Simone Craddock sings the story of Nina Simone through the latter's repertoire in the most intimate, beautiful and emotionally resonant way. Accompanied by the ever dextrous and accomplished Adrian Galante on piano, this hour long set is a delight and a must for any serious (or casual) fan of both Simone's.

Narrating the story of Nina Simone from her childhood years as Eunice Waymon in North Carolina, where she became something of a child prodigy on piano, Craddock uses songs to reflect Nina's feeling as life's arrows were continually striking her: rejection from the Curtis Institute of Music because of racism; marrying a controlling, svengali promoter who exhausted her mentally and physically; fighting for civil rights and seeing her dearest friends in the movement get murdered, and by the 1970s, simply falling out of favour with what American promoters thought the public wanted.

Craddock uses the songs to convey Nina's emotional state, drawing on the power of her long training and experience in musical theatre. She inhabits songs such as 'Sinnerman,' 'I Loves You, Porgy,' (Nina's only Billboard top 20 hit), 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood,' 'My Baby Just Cares For Me' and then some covers that Nina made her own like 'Here Comes The Sun'.

Every song comes alive in that personal way of performing which Nina also, made her own. In essence, Simone is channelling her love and admiration for Nina through Nina's own way of performing, but still remaining Simone Craddock. I was utterly mesmerised.

Galante's piano playing was on point the whole show, with added test of having to measure up to Nina's own piano playing that continually drew from the classical repertoire, with extended solos and flourishes. But that's how Nina played.

So, if you're reading this, your pointer should now, rightly be hovering over 'buy tickets'. I could not entreat you more to click and see and hear what these words mean. They cannot capture this performance.