Cabaret Festival Review: Monsieur Camembert - Cohen Noir

REVIEW by Murray Bramwell | 25 June, 2026

In another Cabaret Festival highlight, the excellent Monsieur Camembert celebrate the unique appeal of Leonard Cohen, and display their own musical flair in the telling.

Image credit: Claudio Raschella

"Ring the bells that still can ring/Forget your perfect offering/There's a crack in everything/that's how the light gets in."

The poetic lines from Leonard Cohen's Anthem reverberate for the many admirers who have accumulated since he first swapped poetry for the Tower of Song with his debut album in 1967. But in 2004, things had seriously cracked for Cohen himself. It was discovered that his manager, Kelley Lynch, had not only totally looted his life savings, but had sold off his publishing rights and artist royalties. Years of grueling, largely futile, legal conflict were to follow.

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