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Song and dance man extraordinary
06 / 2010
For the last two weeks, The Mission Theatre has been bursting with foot-tapping energy as Movin' Melvin Brown performed his fantastic show A Man, A Magic, A Music. A master of story telling, song, dance and comedy, Melvin has taken this show around the world from Australia to Edinburgh (see him there at the Fringe Festival this summer - you won't be disappointed), raising money for his Change This World project to help children and the elderly.
Here is the review from the Bath Chronicle:
To pull off a one-man show is a hefty task, but it is one which the charistmatic Movin' Melvin Browm achieves effortlessly.
In one night he takes the audience on a journey that has taken him 65 years.
He tells us stories of his life and loves, intertwining this story with the history of black music.
He sings not only the songs which illustrate the key moments of his life, but also those which get the audience tapping their feet and clapping along.
His impersonation of his local minister was a particular highlight.
But Movin' Melvin is not only a singer, he is also an extraordinary tap dancer, dancing his way from Chubby Checker to Michael Jackson.
He is a comedian and his anecdotes of time in the army and touring on the road lend themselves to some wonderful jokes that had the entire audience smiling a smile that could almost rival that of Melvin himself.
But Melvin is more than just music. Melvin is a man with a mission and a message.
He may entertain in a good old-fashioned way, but his message is about the modern world that we live in.
Sorrel Meechan, The Bath Chronicle, 3 June 2010