Gary Bland

Established Productions

Gary Bland presents a number of structured live productions developed for theatre and cabaret venues.

These productions combine music, storytelling and audience engagement, each designed to deliver a clear theatrical experience while remaining adaptable to different venues. These include hits including:

• Love & Hindsight - A show about falling in love, break up, and forever love.

• Mr Romantic – The Songs of Johnny Mathis

• Anthony Newley & Me

• From Hackney to Broadway

• Matt Monro & Me

• From Shoreditch with Love

Current Productions

The Cocktails Show

Forty Shades of Jazz

The Cocktails Show is an original stage production created by Gary Bland.

During the performance, the audience selects ingredients from a cocktail-style menu. Each ingredient corresponds to a genuinely randomised hidden number which determines the songs performed during the show. Only the musical director sees the revealed number; the first time both the audience and Gary know what the song will be is when the first chord or opening bars are played.

Because the selections change with every audience, the combination of songs performed is different each night. In a typical 45-minute version of the show, there are more than 1.7 million possible song combinations.

This interactive structure creates an engaging live experience while maintaining a carefully designed musical and theatrical flow.

For a more detailed explanation go to: The Cocktails Show website

Forty Shades of Jazz is a weekly radio programme exploring jazz from its earliest roots to contemporary recordings.

The programme covers a wide range of styles including Ragtime, Dixieland (New Orleans Jazz), Swing, Bebop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Soul Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Latin Jazz and Contemporary Jazz.

Gary writes, produces and presents the programme himself. When other professional commitments coincide with the broadcast schedule, the programme is recorded in advance to ensure continuity.