Returning to say goodbye to a venue he always enjoyed playing, Richard Strange will perform an all-music show at The Art House on Saturday March 2nd for an all-music show.
Tickets are here
Probably uniquely in popular culture, Richard Strange really has done it all!
The founder, in 1974, of the seminal proto-punk art rock band Doctors of Madness (“The missing link between David Bowie and The Sex Pistols”- The Guardian) he went on to enjoy a solo musical career, and founded the legendary multi-media club Cabaret Futura, before working as an actor on such movies as Batman with Jack Nicholson, Gangs of New York with Martin Scorsese, Mona Lisa with Neil Jordan and Harry Potter with everyone else. In addition, he has written a book, a play and an opera.
Born in London in 1951, he has been cited as a musical influence by everyone from Joy Division and Simple Minds to Vic Reeves and Def Leppard
His musical collaborations include work with Damon Albarn, Tom Waits, Gavin Bryars, Band of Holy Joy, Anni Hogan, The Nightingales, Jarvis Cocker, Protein Dance and Tom Robinson.
Fearless and forever restless to take on new challenges, in 2013 he sang the baritone role with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Chorus of Frank Zappa’s opera 200 Motels at the British premiere at The Royal Festival Hall, broadcast live by BBC Radio3 .
When not creating challenging and ground-breaking multi-media work, Richard teaches contemporary music students at Master’s level with his friend and colleague Martyn Ware of Human League and Heaven 17. Richard was Creator in Residence at The Hong Kong Design Institute, and has taught students in Los Angeles, Helsinki, Sweden, Portugal and Japan.
There is a Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/762246345950615
