Torsten

Torsten is a series of projects by pop singer Andy Bell of the band Erasure consisting of various stage acts performed by him, and accompanying soundtracks, concept albums and remix albums. The series was written by playwright Barney Ashton-Bullock, and music by Christopher Frost. Two major works emerged, Torsten the Bareback Saint (2014) and Torsten the Beautiful Libertine (2016) with two accompanying album / soundtracks and two Variance Remix albums. Torsten the Bareback Saint Torsten the Bareback Saint is a one-person show and concept album written by playwright Barney Ashton-Bullock, and performed by pop singer Andy Bell. The score is composed, orchestrated and arranged by Christopher Frost and produced by Mike Allison. The artistic director was Predrag Pajdic. Promotional material for the show describes it as "a set of musical postcards from the hotspots of memory of a semi-immortal polysexual". The music is an episodic song-cycle, which Bell performs accompanied by a small musical ensemble.