ABOUT
"AN ECLECTIC MASH-UP OF OPERATIC FUSIONS, COMEDY, POP, AND R&B, WHILST STILL MAINTAINING A VIBE OF BEING TRANSPORTED TO A 1940s MUSICAL..."
- Mumble Theatre
"Four dangerously good singers and a hilarious MC/ Pianist" (Three Weeks) deliver a performance rich in glorious vocals, cheeky humour and poperatic flamboyance. With previous performances spanning Classic FM and BBC Wales to the Pheasantry and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, ‘All That Malarkey’ are performing across the UK to critical acclaim, fast becoming known on the London Cabaret circuit for their “striking, bold and often humorous” operatic re-imaginings of iconic hits from the history of popular music.
Classically trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and The Royal Academy of Music, ATM’s singers take an operatic approach to hits from Gershwin to Gaga, The Beatles to Britney, celebrating 80s and 90s pop nostalgia, classic power ballads and jazz standards - like you’ve never heard them before..!
ATM work with you to masterfully tailor a programme to suit your party, venue, or event, and can also offer bespoke musical arrangements by our composer-in-residence, MC and compere David George Harrington, who has previously produced work for Katherine Jenkins, Justin Bieber, Kylie Monogue, and the BBC.
Please feel free to get in touch here to find out how they can add that little bit extra to your event!
THE PERFORMERS
ROLAND HARRAD
Roland George Harrad was born and bred in Bristol and graduated from the Royal Welsh College Of Music and Drama Bmus(Hons) In 2014. He is a member of London Contemporary Voices, and performs regularly with Forbeare! Theatre and Hot Shoes swing band. After a recent move to London, Roland is enjoying expanding his career as a performing artist and singer/songwriter.
In his free time, Roland enjoys yoga and wild swimming and can often be found in the nearest city park frolicking with the dogs.
AMY FULLER
Since graduating from the RWCMD in classical and opera studies, Amy has worked closely alongside David George Harrington to develop the All That Malarkey brand and stage shows. Based in Chichester, she runs a teaching practice working closely with a range of classical and musical theatre singers across West Sussex. Amy has performed all over the UK as a soprano soloist, her operatic roles spanning Cunagonda (Candide) to Julie (Carousel). Her solo performance highlights include St Paul’s, Covent Garden, live on BBC Radio, at the Chichester Festival Theatre accompanied by Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Band, and for the British Embassy in Kuwait as part of the Queen’s Birthday Celebrations.
Amy is David's wife and hag. He hopes one day she'll think to brush her hair. It's a Pterodactyl's nest.
DAVID HARRINGTON
David George Harrington is a composer, arranger and musical director based in Cardiff. He has arranged music commercially for clients including Katherine Jenkins, Connie Fisher, Only Men Aloud, Jonny Wilkes, Aled Jones, Shirley Bassey, and has had music performed by the London Philharmonic and London Concert Orchestra, Welsh National Opera, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Eminence Brass Quartet and Cory Brass Band, at venues including the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Festival Hall.
He regularly arranges for Decca Records, Warner Music Group, and has had music broadcast on ITV, BBC, and BBC Radio 2.
With an insatiable penchant for geese and other surreal Ornithothoraces, David spends most of his time watching horror films, making bird noises and causing as much mischief as possible on-stage and off.
FRANCES GREGORY
Mezzo-Soprano Frances Gregory was born in Sheffield and is a recent graduate of Royal Academy Opera, having previously studied at RWCMD. For 20/21 she is a studio artist with the Opéra National de Lyon, an emerging artist at Longborough Festival Opera, and a Handel House Talent artist. Previous engagements include Garsington Opera, where she was a 2019 Alvarez Young Artist, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, and Glyndebourne. She is also passionate about song, and works regularly with friend and pianist Dylan Perez. When not singing, she is happiest when in a spa with Amy - preferably with some prosecco!
Answers to: Frangipan, Franny Wan, Wan, The Wan and only. Hates: long-life milk.
LEI ROBERTS
A graduate from The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Lei has performed in many operatic, musical theatre and newly commissioned pieces. His roles include Don Basilio and Don Curzio (Marriage of Figaro), Male Chorus (The Rape of Lucretia) and Beadle Bamford (Sweeney Todd). His solo performance highlights include: BBC Radio London, BBC Radio Wales, Covent Garden, Longborough Festival Opera and The Wales Millennium Centre.
A wearer of colourful t-shirts, lover of the occasional sausage roll, and with hands that heal the most tense of muscles, Lei will protect you from the most fearsome of foe…except spiders…then he’ll run a mile.