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Nina and Frederick

Nina and Frederick is a tribute that includes intriguing gossip, slides, Calypso and Folk Music from Mango Vendor, to The Banana Boat Song, and Puff the Magic Dragon. Performances and film work produced at the Herbert combine a magical theatricality and playfulness with a documentary approach to exlplore the biography of the original singers alongside the motivations and delusions of their fans.

The feature film, Tribute, filmed on location at The Herbert and elsewhere follows the story of two semi-professional singers (Nina and Frederick) as they try to make success of their tribute act to obscure 60's singing duo Nina and Frederik. Nina and Frederick inhabit the world of pubs, clubs and karaoke bars - a world of look-a-like bands where everyone is doing Elvis or Abba. Nina and Frederick have one thing going for them, they are the only tribute to sixties duo Nina and Frederik in the whole country, reviving hits like "Listen to the Ocean", and "Little Donkey". Unfortunately, hardly anyone can remember the original duo and those that can are too old to bring in the bucks. But Nina and Frederick have hope, they have talent and most of all they have each other. By refusing to give up Nina and Frederick take us on a remarkable journey where dreams meet reality head on.

“Terrific…It’s delirious in every sense”
James Christopher, The Times

Screenings

Warwick Arts Centre Cinema April 2002
Birmingham Film Festival Nov 2002 (UGC, Broad St)
Rose Bruford College August 2003
Odin Teatret October 2003
Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry October 2003

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