Celebrate music and life of Lonnie Donegan with his two sons for ‘fantastic and unique’ at Hunstanton’s Princess Theatre
An award-winning songwriter and a star of The Voice UK will present a “fantastic and unique” evening of songs and stories about their legendary father.
Peter Donegan and his older brother Anthony will bring a show about their father – The King of Skiffle – Lonnie Donegan, to The Princess Theatre in Hunstanton on Friday, April 25 at 7.30pm.
Singer, songwriter, and musician Lonnie was a staple in the British music industry from the 1950s.
Achieving 31 UK top 30 hit singles and spending 335 weeks on the official singles chart, Lonnie gained three number one hits: Cumberland Gap, Gamblin’ Man/Putting On The Style, and My Old Man’s A Dustman.
In 1995, Lonnie received an Ivor Novello lifetime achievement award, and in 2000, he was made an MBE.
Peter toured with his father as his pianist from the age of 18. In 2019, Peter entered BBC1’s The Voice, where Sir Tom Jones turned his chair during his audition before they performed a duet of I’ll Never Fall In Love Again, a song that Lonnie had written for Tom in the 1960s.
Anthony continues to keep the Skiffle legacy alive with the Lonnie Donegan Jnr Band, performing at theatres, festivals and events in the UK and abroad.
For this exclusive event, Peter and Anthony are joining together to celebrate the life and legacy of their father.
Packed with laughter, singing and a lot of foot-stomping fun, the brothers will bring a unique ‘behind-the-scenes’ glimpse into life growing up with a musical legend.
Peter said: “We are really looking forward to performing at The Princess Theatre and bringing the theatre alive with the music of our late father.
“We will be sharing insights into our lives as we grew up and performing some of the very best of Lonnie’s music.
“We consider this ‘payback’ for all the stories he used to tell about us. He sure shocked the neighbours in a way that would have surely shocked Mary Whitehouse.
“Expect some outrageous – not suitable for the faint-hearted – as well as some heart-warming stories.”
Join Peter and Anthony as they present Lonnie Donegan, The Stories.
Tickets cost £21 and are available from princesshunstanton.co.uk or by calling the Box Office on 01485 532252. This show is strictly for those over the age of 18 years old.
