Theatre’s salute to icon Leonard Cohen

A powerful tribute show celebrating the music of icon Leonard Cohen is set to take place later this year at Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre.

The show, titled My Leonard Cohen, which aims to interpret Cohen’s works, will be brought to the stage by Stewart D’Arrietta, the creative mind behind Lennon: Through a Glass Onion.

D’Arrietta, with his raw vocal style, will be accompanied by a six-piece band, and will deliver Cohen’s music as never heard before. Poetic anecdotes, alongside D’Arrietta’s trademark laconic humour, will offer a narrative frame by which the audience can contemplate the life of one of the world’s best songwriters.

The classic Tower of Song, sensual I’m Your Man, and Hallelujah are just a few of the 18 Cohen favourites given the D’Arrietta treatment.

Over the last two decades, Stewart D’Arrietta has  performed internationally. He is a prolific composer and highly regarded musical director, performer and producer with critically acclaimed shows which include Lennon: Through a Glass Onion, which he co-wrote with Australian actor and musician John Waters.

The show enjoyed success worldwide, most recently with a 25-year anniversary celebration at the Sydney Opera House, and wowed audiences at The Epstein Theatre last year, which won rave reviews from audiences and critics alike.

Theatre manager, Rebekah Pichilingi, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Stewart back to the Epstein Theatre. Audiences, myself included, were absolutely captivated with his last production – Lennon: Through a Glass Onion, which captured the essence of John Lennon and his music beautifully, and I have no doubt this new show celebrating the fantastic Leonard Cohen will have everyone just as enthralled.”

My Leonard Cohen takes to the stage from Friday 13-Sunday 15 October, 2017.