A GHP Production
THE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC & COMEDY SENSATION
Stars of the 2011 BBC Proms and Later With Jools Holland
SPAGHETTI WESTERN ORCHESTRA
visits
The Helix Dublin FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY Thur 23rd Feb 2012
“aye…aye…aye … whah whah whah… aye…aye…aye… whah whah whahh”
Spaghetti Western Orchestra makes a triumphant return to the UK with their hilarious celebration of the iconic collaborations between Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone. This highly theatrical show features classic themes from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, For A Few Dollars More and Once Upon a Time in the West as well as ingenious recreations of the saloons, spittoons and shotgun-slinging atmosphere of the ‘Wild Wild West’. As part of a major UK and Ireland tour Spaghetti Western Orchestra comes to The Helix for just one performance on Thursday 23rd February.
“Wildly inventive and funny” Daily Telegraph ★★★★
Dressed in period attire against a dramatic scorched sun backdrop, five brilliant musician performers play over 100 ‘instruments’ which range from the conventional to an incredible array of everyday objects including playing cards, coat hangers and a packet of cornflakes. The musical arrangements are accomplished and endlessly inventive, summoning the power of an entire orchestra and using foley (sound effect) artistry to recreate the punch-ups, gun-shots and jangling spurs evoking the glorious movies that made Clint Eastwood a star.
“An endearing, impressive show”. The Guardian, ★★★★
Spaghetti Western Orchestra burst on to the international scene at The Montreal Jazz Festival in 2007 and has garnered critical acclaim and energetic fans whenever it has played at International Festivals throughout the world. Two previous visits to London’s Southbank Centre in 2009 and 2010 were sold out, the show featured on the achingly cool Later With Jools Holland in 2009 and also on the BBC Proms in August 2011.
“Take the magnificent music of Ennio Morricone, add five multi-talented, unashamedly theatrical Australians with impeccable comedy timing and let them loose on 100 instruments and you have some idea of Spaghetti Western Orchestra. A joyous celebration.” London Evening Standard ★★★★
www.spaghettiwesternorchestra.com
For more information please contact SALLY HOMER: 07973 142127 sally@hobpublicity.co.uk or Carl Smith carl@hobpublicity.co.uk or Brian Finucane(Dublin) brian.finucane@thehelix.dcu.ie. The Director, creators and performers of the SWO are available for interview.
Venue: The Helix
Date: 23-02-12
Ticket Prices: €25
Booking: 01 700 7000 or www.thehelix.ie/the-spaghetti-western-orchestra
Notes to Editors:
The Music: The Man With The Harmonica from Once upon A Time In the West; The Good, The Bad and the Ugly from the film of the same name; A Gringo Like Me from Gunfight At Red Sands; Farewell To Cheyenne from the film Once Upon A Time In The West; Chi Mai from the film Maddelena; A Fistful of Dollars from the film of the same name; Valkyries from the film My Name Is Nobody; For A Few Dollars More from the film of the same name; Two Mules For Sister Sara from the film of the same name; Death Rides A Horse from the film of the same name; The Ballad Of Hank McCain from the film Gun McCain; 60 Seconds To What? from the film For A Few Dollars More; Duck You Sucker from A Fistful of Dynamite; Once Upon A Time in the West from the film of the same name; Marcetta from the film The Good the Bad and the Ugly; A Professional Gun from the film The Mercenary.
The ‘Instruments’:Asthma Inhaler, Bass Recorder, Bassoon, Bells, Birdwings Sound Effect, Body Drop Sound Effect, Bouncy Ball Pump, Castanets, Chickens Sound Effect, Child-Sized Boot, Coat Hangers (2), Concert Bass Drum, Concert Tom Toms, Cornflakes (Small Packet and Large Packet), Creaky Door Sound Effect, Deck Of Cards, Double Bass, Drum Kit, Dutch Clog & Tambourine Jingles, Egg Shakers, Electronic Sampler, Fake Glasses, Film Canister, Bird Whistle, Finger Cymbals (2), Footsteps Sound Effect, Mandolin, Maracas (1 Pair), Melodeon (2), Nail Clippers, Nail File, Ocarina, One Note Saxophone, Orchestral Whip, Packaging Tape (1 Roll), Pan Pipes, Piano, Plastic Bags (2), Policeman’s Whistle, Ratchet, Reel-To-Reel Tape machine, Sticks And Twigs (Locally Sourced), String Can, Suspended Cymbals, Synthesizer, Tam Tam, Tasmanian Lottery Balls, Theremin, Timpani (3), Tin Whistle (5), Trumpet, Tuned Beer Bottles (11), Two Tone Whistle, Ukulele, Vibraphone Wind Machine, Wooden Cowbells.
Glynis Henderson productions produces, promotes, general manages and represents a variety of theatre, music and dance productions and artists including STOMP, Pandemonium, Ennio Marchetto, Spaghetti Western Orchestra, Spymonkey, Rich Fulcher and James Rhodes. The company specialises in introducing unique and exciting new work to international audiences and international work to the UK.
Useful Links
www.spaghettiwesternorchestra.com
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Spaghetti-Western-Orchestra/82345453276
https://twitter.com/S_W_O
www.ghmp.co.uk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaghetti_Western
http://www.enniomorricone.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Leone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin
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