Top soprano to appear in Thame

AS part of her nationwide tour, Stars Are Rising The Live Tour, official number one,  best-selling soprano, Joanna Forest is appearing at The Players Theatre, Thame, on Friday, September 29, supported by the Thame Children’s Choir (TCC2).

Described as one of the most exciting and important sopranos performing today, Joanna has performed to millions on the BBC, ITV, Sky and Classic FM and appeared at many prestigious  events including The Royal Variety Performance.

At the Players Theatre, Joanna will be performing songs from her critically acclaimed debut album, Stars Are Rising, which made chart history when it was released earlier this year. She became the first independent artist to get to Number one in the Official Classical Album Charts, even managing to knock Alfie Boe off the top spot! The album also claimed Number one spots in the iTunes and Amazon Classical Charts.

Joanna has been working with world-renowned orchestrator, conductor and pianist, Robert Emery, since 2015.  They created Stars are Rising, an album that is dramatic in scale, cinematic in style and gathers together an eclectic mix of powerful arias, cinematic classics and crossover versions of popular hits such as  Bowie’s Life on Mars and Slade’s How Does It Feel?  An animated video of How Does It Feel? went viral on the internet.

After studying at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, Joanna made her West End musical debut at just 13, performing at the Dominion Theatre, London in Bernadette The Musical. She also made her straight acting debut when she was cast by Michael Palin in his first play, The Weekend. Joanna broke onto the classical music scene in 2014, when she duetted with Britain’s Got Talent winner and global megastar, Paul Potts, at a charity concert in London’s Palace Theatre. Since then she has been performing across the country in stadiums, theatres and proms shows.

Joanna is a keen supporter of charity and, having survived breast cancer at the age of just 21, now dedicates any free time she has to her role as an ambassador ‘Boobette’ for breast cancer awareness charity, CoppaFeel! (https://coppafeel.org/). £1 from every copy of Stars Are Rising sold is being donated to the charity.

Stars Are Rising, The Live Tour, Joanna Forest performs at The Players Theatre, Nelson Street, Thame OX9 2DP on Friday, September 29, at 7.45pm.  Tickets cost £10 from Spear Travels, Greyhound Walk, Thame,  telephone 01844 217228 or online from www.thameplayers.co.uk

Thame Children’s Choir (TCC2)                                                                                               TCC2 was founded in November 2010 with administrative and financial support from the highly regarded Thame Chamber Choir. Directed by local professional conductor Duncan Aspden, the choir offers a special opportunity for boys and girls aged from 7 years upwards to learn to sing and enjoy a wide variety of music. Members come from a wide area in and around Thame so joining the choir is a great chance to make new friends.

CoppaFeel!

CoppaFeel! ® is a registered charity that exists to educate and remind every young person in the UK that checking their boobs isn’t only fun, it could save their life. They are the first breast cancer charity in the UK to create awareness amongst young people, with the aim of instilling a new healthy habit that could one day save their life. For more information go to https://coppafeel.org/.

Thame Players is a registered charity run entirely by volunteers offering a varied range of productions all year round, from serious theatre to comedy and pantomime, including their own productions, visiting shows, and film screenings by Thame Cinema 4 All. For more information about Thame Players and how to join as a member or a friend, call 07938 857291 or visit www.thameplayers.co.uk