James Seabright by arrangement with Mike Leigh for MLA Talent presents

Sinatra: Raw

Watch Party followed by live Q&A with the show’s writer and performer, Richard Shelton.

Join us for a screening of an archive recording of Richard Shelton’s masterful show revealing the man behind the music.

You are invited to Palm Springs, California, 1971. Frank Sinatra faces retirement. The air is electric and the crowd jockey for position at Sinatra’s last intimate show. But times are changing as the Rolling Stones and David Bowie dominate the charts. Sinatra’s blue eyes are bloodshot and his face craggy with booze, cigarettes and memories. Things take an unexpected turn when he drinks One for My Baby too many.

This is the 2am Sinatra you dream of meeting. Dangerous. Unpredictable. Brilliant.

Winner: Best Solo Cabaret Show – Adelaide Fringe, Sunday Mail Awards.

The live show will return in 2021.

“Shelton as Sinatra is quite simply phenomenal.” ★★★★★ Mike Young, BBC

“Singing the hits with style, Sinatra is marvellously played.” Daily Telegraph

"Incredible show delves just as deeply into Sinatra, the man and the myth, as it does the music." Adelaide Advertiser ★★★★★