy!'
* * * * The List Magazine
‘Brilliant... this is my kind of theatre - it's original, moving, honest, thought-provoking, brave and incredibly funny. You've got to go and see it!' I loved it... absolutely loved it... pure genius'
Gyles Brandreth BBC Radio Scotland
Reservations:
Xaviera at 952857575 or
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He bought a ticket, jumped on a plane and set off. No Rough Guide in the world could have prepared him for the consequence...
From the moment his plane lands in Caracas (without his luggage) we're on a roller-coaster ride down unexplored tributaries of the Amazon, across the snow-capped peaks of the Andes and into the depths of some of the most brutal prisons in the world.
A catalogue of close scrapes and surprise encounters - drug-smugglers, Dutch airline hostesses, Carmelite monks, Maoist guerrillas, Mancunian ornithologists, Amazonian Indians and a French Shaman - not to mention crocodiles, jaguars and giant shit-eating centipedes!
DATA SHOW "HEY GRINGO"
Friday May 21
SPECIAL OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE
at the Terrace Cafe/ Restaurant Marbella Business Center
Avenida de las Cumbres 29600 Elviria Show with Dinner Euro 50 Dinner starts at 8:00 pm Show without dinner Euro 25 Show starts at 9:45 pm
Saturday May 22
At Xaviera’s Home Theater Caprice
184 Calle Pizarra, Rocio de Nagueles Marbella Show starts at 9:45 p.m price Euro 25
Sunday May 23
At Xaviera’s Home Theater Caprice
184 Calle Pizarra, Rocio de Nagueles Marbella Special Dinner Show event Euro 50 dinner starts at 8:15 pm Show without dinner Euro 25 show starts at 9:45 pm
ONE FREE DRINK INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF EACH SHOW
For tickets and directions for both locations Contact:
Marbella Business Center: INFO CALL: 951247730 or email:
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REVIEWS
"Really enjoyable, kick off your shoes, sit back and listen to this well informed, well traveled and very funny entertainer. Highly recommended."
The Entertainment Program GLR
"In the mid 1980's, Peter Searles went to South America and ended up in Chile . This wonderful and timely one-man play tells the story of the time he spent there. Delivered raconteur-style, direct to the audience, with no props save his own malleable face, Searles has you in the palm of his hand from the moment he opens his mouth... a natural story-teller and talented comedian; everything about the show is understated and spot-on, including the music."
****The Scotsman
‘It will be a sin if Searles isn't nominated for at least one award this year'
* * * * * Hairline.org.uk
‘Haven't laughed so much in ages'
* * * * * gildedballoon2005reviews.com
‘One of the loveliest, laughter filled hours I have seen.'
* * * * The Scotsman
‘He's definitely one performer I look forward to seeing again next year'
* * * * one4review.com
‘It's a joy!'
* * * * The List Magazine
‘Brilliant... this is my kind of theatre - it's original, moving, honest, thought-provoking, brave and incredibly funny. You've got to go and see it!' I loved it... absolutely loved it... pure genius'
JACQUES BREL and EDITH PIAF & IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING!
A twist of Paris and a touch of New York in the middle of Marbella's winter
First show: JACQUES BREL and EDITH PIAF
Tuesday January 18, 20h30 Restaurant Tres Amigos Calle del Faro 2. Marbella Tel. Dinner with show: price €45 Booking: 952867554
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Thursday January 20th & Friday January 21st 20h30 Xaviera's home theatre Calle pizarra 184 , Rocio de Nagueles, Marbella Tickets: €25 including one drink
In the first show 'Brel & Piaf', Micheline sings: La vie en rose, Milord, Padam en La foule, alongside her favorite Jacques Brel songs: Bruxelles, The Old Folks, Amsterdam, and the lovely Marieke. Accompanying Micheline is the fabulous guitar player Frank de Kleer - a multi talented and a super witty artist.
Second Show: IT DON'T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING!
Wednesday January 19, 20h30 Restaurant Tres Amigos Calle del Faro 2. Marbella Tel. 952867554
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Dinner with show: price €45 Booking: 952867554
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Saturday January 22nd & Sunday January 23rd 20h30 Xaviera's Home theatre, Calle pizarra 184 , Rocio de Nagueles, Marbella Tickets: €25 including one drink
The second program is an evening filled with American standards: 'It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing.' Micheline lived for ten years in Manhattan and was inspired by Cole Porter, Gershwin and Charlie Chaplin. She makes a mélange of their repertoire with songs from: The Singing Detective: Don't Fence Me In, The Man I Love, Teddy Bear's Picnic, Accentuate the Positive and Smile. She will take you to smoky bars and jazzy nightclubs, tell stories about the writer, the singer or the song and bring back memories of the 30s and 40s. Frank de Kleer will also accompany Micheline on guitar in this show.
Xaviera gives you a choice of two different programs. A difficult decision to make, unless you come for both shows!
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ABOUT MICHELINE VAN HAUTEM
Micheline, born and raised in Ghent, stepped out into the world of music ten years ago, armed with only her voice, her guitar and her laptop. Her first stop was New York, a melting pot of nationalities and cultures. To set her apart from other grand performers in the city, the Belgian born muse sang songs primarily in French, in particular Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf. It wasn't long before she found herself performing for sold out audiences at The Florence Gould Hall in Manhattan.
The Songs of Jacques Brel led her to Edinburgh – where she was honored with the prestigious Herald Angel Award - then on to Australia, where she received standing ovations, twice selling out the Sydney Opera House.In Europe Micheline was enthusiastically received, selling out the Concert Hall in Amsterdam. Micheline was inspired by her fellow countryman Brel, and she was intrigued by the haunting music of the little French sparrow Edith Piaf
ABOUT FRANK DE KLEER
Frank made his first appearance as a musician when he was 12and that was in the style of the French gypsy guitar player Django Reinhardt. Free lemonade was Frank's only payment back then. This experience gave him his thirst for the music that he later in life specialized in: Jazz, blues, gypsy music, flamenco and South American rhythm. Lately, Frank de Kleer also performs as a magician and his sources of inspiration are Buster Keaton and Tommy Cooper. So be prepared: If the mood is right, Frank may show you some real magic tricks!
PRESS REVIEWS
"Short of major surgery, cancel whatever you have on tonight and hear Micheline Van Hautem" The Sydney Morning Herald
"A most talented performer... this Micheline van Hautem. NOT TO BE MISSED" New York Times
"If the key to Cabaret is engaging with the audience, then Belgian singer Micheline Van Hautem has perfected the art.... A performer with the ability to grab hold of audiences and transport them to another world" The Adelaide Review
"She is simply: fabulous!" Robert Dawson Scott, The Times London, 5 star review
JACQUES BREL and EDITH PIAF & IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING!
Een stukje Parijs en een stukje New York in het hartje van de winter in Marbella
JACQUES BREL and EDITH PIAF
Dinsdag 19 januari 20u30
Restaurant Tres Amigos - Calle del faro 2 Marbella
Tres Amigos
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In de eerste show ‘Brel & Piaf’, zingt Micheline nummers als: La vie en rose, Milord, Padam en La foule, naast haar favoriete Jacques Brel liedjes: Bruxelles, The Old Folks, Amsterdam, en het prachtige Marieke. Micheline brengt met haarmee de fantastische gitarist Frank de Kleer – speciaal overgevlogen uit Amsterdam - niet alleen super getalenteerd maar ook meesterlijk geestig.
IT DON’T MEAN A THING IF IT AIN’T GOT THAT SWING!
Woensdag 19 januari , 20h30 Restaurant Tres Amigos - Calle del Faro 2. Marbella Dinner met show: price €45 Reserveren 952867554 of
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De tweede avond is gevuld met American standards: ‘It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing’. Micheline woonde 10 jaar in het hartje van Manhattan en omarmde Cole Porter, Gerschwin en Charlie Chaplin. Ze mengt dit repertoire met songs van The Singing Detective: Don’t fence me in, The Man I love, Teddy Bear’s Picnic en Smile. Uiteraard wordt Micheline bij dit optreden weer bijgestaan door meester gitarist Frank de Kleer.
Twee avonden muziek om niet te missen … een stukje Parijs en een stukje New York in het hartje van de winter in Marbella.
Xaviera's home theatre: Calle Pizarra 184, Rocio de Nagueles, Marbella, Spain map >>
Micheline Van Hautem, geboren en getogen in Gent, trok tien jaar geleden de wijde wereld in gewapend met haar stem, gitaar en laptop. Haar eerste stop was New York, een smeltkroes van inspirerende nationaliteiten en culturen. Om zich te onderscheiden tussen al het goeds en groots in de stad, zong de van origine Vlaamse muze vooral liedjes in het Frans, met name Brel en Piaf. Dit leidde tot uitverkochte concerten met haar band Mich en Scene ondermeer in de Florence Gould Hall in Manhattan.
De muziek van Brel voerde haar van Edinburgh – alwaar ze de prestigieuze Herald Angel Award in de wacht sleepte - tot Australië,waar zij tot twee keer toe de Sydney Opera House vulde.
Terug in Europa werd ze warm onthaald met als hoogtepunt een uitverkocht Amsterdams Concertgebouw. Brel inspireert zowel evenals the little sparrow, Edith Piaf. Micheline brengt in ‘Brel & Piaf’: La vie en rose, Milord, Padam en La foule, naast haar favoriete nummers van Jacques Brel: Bruxelles, The Old Folks en Amsterdam.
Frank deed zijn eerste muzikale optreden toen hij slechts 12 jaar was in de stijl van de franse zigeuner gitarist Django Reinhardt. Een glas gratis limonade was zijn enige salaris in die tijd. Deze ervaringen uit zijn jeugd bepaalde zijn liefde voor de muziek waar hij zich later in zijn leven in specialiseerde: Jazz, blues, gypsy music, flamenco en Zuid Amerikaanse ritmes.
De laatste tijd treedt Frank de Kleer ook op als goochelaar. Zijn inspiratie vindt hij in artiesten als Buster Keaton en Tommy Cooper. Dus bereid je voor als Frank in een "good mood" is kan hij met leuke magische truuks uit de hoek komen.
Recensies
"Ze is een van die zeldzame zangeressen die een lichaamstaal gevonden heeft die haar zang helemaal uitdrukt zonder dat het een cliche wordt. De moeite beslist waard." De Standaard
"Short of major surgery, cancel whatever you have on tonight and hear Micheline Van Hautem" The Sydney Morning Herald
"A most talented performer… this Micheline van Hautem. NOT TO BE MISSED" New York Times
“If the key to Cabaret is engaging with the audience, then Belgian singer Micheline Van Hautem has perfected the art…. A performer with the ability to grab hold of audiences and transport them to another world” The Adelaide Review
"She is simply: fabulous!" Robert Dawson Scott, The Times London,5 star review
Video opnames van Micheline:
Xaviera Hollander presents:
Micheline Van Hautem - Songs of Jacques Brel and Madame
FEATURING FREDERIK CAELEN ON PIANO AND ACCORDION
Belgian singer Micheline Van Hautem performs the songs of her fellow countryman; the extraordinary Jacques Brel. Van Hautem's interpretations of Brel’s dense, complex lyrics and stunning melodies keep the essence of the originals; elegiac angry, funny, heartrendingly beautiful songs. The second part of the show is a salute to the women that have inspired her: from Edith Piaf and Marlène Dietrich to Sara Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Etta James and Julie London.
The incredible talented Mohican-headed accordionist/pianist , Frederik Caelen, is more partner than accompanist, deepening the tantalizing moods. He seems able to anticipate her every change of direction and inflection.
‘Micheline Van Hautem's interpretation of the mesmerizing songs of Jacques Brel is pure dynamite She doesn't so much sing them as inhabit them, exploring their complex passions, giving them, in her words ' the mother and father of blood transfusions.'
Singing in French and English, often within the same song (and the translations make perfect poetry) from the first pearl, the devilish rhetorical ‘Ça va?’ to ‘If You Go Away’ is even more of a balance between devastation and sexual promise and ‘La Valse A Mille Temps,’ getting dizzier and dizzier with every chorus, is now in danger of spinning off into orbit. Van Hautem shows just why Brel's songs have had seminal influence on singer songwriters the world over she offered an astonishing version of ‘Au suivant’, becoming both soldier and prostitute.
The aggressive edge that she brings to ‘Ne me quitte pas’, first made famous by Edith Piaf, has you covered in gooseflesh, a knot in your throat, as she re-enforces the desperation of the line 'don't go away' by suddenly throwing out her right arm, her finger pointed as if a pistol ready to shoot
The aggressive edge that she brings to Ne me quitte pas, first made famous by Edith Piaf, has you covered in gooseflesh, a knot in your throat, as she re-enforces the desperation of the line 'don't go away' by suddenly throwing out her right arm, her finger pointed as if a pistol ready to shoot A real tour de force, not to be missed.
The press:
'This is a perfect show.’ THE SCOTSMAN *** ‘Micheline Van Hautem is in a different league. She is, simply, fabulous. And Frederik Caelen, worth the price of admission on his own.’ THE TIMES ***
XAVIERA HOLLANDER PRESENTS:
MOURNING GLORY - THE FUNERAL OF THE CENTURY REVISITED
Written and performed by comic/actor David Benson
January 9 and 10, 2009 at Black Box Teatro
In 1998, exactly one year after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales David Benson’s second solo show was the first to examine in detail the events of August 31st 1997 and the funeral that followed. A smash in Edinburgh, the show was equally successful at the Sydney Opera House. Now, in a specially updated new version of the show, Benson once again turns his sensitive but sardonic attention to one of the defining events of the last Century.
They said that “Nothing would ever be the same again.”September 1997: the entire country ground to a halt for the Funeral of the Century. Yet twelve years later, the events of that day and the week leading up to it have taken on a surreal vagueness. Who can now remember which celebrity mourners showed up to pay their respects at Westminster Abbey? What unprecedented gesture did the Queen make as the coffin passed her front door? And just who, if anyone, was responsible for Diana’s death, anyway? David Benson examines these and other questions with the same acerbic wit and charm that have made his shows “Think No Evil of Us” “My Life With Kenneth Williams” and “To Be Frank” such favourites with audiences throughout Britain.
Take a front row pew at Westminster Abbey and SEE: Cartland - Branson - Kissinger - Barrymore -Cliff! - Elton - The Two Toms (Cruise and Hanks) - Dickie Attenborough- Tony - George Michael - Al Fayed - Mrs. Windsor and the entire Royal Family - and many, many more!
Avoiding much of the waspishness that could be visited on such an easy target, Benson delivers a touching, sometimes despairing rendition of the funeral in Mourning Glory.
Reliving that afternoon inSeptember, he introduces the celebrity cast one by one: Elton John and George Michael; the two Toms, Hanks and Cruise; Messrs Branson and Barrymore. It is a ghoulish collection, but all are upstaged by the presence of the Queen.
SHOWTIME: JANUARY 9 AND 10, 2009 AT 21.00 HOURS
BLACK BOX THEATRE c/ Notario Luis Oliver, 6 Marbella Centre
PRICE PER TICKET EURO 20
INFORMATION AND BOOKING OF TICKETS: CALL XAVIERA AT 952857575
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MOURNING GLORY
PRESS RELEASE
Mother, triumphant over her adversary. The rest of the Royal Family are portrayed as a sad collection of bewildered onlookers, sitting silent and nonplussed as first Earl Spencer delivers his onslaught and then the audience outside the church sets off a response that eventually infects all but the Royals.
The effect of familiarity is aided by Benson's excursions into impressions, which range from Frankie Howerd to a wonderful take on Tony Blair's Olivier- like funeral delivery of Corinthians: "The impressions relax the audience, it makes them trust me."
He is still, one suspects, rather envious of the more direct approach of one of his heroes, Quentin Crisp. "I remember he said, 'Diana was trash and she got what she deserved. How dare she divorce the heir to the throne and try to marry an Arab?'" But that's a stand- up line, and David Benson doesn't do stand-up.
What the critics say about Mourning Glory:
“... Praise should be forthcoming for sharp comic observation and Benson's increasingly impressive stage presence. His take-off of Tony Blair's funeral speech was almost scary, and his ability to interact with the audience strangely comforting. In the hands of the less accomplished, much of this material could prove clumsy and tasteless...”
Colin Somerville - The Stage
“... Surely nobody could make the national psychic trauma that was the death of our beloved Queen of Hearts anything other than the most ghoulish joke? David Benson could. In his skilled hands we learn of the real meaning of the day - "it took our minds off the boredom of our lives"; we learn why people lined up in Belfast to sign the book of condolences - "the queue was short"; and who the most nervous person in Britain was that sunny day in August - "It was Liz [simulates crown]. She was bricking it." For the sheer range of his performance, the tautness and vitality of his language, and the masterful comic insight, David Benson has few peers. And he can sing, the swine. Miss him at your peril...”
Mark Wilson - The Independent
A Xaviera Hollander Production
Xaviera Hollander presents:
MY MOTHER'S SOUP
by Nessim Zohar
It is worth going to see Nessim Zohar’s production. My Mother's Soup is as full-bodied, flavorsome and exotically enticing as the molocheya soup Tel Aviv’s famous writer/performer Nessim Zohar prepares during the show and is truly a treat for all the senses.As you enter the auditorium the smells of the middle east assault you, wetting the appetite and transporting you immediately to Alexandria in Egypt, where the plot unfolds.
Based around the author's life, this is an enchanting, moving, suspenseful and hilarious production. Memories of his childhood in Alexandria are summoned up and invested with almost idyllic overtones. As he stirs up the secret ingredients of his Molocheya, Zohar leads us on the journey of a young man trying to fight for the love of a mother he adored and hated at the same time.
Witness his secret spites and petty grudges, his terrible innermost secrets and above all, his enduring love and awe for his mother, the woman who fed his heart, mind and soul until the very day she died, reaching for an unreturned hug from her hospital bed. In a bid to ease his terrible guilt and reach some kind of reconciliation with his dead mother, the son prepares her favorite dish, Molocheya, on the anniversary of her death. It will be the first time he has tasted the dish in 50 years, having avoided its consumption out of sheer spite and bitterness since his early boyhood.
Like the soup, Zohar brings his audience slowly to the boil with a tremendously inspired performance that is as professional as anything you will ever see on stage. You will be hooked from the moment you enter until the moment you leave and although you are all eager to go out to the bar for a taste of the famous Molechaya soup, a little part of you wants to call “more , more”.
You will no doubt say with your hand on your heart and a spoon in your mouth, this truly is the tastiest treat you will ever get at any of Xaviera Hollander’s productions
Nessim Zohar - Playwright and performer:
Nessim Zohar was born in Egypt and immigrated to Israel in 1950. He started his acting career with the Haifa repertory company. Receiving a grant for most promising young actor, he lived for some years in New York where he attended the H.B. Professional acting workshop and studied filmmaking at the N.Y.U.
During his long career he played leads and major roles in all the repertory theaters in Israel, appeared on television radio and films. He has written scripts for film and theater and published a collection of short stories. “My Mother’s Soup” is the third one-man show he has written and produced.
Nathan Datner - Director:
Nathan Datner was born in Ramat Gan, and has for the past 25 years starred in all major companies off Israeli Theater. His directing career includes “ Sweet Charity”, “Guys and Dolls”, for acting studios,“Snapshots of a marriage” at Habima National theater, which he also translated and adapted. The musicals “Aladin” and “Cinderella”, he directed for independent producers and lately the Israeli rock opera “Dorian Grey” for the Prague opera house.
This performance is sponsored by El Al Airlines
Xaviera Hollander presenteert:
MY MOTHER'S SOUP
door Nessim Zohar
Beslist de moeite waard is deze productie van Nessim Zohar. ‘My Mother’s Soup’ is net zo rijk gevuld en smakelijk als de Molocheya soep die deze bekende schrijver en acteur uit Tel Aviv in zijn show bereidt. Al bij binnenkomst komen de exotische geuren van het Midden Oost je tegemoet,die je onmiddellijk naar Alexandria in Egypte vervoeren.
Gebaseerd op Nessim Zohar’s levensverhaal is dit een betoverende, ontroerende, spannende en humoristische one man show; met herinneringen aan zijn bijna idyllische kindertijd in Alexandria. Terwijl hij op het podium de geheime ingrediënten door zijn Molocheya roert, beroert hij onze harten met het verhaal van de jonge Zohar die vecht voor de liefde van zijn moeder waar hij dol op is en die hij tevens haat. Wees getuige van zijn geheime wrok en zijn kleingeestige afgunst, zijn diepste geheimen maar bovenal zijn trouwe liefde en het diepe ontzag voor zijn afstandelijke moeder.
Tot op haar doodsbed voedt zij zijn hart, geest en ziel maar hunkert hij naar een echte moederlijke knuffel. In een poging van zijn schuldcomplex af te komen en tot een vergelijk met zijn overleden moeder te komen bereidt de zoon haar favoriete maaltijd molocheya op de verjaardag van haar sterfdag. Het zal de eerste keer zijn in vijftig jaar dat hij dit gerecht weer proeft want uit pure wrok en bitterheid heeft hij sinds zijn vroege jeugd deze soep geweigerd te eten.
Net als Molocheya weet hij het publiek op fenomenale en inspirerende wijze tot kookhoogte te brengen. Vanaf het moment dat u de geuren ruikt van de soep die Nessim bereidt en de acteur in actie ziet bent u ‘hooked’ aan deze fascinerende en onvergetelijke voorstelling.
Neem een kleenex mee voor de tranen die u zult plengen vanwege het lachen en huilen.
A real treat is his 'voice trumpet': he can make those fantastic sounds that helped make the Mills Brothers famous. Earl's inspiration here is clearly the early Ellington horns. He can do an astonishing Whetsol. But he also did a brief Cootie, Brown and Bigard. 
TWO SHOWS BY PETER SEARLES
Frank made his first appearance as a musician when he was 12and that was in the style of the French gypsy guitar player Django Reinhardt. Free lemonade was Frank's only payment back then. This experience gave him his thirst for the music that he later in life specialized in: Jazz, blues, gypsy music, flamenco and South American rhythm. Lately, Frank de Kleer also performs as a magician and his sources of inspiration are Buster Keaton and Tommy Cooper. So be prepared: If the mood is right, Frank may show you some real magic tricks!
‘Micheline Van Hautem's interpretation of the mesmerizing songs of Jacques Brel is pure dynamite She doesn't so much sing them as inhabit them, exploring their complex passions, giving them, in her words ' the mother and father of blood transfusions.'
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