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Noel at Noel, The UK

20-12-2008

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Described as "a lounge-lizard wizard and a Gore Vidal fantasy" in the same sentence, John Michael Swinbank romps fastidiously through the acidulous words and music of theatre legend, Noel Coward in a wicked Christmas cabaret turn, Noel at Noel.

English born, Swinbank is based in Perth, Western Australia, and has been described as "Australia's foremost Coward exponent" and "one of Western Australia's most unusual exports."

His special affinity for Coward's material has resulted in 20 overseas tours, blazing a trail across the Far East, Middle East and India, frequently in the footsteps of Coward himself.

"Tart as a royal bastard", Noel at Noel relishes the waspish observation in Coward's famous comedy classics, Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage, Mrs Worthington and Mad Dogs & Englishmen as well as the bittersweet longing in his elegant signature songs, I'll See You Again and Matelot.

Deliciously nostalgic, surprisingly contemporary, Noel at Noel is first class festive entertainment for people of discernment and lightness of heart who love exquisite observation and an abandoned sophisticated shriek.

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