The Anvil will host the star, who rose to fame in the 1980s with hits like Too Many Broken Hearts and Especially For You, on Wednesday, March 5.
For Donovan, this tour is not just about performing.
He said: “I love creating my own show. I guess the difference with this and what I do in theatre is that I’m sort of the boss.”
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Jason Donovan will perform in Basingstoke on Wednesday, March 5 (Image: Steve Schofield/Anvil Arts) However, it’s not all about the hits for the Australian star.
He is keen to strike a balance between giving the crowd what they want and his own creative desires.
Donovan said: “That’s always a tug of war, because you’ve got to try and deliver what people want, but educate as well.
“It’s about trying to find that balance between what the crowd wants and what you want creatively.”
The setlist will feature some unexpected additions alongside his own hits, with songs from musicals he’s been part of also in the mix.
He said: “I do Rocky Horror songs, because they work really well in my shows.
“There are a couple of songs from Priscilla Queen Of The Desert that my audience loves, and some covers too.”
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Fans of his duet with Kylie Minogue, Especially For You, will not be disappointed.
He usually performs it with a backing singer, but acknowledged the importance of not being solely defined by the famous collaboration.
Donovan, who first found fame as Scott Robinson on Neighbours, won’t be performing the soap opera’s theme tune, though.
He explained: “It’s a great song, but does it work in a show? It’s a bit twee.”
He hasn’t released an album in 12 years, but hasn’t ruled out a return to the recording studio.
He said: “The problem is, it takes a lot of energy and the market is very different now.
“I’m playing to full houses with Rocky Horror at the moment – what more could I want?”
Donovan is keen to strike a balance between his pop career and his theatre work.
He said: “For me, if I was to just rely on my own shows and those pop songs as my only bread and butter, I probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much.
“But because I get these gaps, and because I do a lot of theatre work, I get the opportunity to exercise those songs every four or five years and not get tired of them.”
To get tickets, go to anvilarts.org.uk/events/jason-donovan.