SIMPLY — Scott Walker

One voice. One piano. Fifty-five seats.

The voice that walked away from pop to find something stranger. Scott Walker had one of the great voices of his generation and spent a career refusing to use it the easy way — from the Walker Brothers’ pop to the solo records that turned inward, orchestral, unafraid.

The catalogue. From The Walker Brothers to a restless solo career — Scott (1967) through Scott 4 (1969), and on to Climate of Hunter (1984), Tilt (1995) and The Drift (2006). “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore.” “Jackie.” “Montague Terrace (in Blue).” “The Electrician.”

Oliver Darley and Chad Lelong open the story of that catalogue, then reinterpret it whole — voice and piano, stripped to the writing, in company. The most searching night of the season, closest to the bone. This is not a tribute. It’s a reinterpretation. Pure song and voice. Stripped back.

The evening, both halves — like a record:

★ First set · Side A — reinterpreted entire: voice and piano, lights low, received in company.
★ Interval — a breath.
★ Second set · Side B — the songbook, whole.
★ After — stay, talk, connect. The evening doesn’t end at the door.

Oliver Darley & Chad Lelong

Oliver Darley — former NME Male Vocalist of the Year, a burnished baritone and West End lead, who has shared stages with Ray Charles, BB King, Tom Jones and Jamie Cullum. Chad Lelong — pianist, composer and producer, founder of Trellick Records. Together, the duo behind the Simply Shows.

SIMPLY — four Friday songbooks at Circle & Star: George Michael (25 Sep) · Queen (30 Oct) · David Bowie, Director’s Cut (27 Nov) · Scott Walker (29 Jan 2027). Book any night, or take the four-night season pass — £90.

📅 Friday 29 January 2027 · Doors 7:00pm · Show 7:30pm
📍 28 Heath Street, Hampstead NW3 · Hampstead Station, Northern Line
🎟 £25 · 55 seats

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