1980s’ idol Jason brings new show to pavilion
EIGHTIES chart heartthrob and ex Neighbours star Jason Donovan has announced the only Welsh date of his new tour – and it’s in Porthcawl.
Now heading for 50 he is set to bring his Jason And His Amazing Midlife Crisis show to the Grand Pavilion this autumn.
Billed as an evening of music, musings and mischief, the show will examine every aspect of Jason’s life, from where he began to where he is today as he revisits his past.
He is set to tell stories about his life which will enable the audience to relive the rollercoaster journey with him. He will also be performing some acoustic versions of his classic hits and taking questions from the audience.
Jason, who sold 30 million records and appeared in West End musicals, said: “In the past I’ve either been too young, too busy or too dazed and confused to be able to make sense my life.
“But now, on the eve of my 50th birthday – and older and wiser, if a little more weathered – I believe that I am finally in a position to put my life into perspective. I’m in a great place, surrounded by good people and don’t feel like I need to prove myself any more.”
Jason is set to tell all about how his desire to shake-off his wholesome image and be cool and credible resulted in him famously collapsing during a cocaine-fuelled binge at Johnny Depp and Kate Moss’s party and passing out on top of Jack Nicholson. Meeting his wife and the subsequent birth of his children forced Donovan to re-evaluate his life.
He reinvigorated his career on reality TV programmes I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! and Strictly Come Dancing and is now also a DJ on radio station Heart.
Richard Hughes, chief executive of Awen Cultural Trust, which runs the Grand Pavilion, said: “We are delighted to welcome Jason Donovan to the Grand Pavilion this autumn for his only performance in Wales.
“It is fantastic that we are able to attract household names like Jason to come and perform in Porthcawl.”
Jason And His Amazing Midlife Crisis is coming to Porthcawl on November 9