(Barry Thomson and Marion Loudon)
Heritage Theatre is a very elegant and classy experience. (Review by
Keith Millar)
A night out at the Heritage Theatre is a very elegant and classy
experience. Fine dining, excellent service (thanks, Julia) and live music
performed with considerable style and panache.
Their festive season offering this year is Going Out With A Bang. While the title hints at the Mayan prophecy
that the world will end on December 21, this is not taken too seriously and is
only hinted at, tongue in cheek style, from time to time. Instead, the show is
a celebration of life, of being happy, and of having fun. There is no
particular theme to the programme. It is rather a selection of some of the most
memorable and loved party songs of recent times.
The Heritage Theatre band is in particularly good form. The group is
made up of four very experienced and skilled musicians – and this shows in the
exceptional standard of their performance. Front man is Durban’s own rock
guitar maestro, Barry Thomson. Musical Director Dawn Selby is on keyboards,
Jason Andrew on bass and Mali Sewell on drums. Joining Barry on vocals for this
show are the lovely Marion Loudon and the exciting young Jerryn Fosteras.
Jerryn is billed as a recent Heritage Theatre find. Well, they have
unearthed a gem. This boy is a serious talent with an outstanding voice. He
impressed with songs such as Moves Like
Jagger (Maroon 5), It’s The End Of
The World (R.E.M.), We Didn’t Start
the Fire (Billy Joel) and Ballroom
Blitz (The Sweet)
Marion Loudon was also in fine voice with songs such as the new Bond
theme song Skyfall by Adele, Big Yellow Taxi from Joni Mitchell and 99 Red Balloons by Nina.
Other songs on offer included Final
Countdown (Europe), a Time/Eclipse
Medley (Pink Floyd), Somebody I Used
To Know (Walk Off The Earth), Fragile
(Sting), Who Wants To Live Forever
(Queen). There was also a bit of fun with the lighthearted Don’t Worry be Happy (Bobby McFerrin) and Bright Side Of Life (Monty Python)
All in all, there is something for everyone in compilation which is
outstanding festive season party fare.
The evening started with an excellent two course meal. The menu is
varied enough to make selection difficult. In the end both my wife and I
settled for the Baked Mushroom and Butternut starter. This was beautifully
creamy with flavours of garlic and
mozzarella cheese. We followed this with an outstanding Lamb Shank with Baked
Vegetables (note that this is a Chef’s Special and you have to pay a bit extra
for this dish). It was perfectly cooked and just fell from the bone. In my
wife’s words “divine”.
Get your festive season under way with a rocking, fun-filled party at
the stylish Heritage Theatre in Hillcrest
Going Out with A
Bang
runs until December 31, 2012, at the Heritage Theatre in Hillcrest. Ticket prices R195 pp Wednesday
to Saturdays (R165 pp Tuesday evenings and Sunday lunchtime). All prices
include an excellent value two-course meal. If you just want to watch the show
and not dine, tickets areR120 pp. For more information or bookings phone 031
765 4197 or visit www.heritagetheatre.co.za
– Keith Millar
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