The Billie Holiday Story

Sung and narrated by Hope Augustus, this show tells of the life in the music of the legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday. With a delicate balance of humour and pathos, it tells of her personal and professional struggles, triumphs, and ultimate tragedy.

Featuring George Webster (piano), Clare Hirst (Sax/Clarinet,) and Miles Danso (Double bass)

Hope Augustus is a singer and theatre actress who has played in several productions celebrating the Jazz age, including; Blues in the night, Ain’t Misbehaving, Ma Raines’s Black Bottom, Rag Time and When Ella Met Marylin.

Hope was a resident singer at the OXO Tower for five years and has been a guest singer at Pizza on the Park with notable British jazz pianist Jonathan Gee.