……BILLY SUTER……
FORMER Durban-based singer and dancer Joseph Clark, globally noted for his stellar performances of the music of Queen and Freddie Mercury, will return later this month to the Durban theatre where it all began. And great news is that this site has two tickets to each of the three performances to give away. See end of this post for entry details!
Now Gauteng-based, Clark will perform his The Music of Queen show at 7pm on Friday, July 31, and 3pm on both Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2, at Durban’s Playhouse Opera theatre. It was there that he first excited with the music of British band Queen when he starred in the legendary Queen at the Opera show and its sequel, The Show Must Go On, both directed by late visionary, Geoffrey Sutherland.
Clark, who last celebrated Queen at the Playhouse Opera theatre in 2024, will now share the stage with singer Lizzy Phisane, ace guitarist Axe Lourens and, only for the Friday performance in Durban, the Durban Girls’ College Choir. A late addition to the programme is popular bassist Trevor Donjeany, former bassist for Johnny Clegg.
This year’s production will have him alongside soprano Phisane for the rousing Barcelona – a big hit for Queen’s Freddie Mercury and opera star Montserrat Caballé – as well as Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On; duets originally performed by Mercury and Caballé at La Nit in 1988. The latter two songs are rarely performed live and will be a South African premiere.
The Music of Queen also features some new songs, adding to the extensive song list of iconic hits such as Somebody To Love, Another One Bites The Dust, Under Pressure, Bohemian Rhapsody and Made In Heaven. Also on the programme are high-energy classics such as Dragon Attack, Headlong and Tie Your Mother Down.
Clark’s charming style and vocal power has seen him as a crowd favourite not only in South Africa, but also the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the Middle East, America and across Africa, including Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Malawi and, more recently, Freddie Mercury’s birthplace, Zanzibar.
With a career spanning more than 40 years, Clark has performed as a soloist with every major symphony orchestra throughout South Africa and with the Noord Nederlands Orkest. A firm favourite with Queen fans in the Netherlands, Clark’s career highlights include The Queen Experience, Zanzibar a sold-out show at the 30 000-seater GelreDome Stadium in Arnhem.
“I’m not a believer in impersonating great artists but giving an audience a taste of their music, as a humble tribute and compliment to their genius. I try to create an atmosphere of magic; nostalgia for some and a new discovery for others,” says Clark.
Tickets for The Music of Queen cost R250, R280 and R300, and are available at Webtickets.
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WIN SHOW TICKETS… WIN SHOW TICKETS…
Care to put yourself in line to win one of THREE SETS of double tickets to see “The Music of Queen” at Durban’s Playhouse? Up for grabs are two comps for the 7pm, Friday, July 31 performance; and two each for the 3pm performances on Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2.
Note that winners will be chosen randomly for each performance.
You simply have to be a follower of the SoSuterBill site to win. At no cost.
If you are not already a follower, click on the word ‘…..SoSuterBill…..’ that appears under Billy Suter’s face on the red curtain at the top of this post. Next, scroll down a little and leave your email address in the blank space alongside the ‘Subscribe Free’ banner. You will then be a follower, and receive email notification whenever a new story is filed on the site.
Once you have subscribed (there is no cost), send your NAME and PHONE NUMBER via email (NOT THIS SITE’S CONTACT FORM) to sosuterbill@gmail.com and place the words ‘THE MUSIC OF QUEEN COMPETITION’ in the subject field.
Note that the competition closes at 6pm on Monday, July 20, and the three winners will be contacted soon after. Winner names will be posted in this spot thereafter. (The lucky winners are A de Coriolis, R Gould and B Wallas).
Also note that tickets may not be exchanged for another performance and that the prize is for tickets only (not travel and/or accommodation should this prove necessary).
NOTE: PLEASE READ ENTRY DETAILS CAREFULLY AS SOME PEOPLE ARE ENTERING COMPETITIONS INCORRECTLY.
ALSO NOTE THAT ONLY ONE ENTRY PER SUBSCRIBER WILL BE CONSIDERED.
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