Peter Straker

Born in Jamaica, Straker is known to more than one generation of music fans and theatre-goers as a unique and versatile performer. In 1968 he starred as Hud in the original London production of the seminal musical Hair.

His West End credits include: Pete Townsend’s Tommy (Queen’s Theatre), Blues in the Night (Piccadilly Theatre), Ken Hill’s The Phantom of the Opera (Theatre Royal and Shaftesbury Avenue), Hot Stuff (Cambridge Theatre), Cassius in Julius Caeser (Bristol Old Vic), and Lucio in Measure for Measure directed by Michael Rudman (National Theatre).

Other works include in 1997 the first London revival of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins (New End Theatre), and a piece written especially for him Mary and the Shaman, produced by Babel Theatre, (premiered at BAC in December 1998). Film and television includes: starring in Ned Sherrin’s groundbreaking Girl/Boy, Den in Ron Nutley’s Da Silva Da Silva, Dr Who’s Destiny of the Daleks with Tom Baker, and The Orchid House directed by Horace Ove. Recordings include: The Alan Parsons Project, Freddie Mercury’s Barcelona with Montserrat Caballe, five solo albums, two of which were produced by Freddie Mercury. He performed Straker Sings Brel, written and directed by Mel Smith (King’s Head Theatre), toured Japan with Phantom of the Opera and appeared in Romeo & Juliet (Birmingham Repertory Theatre).

He is currently working on several new solo theatrical projects with various collaborators including Warren Wills and David Evans, as well as working on a new recording project.

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Introduction:
Tony Benn

Singers
Rosemary Ashe
Sally Burgess
Charlie Dore
Johnnie Fiori
Fiona MacDonald
The Manchester
Lesbian & Gay Chorus
Nasrin Parvaz
Annette Reis-Dunne
Andrea Roberts
Peter Straker

Writers
Stella Duffy
Leslie Forbes
David Harsent
Ben Mellor
Shelley Silas
Lemn Sissay

Actors
Janie Dee
Sam Ellis
John Guerrasio
Loveday Smith
Will Strange
Two’s Company
Rupert Wickham
Dan Willis
Chris and Olly

Musicians
Julian Littman (MD)
Neal Thornton

Directors
London: Caroline Clegg
Nepal: Hazel Roy

Special Guests
Mende Nazer
Julie Nicholson


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