David Scheel in "Maestro" - Pianist/Comedian visiting Gisborne

"An evening of absolute fun with complete mastery of the keyboard"
[Lincoln County News, New England, USA,]

DAVID SCHEEL's hit show, DON'T SHOOT ME I'M ONLY THE PIANO PLAYER, firmly established his international reputation as the most original musical performer of his generation. Sell-out seasons in London's West End, at 3 Edinburgh Festivals, and on tours to some 30 countries, attracted rave reviews, and it was only a matter of demand before sheer audience demand led David to devise a brand new show, MAESTRO.

MAESTRO is a celebration of music's eccentrics through the ages, and in the show David brings to life 25 of music's greatest and weirdest personalities in a virtuoso performance of narrative and character acting. Bach, Beethoven, Sir Thomas Beecham and many others are resurrected, or in the case of living performers such as David Helfgott, actually impersonated, with pinpoint accuracy.

Merely as a theatre piece MAESTRO would be a challenge for any actor. But when you add in the fact that David also plays the works of his "victims", displaying both remarkable technique and sensitivity on the piano, then it becomes clear that there are very few people in the world who could even attempt a performance of this nature.
And amid the fun there are serious moments, for David also includes in the program his new suite on environmental themes, A Hymn for Planet Earth, which has already brought standing ovations on 12 USA tours, as well as at home.

Appearing Live for One Night Only.

David Scheel
in
MAESTRO
A celebration of musical eccentricities
Lawson Field Theatre
Friday 11th April 2008
8pm

Tickets available at Stephens Photoplus