His life was one of gothic horror, total extremes, and rather lovely songs. Olivier Award-winning theatre-maker and Wilton's Music Hall associate, Christopher Green takes to the stage as Fred Barnes.

Running from: Wed 02 - Sat 12 May.

Fred Barnes was a famous music hall singer. He fell spectacularly from grace, brought down by a shockingly modern range of addictions: sex, shopping, alcohol, and a need for celebrity. At the pinnacle of his fame in the 1920s he was fabulously wealthy and sported the height of extravagant fashion with a marmoset on his shoulder. By the mid 1930s he was singing for pennies in Southend pubs with a chicken on his shoulder.

In today's language we might call this 'wavyhaired, blue-eyed Adonis' queer, gender fluid, an addict, a predator or perhaps we might just fall at his feet and call him 'a star'.

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COMPETITION: Win 1x pair of tickets to attend Music Hall Monster: The Insatiable Mr Fred Barnes at Wilton's Music Hall at 19:30 on Wednesday 02 May. To enter the competition, send an email to vienna@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ line. The winner will be randomly selected.
Q: Fred Barnes was the son of a what?
A: .1) Butcher .2) Baker .3) Candlestick Maker