The tunes and tales of famed folk duo Simon & Garfunkel

The magic of Simon & Garfunkel lives on at Horsham’s The Capitol on Wednesday, September 30 (www.thecapitolhorsham.com or 01403 750220).
The Simon and Garfunkel Story. Picture by Jacqui Elliot-WilliamsThe Simon and Garfunkel Story. Picture by Jacqui Elliot-Williams
The Simon and Garfunkel Story. Picture by Jacqui Elliot-Williams

Dean Elliott –Paul Simon in the show – is delighted at the way it has all taken off since he launched The Simon and Garfunkel Story at the beginning of last year.

“It has been incredible. We just thought ‘Let’s take it out for six months and see where it goes’. We did it and it was such a success that so many people loved it that the theatres are wanting to book us again. We went into the West End and started filling the concert halls. So we thought ‘Why would we want to stop?’

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“I think what we get right is the fact it is not a tribute show. It is not cheesy. It is not tacky. It is done with absolute love for the music and for the story and for the people. I think the reality is that for people who like Simon & Garfunkel, their memories are actually quite precious to them. They hold those memories really dear, and they don’t want anyone to ruin them, to cheapen them in any way.”

The Simon and Garfunkel Story, with David Tudor as Garfunkel, tells the tale of how two young boys from Queens, New York, went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time. Starting from their humble beginnings as ’50s rock ’n’ roll duo Tom & Jerry, The Simon and Garfunkel Story takes you through all the songs and stories that shaped them, the dramatic split, their individual solo careers and ending with a recreation of the celebrated 1981 Central Park reunion concert.

“The great thing for the audience is that Simon & Garfunkel spanned the whole of the 1960s. They started in 1957, and they split up in 1970. You can see them as very much an expression of the ’60s, and so much happened in that decade that was life-changing. The decade opened up millions of people to a newer way of life, and we can introduce that sort of thing through the videos on the screen. We can touch on the lighter themes, and we can also touch on some of the darker themes and then tie them all together with a neat bow!”

“We are in the process of changing the show for later in the year, but I think we got it right right from the start. We have added a couple of songs, and we took out one, ‘A Most Peculiar Man’. It wasn’t that it wasn’t getting a good response. It was more the fact that we are telling the story in chronological form. If you were writing a musical, you would put in your big hits in certain places for the maximum effect. If you think of the peaks and the troughs in a piece of theatre, you think where you want something maybe a bit sad and then something more romantic.”

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Against that, they were able to add in ‘Baby Driver’, one that the fans were definitely demanding: “That song is great. It was one the fans were always asking for, and it was great to be able to add it in.”

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