|
The Magic Of “Madonna” Returns To Zambia
Five years ago at The Intercontinental Hotel the then British High
Commissioner, Tom Young, endured, very sportingly, a lap dance by
Madonna. Not
the
Madonna you understand, but
a
Madonna. Sarah Devonshire, as 'The Immaculate Deception', wowed the
ballroom that night with not only her slightly risque antics but
also renditions of Madonna's songs that set the benchmark for future
Intercon Gala balls. She was, quite simply, amazing. 'Dinner with
Madonna' was a night that many will remember fondly for many
reasons!
And she's coming back! Not merely as Madonna, which she will reprise
for part of her set, but also Anastasia and Cher. In addition she
will be treating the Gala evening ticket holders to a very special
act called The Little Big Voice based on the Jane Horrocks character
in the film Little Voice (which also starred Michael Caine). In that
film a reclusive girl is overheard singing film standards in an
attic by a sleazy agent and rises to stardom. Sarah's Little Big
Voice set includes some of the songs in the film made famous
originally by Shirley Bassey, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe and
others.
Sarah Devonshire started singing professionally over 15 years ago
and has been ‘Madonna’ for about 10 of those years. She has
travelled all over the world and has performed for many huge
audiences as well as intimate ones. Sarah was even booked once by
Madonna herself to travel through Heathrow and board a plane so that
the paparazzi chased Sarah and not the real Madonna – it worked!!
In addition she made the last 60 of the first series of the BBC’s
Fame Academy which, given the 2,500 entrants, was no mean feat!
Not only will audiences be treated once more to Sarah's amazing
talent but also to her husband's! Since her last visit to Zambia
Sarah has tied the knot to a young man called, wait for it, Merlin.
Merlin the Magician is a 29 year old performer with over 10 years of
wizardry experience. His act includes juggling, balancing and
unicycling but the core of his show is his unique brand of magic and
illusion.
He has performed for many of the major entertainment centres
internationally including First Leisure, Rank, BCM and Pasha
Nightclubs in Majorca and has been endorsed by some of the worlds
leading entertainers such as Tim Burton who said “My family enjoyed
your performance tremendously” and Roger De Courcey who said “a
great speciality, great comedy and juggling, very skilful, very
funny”
As well as his own act he has devised an act with his wife Sarah
Devonshire aka Madonna/Cher/Anastasia whom he will be accompanying
to Zambia in December this year for performances in aid of Kasisi
Orphanage, Manda Hill Street Kids and the Rotary Club of Lusaka
Children’s charities.
On Saturday 2 December, Sarah will be performing her full repertoire
in aid of the above charities at the Grand Gala function at the
Hotel Inter-Continental. Sarah will be accompanied for part of her
act by Merlin who will be integrating his act into her songs, as
well as performing table magic. Tickets K175,000 per person
inclusive of corkage.
On Sunday 3December, Merlin will be performing at The Polo Grill.
This will be a 45 minute family show, including Fire Swinging,
Contact Juggling and Wizardry. This will be great fun and an
afternoon for all the family to enjoy. At this function we will be
bringing down as many children as we can from Kasisi Orphanage and
two street kids organisations. Hamburgers and Hot Dogs will be on
sale and Sarahwill open and close the show with a couple of her most
popular numbers. Tickets K30,000 per adult, K20,000 per child.
For more details on the above shows and how to buy tickets please
contact Margaret Andrews, George Donkin and Mairi Cummins (see
contact info in the Wot’s Happening section)
It is also anticipated that Sarah will perform one more show on
Thursday 30 November at a venue yet to be confirmed but watch the
local press for further details.
|
October
2006