LIVE DATES 2022

A Beautiful Way to be Crazy

Genevieve Carver & The Unsung Band

This show is now available FREE to view (with an option to donate) from September 2021

at Screensaver, a digital streaming platform for theatre  

 https://www.scenesaver.co.uk/production/a-beautiful-way-to-be-crazy/

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JOIN US THIS SUMMER

JAZZ PLAYERS’ SUMMER SCHOOL 2022 July 31st-August 6th

Residential course

Book Now!

Highham Hall College Cumbria

Tutors Alan Barnes (Saxophone Clarinet)

Martin Shaw (Trumpet/Brass)

Course leader (David Black)

For more information 01768 776276 www.highhamhall.com/david-black

See you there!

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January 

February

26th Trippets Lounge Bar-Chronology Quartet Brian Bestall drums, Graham Jones Double Bass, Jez Matthews Piano and Martin O'Kane Saxes music starts 7.30-10.30

27th Trippets Lounge Bar Sheffield -Trish Heenan with Nigel Chapmen Piano and Brian Bestall drums & percussion 1.00-4.00pm

March 

25th Trippets Lounge Bar Sheffield - Chronology Trio Brian Bestall drums, Graham Jones Double Bass, Jez Matthews Piano

Music from 7.30-10.30 Booking recommended

April

15th Trippets Lounge Bar Sheffield - Chronology Quartet Brian Bestall drums, Graham Jones Double Bass, Jez Matthews Piano and Martin O'Kane Saxes Music from 7.30-10.30 Booking recommended 

May

20th Trippets Lounge Bar Sheffield - Chronology Triot Brian Bestall drums, Graham Jones Double Bass, Jez Matthews Piano. Music from 7.30-10.30 Booking recommended 

June

12th Dorothy Pax Sheffield - Chronology Quartet Brian Bestall drums, Graham Jones Double Bass, Jez Matthews Piano and Martin O'Kane Saxes music 4.00-7.00 

July 

29th Trippets Lounge Bar Sheffield - Chronology Trio Brian Bestall drums, Graham Jones Double Bass, Jez Matthews Piano

Music from 7.30-10.30 Booking recommended

31st July- 7th August Jazz Players' Summer School at Higham Hall Cumbria. Residential course. A serious yet relaxed week for jazz players who are able to play and read music to rehearsal band standard. Contact: David Black on 07951 903230

More about the Gevevievw Carver & The Unsung Band 

A Beautiful Way To Be Crazy was in the middle of a nation wide tour before it was sadly cut short in early 2020. This broadcast has been specially recorded for you to enjoy from the safety of your home.

Based on interviews with female-identifying practitioners across the music industry, A Beautiful Way to be Crazy is a tale of growing up and finding a voice.

Weaving together spoken word, live music, verbatim audio from the interviews and a few genuine teenage diary entries, award-winning poet Genevieve Carver and her multi-instrumental live band (Tim Knowles, Brian Bestall and Ruth Nicholson) take you on a journey that begins in 1999 and isn’t over yet.

Expect to meet the spirits of Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone and Delia Derbyshire as Genevieve navigates her way through school bullies, the pressures of mainstream media, anxiety and pregnancy scares, but comes out smiling. A Beautiful Way to be Crazy is an innovative piece of gig theatre exploring what it means to be a girl in the business of music, with a soundtrack moving seamlessly between pop, rock, folk, soul, classical and electronica.

“Arguably one of the most powerful voices of the Fringe” – EdFringe Review

★★★★★"Brilliant, verging on genius" The Wee Review

★★★★★"Beautiful poetry and perfectly balanced musical accompaniment with a deft and hugely engaging level of ease." Write Out Loud

★★★★"Carver exudes a warm humility that perfectly complements the fragile and overwhelmingly human spirit at the heart of her storytelling" The Reviews Hub

"Raw and deeply honest" A Younger Theatre 

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