Simon Egerton is a talented man. One of the most talented men I think I have met. He plays the piano/keyboards with a degree of technical skill matched with artistry and musicianship which is hard to find. He also sings beautifully and, a rare combination, is a more than competent actor. Just for good measure, much of the material he performs he has also written himself. Although I haven’t seen evidence of it myself he probably dances like Fred Astaire and bakes like Mary Berry too.
FAG ENDS and FAMILIES is a touching, but never sentimental, occasionally dark, but never overbearingly so, story of an ordinary life told through speech and song. It is nostalgic both in form and content, truly elegiac at times, and a lovely way to spend ninety minutes. At every turn you are nodding in recognition of shared human truths whilst revelling in the performer’s dexterity. It really is quite a feat. Think of the work of Noel Coward performed with the virtuosic skill that the Master himself didn’t quite possess and you are in the right territory.
FAG ENDS and FAMILIES is a touching, but never sentimental, occasionally dark, but never overbearingly so, story of an ordinary life told through speech and song. It is nostalgic both in form and content, truly elegiac at times, and a lovely way to spend ninety minutes. At every turn you are nodding in recognition of shared human truths whilst revelling in the performer’s dexterity. It really is quite a feat. Think of the work of Noel Coward performed with the virtuosic skill that the Master himself didn’t quite possess and you are in the right territory.
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