Musical theatre, Jazz

A Portrait of Ludmilla as Nina Simone

Ludmilla Dabo, accompanied by Moliere award-winning writer, director and musician David Lescot, sings a moving, intimate and dazzling portrait of the iconic ‘High Priestess of Soul’, Nina Simone. Through the legendary singer’s music and life story, intertwined with personal stories from Dabo’s own life, Dabo charts Simone’s journey from young musical prodigy to her role as a major figure in the civil rights movement. A unique performance fusing jazz, soul and storytelling. Dabo is ‘Nina Simone reincarnated… A talent that explodes’ (Le Monde).

• Theatre
• £14.00
• 4-14 August 2026
• 60 minutes
• French Institute in Scotland
• Salle Emilienne Moreau-Evrard
• Age 12+ (Guideline)
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  Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes