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It was while she was getting rave reviews as Mama Morton in the West End production of Chicago that Brenda's father Joe died. After she finished her run on the show, she returned to Scotland and took time off to take stock. The result was Just for Joe, a look back on her life and career written in collaboration with Elaine C Smith. The show is set backstage as Brenda prepares for a performance. She tells and sings of the highs and lows of her career, the music which has been important to her and the people who have influenced her, chief amongst whom was, of course, Joe.

 

Just for Joe is a genuine, honest and often very funny one-woman account of a singer’s life. As a young working class girl living in Lanarkshire, Brenda realised her destiny, whether she liked it or not, was to become a singer. Her huge talent did not always bring her happiness and at times she tried to hide from the pressures to succeed in a music business that was more interested in looks and glamour than ability.

 

Just for Joe is scripted by TV comedienne and actress Elaine C Smith and directed by West End director Nigel West (Chicago), with music arranged and recorded by Kennedy Aitchison and Alan McPike. Following a highly successful tour of Scotland, an expanded version of the show ran at the Kings Theatre in Glasgow.

 

Brenda is very proud of this show and is really looking forward to performing this again in 2010.

Event Details

Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall
East Port
Dunfermline
KY12 7JA

Date:31 Mar 2010
Time: 19:30
Charge: Adults £12 Concessions £10

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