Birthmarked / Brook Tate
I have played bass for Brook for 7 years, starting at local gigs to playing sellout shows in 500 capacity venues across the UK. The main focus has become Birthmarked, a story about his life, with elements of gig and theatre.
‘Redefining what musical theatre might be’
★★★★
The Stage
‘Sincerity, generosity and glorious cheek…bursting with revelation.’
★★★★
The Guardian
Birthmarked is a new concept gig written and performed by Brook Tate and his grand ol' band of pals. Using songs he has written over the last six years, Brook tells the story – his story - of a young gay Jehovah's Witness as he comes to terms with his sexuality and finds his feet (and high heels...) in a world he once believed would be destroyed at Armageddon. With original music likened to Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell, and alongside a whale, a paintbrush and a pair of tap shoes, he hopes to shine a light on what it means to be marked...at birth.
The creative team is joined by Sally Cookson (Wonder Boy, A Monster Calls), Max Johns (Travis Alabanza’s Overflow), John O’Hara (WNO) and Chris Pirie (Green Ginger) with outside eye support from Travis Alabanza (Burgerz, Overflow) and Marietta Kirkbride
‘With this rare and extraordinary beast, I wept.’
★★★★★
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