Bill Bailey’s Remarkable Guide To The Orchestra
Posted by Bombyx Mori on September 9th, 2009
Following on from last year’s sell out shows at the Royal Albert Hall and the critically acclaimed version on BBC2, Bill Bailey’s surreal comic and musical imagination is let loose once more as he takes this show on the road, performing with some of the finest orchestras throughout Britain, accompanied by Anne Dudley, one of the UK’s most celebrated composers and arrangers.
A classically trained musician, Bill has for many years covered all kinds of music in his comedy and this show takes the form of an irreverent guide to the instruments of the orchestra, plus 70’s cop show music, news themes, Bill’s own songs, and some of Anne’s specially written new works. Hear the trombone’s affection for Cockney music, and find out what bassoon players are secretly obsessed with. It’s a unique show which The Times called “blissfully funny” and which Stephen Fry described as “wonderfully enjoyable…like driving a Rolls-Royce off-road”.
The first show will be at The Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff on Friday 6 November 2009 (at 7.30pm) and will feature the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Tickets for this concert will be priced from £25 to £60. To book tickets, please visit the Wales Millennium Centre website or call 08700 402000.
Further venues to be confirmed…there is a very good chance that tickets will be on sale in Manchester, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Birmingham, Liverpool, Belfast, and Dublin. Further information to be revealed early next week…stay tunefully tuned.
September 16th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Hi,
Has the South Coast done something to offend you? We would welcome a visit from Bill anytime. However we get nothing. Zilch. Nada. Bugger all. If you live in the North or in the Principality all is fine and dandy.
Please bring your guide to the Orchestra daaan saarf. Pref Portsmouth or Southampton.
Go on, you know you want to.
September 16th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Just booked my tickets to Bill’s Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra! Thanks for the heads up on the tickets, that has just made my day! So we’ll be in the front row at the O2 in Dublin in November. Can’t wait!
September 18th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Oh no! Been waiting a couple of years for Bill to return to Belfast and 22nd November I’m in Edinburgh aaahhh!
September 18th, 2009 at 11:59 am
I’ll be in Belfast and will let you know what it was like.
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:40 am
Yeah, me too. So happy you’re coming to Belfast Bill. But not so happy you’re playing The Odyssey. Why oh why? It’s a horrendous place to go see a performance. Probably fine for a big music gig. (It is an ice rink after-all) The tickets are so expensive and then you’ll be like a matchstick man far far away… The acoustics aren’t that great either. Want to go see you but just don’t know if I’ll enjoy the show. I feel that going to see anything in The Odyssey is a waste of money
And if they put up big screens… well what is the point, I’d rather watch your dvd than that. The Waterfront (where I saw you before) would be a much much nicer venue and I’m sure they could have handled an orchestra. A much more civilised place the Waterfront is.
*pondering whether to buy tickets*
November 7th, 2009 at 6:17 pm
Saw the concert in Cardiff last night. It was absolutely fantastic. Best night out I’ve had for a while. Saw the Remarkable guide to the orchestra on TV but to see it live was brilliant. What more can I say? If anyone is unsure whether or not to buy a ticket, DO. It was worth every penny. And I got a nice surprise when I discovered I was in the front row. Alpine bells were brilliant and very funny. J
Just remember, Bill, step 1, plug it in!!
November 11th, 2009 at 9:45 am
Great concert in Birmingham on Sunday night. The CBSO are brilliant musicians. We took our 2 children (12 and 13) but there weren’t that many young people in the audience – maybe because it was a Sunday night and it didn’t finish till 10:30. A pity, because all youngsters should go to a concert like this. My son was ultra, ultra grumpy the following morning but it was worth it – especially as we were in the second row and could almost touch the messiah’s feet!
November 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 am
Awesome concert at Belfast Waterfront Hall last night. So pleased I got front row seats thanks to the advance purchase, never ever ever managed to get front row for anything. Took the kids and managed to scar them for life when I got up and gave Bill a Toblerone! The orchestra sounded amazing such talent! Great night and so glad it was moved from the Odyssey even if I was in a tizzy incase my front row tickets didn’t get transferred across. Great night thanks Bill