Torsten In Queereteria is the third solo album by Erasure’s Andy Bell performing as alter-ego Torsten, a semi-immortal polysexual who is destined to love many, lose many and be haunted by bittersweet memories, due to his unnaturally elongated life.
The album is released on 12th April through Cherry Red Records to coincide with the theatre show Queereteria TV, which runs in London at Above The Stage from April 10.
This is a role Andy first took up at the Edinburgh Fringe Theatre Festival in 2014 in Torsten The Bareback Saint and a role reprised by him in the critically acclaimed 2016 follow up, Torsten The Beautiful Libertine.
‘Andy Bell Is Torsten’ is a unique collaboration between a singer (Andy Bell), a poet / playwright (Barney Ashton) and a musician (Christopher Frost). Their new album is structured around 4 separate themed ‘Acts’ which deal with different aspects of both Torsten’s life story and his self-realisation. As with previous Torsten albums, each song is designed as if a postcard insight into a particular hot-spot of memory.
I met up with Andy to chat about the Queereteria TV theatre show, the third instalment in the Torsten theatre experience, and the 30th Anniversary reissue of the classic Erasure album, Wild!.
You can watch the full 15-minute interview on the video below. Don’t miss out on future exclusive content – subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Queereteria TV runs at Above The Stage 10-28 April | Torsten in Queereteria is released on 12 April | Erasure Wild!(30th Anniversary reissue) released 29 March
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