Sat 5 April 2025 – 7:30pm

“A brilliant evening with a consummate performer.”

“A beautiful voice … The whole experience was engaging and uplifting.”

“It was a truly memorable evening!”

“Delighted with such wonderful singing and the whole story of French music. We would love to see her again.”

“Loved her voice and humour!”

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We couldn’t be more delighted to welcome Christine Bovill back, by popular demand, to the Clonter stage.

This is not a tribute show! Christine Bovill established her reputation as one of Europe’s finest interpreters of French song with her smash-hit Piaf. She now returns with a revised version of the show and looks back on her remarkable journey with a fresh take on this self-penned work. At the heart of the story is a young Glasgow girl, reluctant in school French until she heard ‘that song’. Her journey is interwoven with Edith Piaf’s life and those incredible songs.

An award-winning songwriter in her own right, Bovill has toured throughout Europe and the Far East with her self-penned homage to the Little Sparrow, appearing on BBC Newsnight and on BBC Radio 4’s series, Soul Music. Her own compositions have appeared in film and TV. During her Edinburgh Fringe sell-out run at the Famous Speigeltent, she shared the stage with Charles Dumont, great friend of Piaf and, most famously, composer of ‘Non, Je ne Regrette Rien‘. Validation for her work didn’t come much higher…

Becoming ‘the stuff of Fringe legend‘ (BroadwayBaby.com), Piaf stirs in the eternal Parisian tangle of passion and pain.

Ticket Pricing & Booking Information

Tickets £20
Early Bird Discount  (10% off tickets booked by 31st December)
Doors Open 6.30pm
Performance Starts 7.30pm
Interval 30 minutes

Drink Arrangements

Please note that any drink consumed inside the premises must be purchased from the bar. For Friends and Patrons of Clonter who wish to bring their own drink, a corkage fee of £4 per person will apply (payable in advance on 01260 224514).

N.B. Table booking and pre-order drinks facilities close a week before the performance date. 

Bar Food

There will be French style hot bar snacks available to purchase on the evening of the event, helping to transport you over the water to the cafés of Paris.

Brie & Homemade Red Onion Marmalade Filo Tart – £5
Savoury Croissant with Honey Roast Ham & Cheese – £5
Savoury Croissant with Cream Cheese, Smoked Salmon & Chives – £5 
Quiche Lorraine – £5
Chocolate & Raspberry Brownie – £4.50
Macarons – £3.50