Royal Variety Performance 2012 - Show Brochure

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Monday, 19th November 2012 | The Royal Albert Hall, London

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THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE

Staged in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and in aid of the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund

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The Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund offers heartfelt thanks to our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, for her continued and steadfast support of our charity, and for her presence at this year’s centenary of the Royal Variety Performance.

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In aid of the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund

Held in the presence of

Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh KG, KT, OM, GBE, AC QSO, PC Presented by ITV Studios

Executive Producers Lee Connolly & Fiona Clark Producer Christian Fletcher Director Richard Valentine Executive Producers for the EABF Laurie Mansfield, Giles Cooper, Peter Prichard OBE & Phil Dale

THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 2012

Controller of Entertainment John Kaye Cooper

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PHOTOGRAPH BY JOHN SWANNELL, CAMERA PRESS LONDON

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CONTENTS Royal Line-Ups & Royal Box

08-09

Life-President - Message of Thanks

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Chairman - Welcome

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Vice-Chairman & Treasurer

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EABF Officers, Trustees, Committee

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History of The Royal Variety

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Previous Performances

34-39

Patrons of The EABF

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ITV Studios

43

Act One

45-55

Brinsworth House

58-61

Work Of The EABF

62-63

Britain’s Got Talent

64-65

Act Two

67-74

The Royal Albert Hall

76-77

ITV Production Staff

78-79

Credits & Thanks

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HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH K.G.,K.T. will be greeted upon arrival by: The Lord Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir David William Brewer CMG JP and then introduced to: The President of the Royal Albert Hall, Peta Travis

PRE-SHOW ROYAL LINE-UP HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II and HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH K.G.,K.T. will then be presented to: LAURIE MANSFIELD Life-President of the EABF GILES COOPER Chairman of the EABF who will then in turn present the official Royal Line-Up: PHIL DALE Hon. Vice-Chairman & Trustee, EABF

FAWN JAMES Executive Committee member, EABF

IAN FREEMAN Hon. Treasurer, EABF

DENISE O’DONOGHUE OBE Managing Director, ITV Studios UK

PETER PRICHARD OBE Life Governor & Trustee, EABF

KEVIN LYGO Managing Director, ITV Studios

THE DOWAGER LADY WESTBURY CBE. JP. Life Governor, EABF

ELAINE BEDELL Director of Entertainment & Comedy, ITV

PETER TOD Executive Committee member, EABF

PETER FINCHAM Director of Television, ITV

KEITH LASCELLES Executive Committee member, EABF

ADAM CROZIER Chief Executive, ITV

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PRESENTATIONS TO THE ROYAL PARTY A posie will be presented to Her Majesty The Queen by 7 year old HEATHER COOPER Copies of this programme will be presented by 9 year old RORY COOPER

THE ROYAL BOX HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN and HRH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH will be accompanied in the Royal Box by LAURIE MANSFIELD Life-President and GILES COOPER Chairman

POST-SHOW ROYAL LINE-UP Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will be presented on stage to all the acts who have performed in this evening’s Royal Variety Performance. This will immediately follow the conclusion of the show and will be visible to the theatre audience. Please note that the theatre audience must remain seated as this section forms an integral part of the finished television programme.

The acts will be introduced to the Royal party by: Fiona Clark & Christian Fletcher (ITV Studios) and Laurie Mansfield & Giles Cooper (EABF)

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LAURIE MANSFIELD, HON. LIFE-PRESIDENT

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elcome and thank you for your support this evening. Tonight is a very special night for us at the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund, for it is not only the centenary of our main fundraiser, the Royal Variety Show, but it is our first visit to the Royal Albert Hall.

This evening marks a start of a new era for the charity.

Only last year, we announced the signing of an exclusive, ten-year broadcasting and production contract with ITV and this evening’s Royal Variety Performance is the second show of those ten and will, I am sure, demonstrate the success of our continued relationship with the TV broadcaster.

Granting ITV this exclusivity allows their producers and directors a longer term vision to develop and improve the show’s production year-on-year, ensuring that the Royal Variety remains one of the main TV events of the entertainment calendar. For the EABF and, in particular, all of our dependants at Brinsworth House, it provides a term of security as we all make our way through these very uncertain and difficult times. It also, of course, strengthens our existing relationship with Britain’s Got Talent; the winning prize being for the series winner to appear on this, our annual fundraiser. I would like to thank Peter Fincham, Elaine Bedell, John Kaye Cooper, Lee Connolly and Fiona Clark from ITV, for all of their hard work in producing this year’s performance.

This evening also celebrates a new era for us in terms of the management and organisation of the EABF and let me be the first to congratulate our new Chairman, Giles Cooper, on only his second full year in office. Giles has not only worked very hard on this evening’s Royal Variety, but has also led the EABF through another year of great change and has instigated many programs and initiatives that have brought the EABF into the 21st century, whilst still being sensitive to the wonderful history and heritage of this 104 year old charity. Not the easiest of tasks! Our Executive Committee and its various sub-committees, together with our new, fresh board of Trustees comprise a breadth and diversity of characters and experience; all contributing to these changes and new found efficiency. It has been an honour

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to chair this new team of Trustees and I would like to thank them all individually; thank you to Giles, Phil Dale, James Jones, Ray Greenwood RGN and Peter Prichard OBE, and, indeed, to all of our Management Body for working so well together this year.

I would also like to thank our Matron at Brinsworth House, Sheila Gould RGN and our Office Administrator, Anna Paterson, who do such a wonderful job looking after our many residents in our nursing home in Twickenham.

In this very special Jubilee year, I would particularly like to thank the Royal Family for their continued support and to our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen and to His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh.

Their presence at this event, as always, is hugely appreciated.

Finally, I wish you all a very happy evening. Thank you so much for your support and please enjoy the show.�

THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE ONLINE >> For more information on the Royal Variety Performance, please visit:

www.RoyalVarietyPerformance.org

Laurie Mansfield Life-President

EABF ONLINE >> For more information on the EABF please visit:

www.eabf.org.uk

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GILES COOPER, HON. CHAIRMAN

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t is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 100th anniversary year of the Royal Variety Performance!

The Royal Variety Performance has quite rightly become one of the most prestigious and most well-known of British institutions; the quality of legendary acts over the years is truly breath-taking and its worldwide TV audience of over 150 million, combined with its 100 year history has made it the most successful and longest running show on earth.

Despite it being almost two years, it feels like yesterday that I was elected Chairman of the EABF (Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund); the organisers and beneficiaries of this evening’s very special, annual show and it’s a great privilege to lead this wonderful charity during the centenary of what has always been its financial bedrock, the annual Royal Variety.

Over the past couple of years we have made enormous progress in modernising the way that we govern and operate the Fund, ultimately enabling us to help many more sick, elderly and impoverished entertainers across the UK more efficiently than we ever have before and I would like to thank my fellow Trustees and all of the members of our Executive Committee for their fantastic contribution and support and I would particularly like to thank our Life-President, Laurie Mansfield, for his invaluable help and advice.

There are literally hundreds of people who have worked ‘day-in, day-out’ organising and producing what you will see before you this evening; there really is no other show on the planet that involves liaising with such a cross section of society and such a diversity of people and professions as the Royal Variety and it really is a small miracle how it all comes together on the night. However, I would like to highlight a few; thank you to Samantha Cohen, Laura Everson, Doug King and David Pogson at Buckingham Palace, Rod, Paul and Andrew from the Security Services, The Lord Lieutenant of Greater London, Sir David William Brewer CMG JP, and to Steffy Jordan, Robin Dennis, Richard Brunger and Julia Robinson from The Royal Albert Hall. I would also especially like to thank Anna Paterson, Carol Fowler and Lorraine Crowther in our events team at the EABF and also my PA, Cathryn Tomlinson, for all of their hard work, devotion and dedication over an entire year, leading up to this evening’s performance.

On behalf of the EABF, I would also like to thank the dozens of people from ITV who have worked so hard in producing this evening’s show, with particular thanks

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to John Kaye Cooper, Lee Connolly, Fiona Clark, Richard Valentine, Wendy Hutchinson and Amanda George. In addition, many thanks to Simon Cowell and all at Syco Television for the continued support of Britain’s Got Talent; which generously donates a large proportion of the money raised from viewers’ telephone votes to the EABF each year.

Most importantly, my heartfelt thanks to our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, for her continued support of the EABF. Her presence this evening, together with His Royal Highness, The Duke of Edinburgh is so very much appreciated and on behalf of everyone here at the Royal Albert Hall this evening, a very warm welcome to you both in not only our Centenary, but also in this very special Diamond Jubilee year.

Lastly, but by no means least, on behalf of all at the EABF, a very big thank you to all of the acts performing in tonight’s Royal Command, all of whom have given their services free of charge; I’m sure that you will do us all proud and thank you so much for devoting your valuable time and energy to this evening’s show.

The stage is now set. Please sit back, relax and enjoy what will undoubtedly be one of the best night’s of entertainment in our 100 year history.”

THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE ONLINE >> For more information on the Royal Variety Performance, please visit:

Giles Cooper

www.RoyalVarietyPerformance.org EABF ONLINE >> For more information on the EABF please visit:

www.eabf.org.uk

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PHIL DALE

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t continues to be such a privilege to be actively involved with, not only this great and traditional annual performance, but even more so with its beneficiary, the EABF; allowing us to continue our much needed work at Brinsworth House.

Due to your generosity and the generosity of the artistes, sponsors and ITV, we have been in the enviable position of being able to organise a number of improvements at Brinsworth House over the years, bringing it up to the most modern of standards. The registered care home accommodates 36 residents, who are personally taken care of by the finest of nurses and care assistants and it is so heart-warming to see them enjoying these wonderful facilities and especially experiencing their delight when they are visited and entertained by today's excellent performers throughout the year. We are so proud to be closely involved with such a wonderful charity and we are richly rewarded for our trouble by the very simple joy of seeing these once so-active and talented ‘old pros’ living in the comfort they deserve and most importantly seeing them safe and with a smile on their faces.

On behalf of the EABF I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support!”

Phil Dale Hon. Vice-Chairman

IAN FREEMAN

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am privileged and proud to have been appointed Honorary Treasurer of the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund and I continue to work hard to justify the faith placed in me by the Life-President, Chairman and Executive Committee.

Quite naturally, the current challenging financial environment is a cause for grave concern to those of us who work for charitable causes; it is now harder than ever to survive in the present and plan with confidence for the future. The EABF cares for hundreds of entertainers throughout the UK who need help and assistance as a result of old age, ill-health or simply hard times and we at the Fund are eternally and humbly grateful for your support in this difficult climate. With responsibility for 36 residents at Brinsworth House and many others supported in various ways in their own homes throughout the UK, it is a constant uphill struggle to raise sufficient funds to maintain the superior levels of care and guardianship for which we are renowned.

Please help us to maintain our invaluable work by donating at www.eabf.og.uk/donate - each and every penny really does count. Thank you so much for your support.”

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MANAGEMENT BODY Patron

Life Governors

HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

Hon. Life-President

LAURIE MANSFIELD

Hon. Chairman

GILES COOPER FRSA

Hon. Vice-Chairman

PHIL DALE

Trustees

LAURIE MANSFIELD GILES COOPER FRSA PHIL DALE PETER PRICHARD OBE C.St.J RAY GREENWOOD LLM RGN JAMES JONES

Hon. Treasurer

IAN FREEMAN

Hon. Chaplain

REV. CANON ROGER ROYLE

Vice Presidents

LADY SHEILA BUTLIN RONNIE CORBETT OBE JIM DAVIDSON OBE KEN DODD OBE VAL DOONICAN ROBERT EARL Jnr. ROY HUDD OBE PETER JAY STUART LITTLEWOOD FRSA JOE PASQUALE RONALD SMART NICK THOMAS

LADY SHEILA BUTLIN MAX CLIFFORD CDRE. SIR DONALD GOSLING KCVO. RNR PETER PRICHARD OBE. C.St.J THE DOWAGER LADY WESTBURY CBE. JP

The Executive Committee

WYN CALVIN MBE DUGGIE CHAPMAN MBE PAT CHURCH ROGER DE COURCEY DEE-DEE CROSHER KENNY EARLE JOY FRANCOIS CHERYL GARLAND VALERIE GARLAND FAWN JAMES KEITH LASCELLES VICKI MICHELLE BILL PERTWEE MBE GORDON PETERS BABS POWELL ROBERT POWELL PETER PRICHARD OBE C.St.J DICK RAY KEITH SIMMONS KAY SMART RONALD SMART DON SMOOTHEY PETER TOD THE DOWAGER LADY WESTBURY CBE. JP

Finance Director of the EABF

NILESH RUPARELL

Office Administrator of the EABF

ANNAMARIA PATERSON

Matron of Brinsworth House

SHELIA GOULD RGN

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he origins of the Royal Variety Performance date back to 1912, when His Majesty King George V, and Her Majesty Queen Mary, agreed to attend a 'Royal Command Performance' at the Palace Theatre in London's Cambridge Circus, in aid of the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund (the previous name of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund) and its proposed plans to build an extension to its Home for elderly entertainers, Brinsworth House. This first staging was a lavish occasion, and the theatre was decorated with 3 million roses draped around the auditorium and over the boxes.

The quality and diversity of performers over the years is extraordinary... from Elgar to Pavarotti, from The Beatles to Take That, from Laurel & Hardy to Morecambe & Wise, from Aretha Franklin to Leona Lewis, from Sammy Davis Jnr. to Michael Jackson, from Liberace to Sir Elton John, from Tommy Cooper to Harry Hill, from Shirley Bassey to Lady Gaga... the list of legendary performers is breathtaking and endless.

The organisers did not invite Marie Lloyd, one of the most famous music hall artists of the time, partly due to a professional dispute and partly, it was said, due to her act being 'too risqué' for the times and too inappropriate to be performed before Royalty. Instead, she held a rival performance in a nearby theatre, which she bitterly advertised as "by command of the British public". It didn’t catch on.

Who would have imagined that 100 years later, the Royal Variety Performance would be the most successful and longest running show in the world. The 2010 Royal Variety Performance was seen by a TV audience in excess of 150 million people and broadcast in over 65 countries. In Norway, for example, it’s a New Year tradition – the show is broadcast at midnight every January 1st!

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> > > In a letter to the organisers, William Carington, of Buckingham Palace’s Privy Purse Office, said “The King and Queen will be obliged by your assuring the Artistes who were on the Stage that Their Majesties thoroughly appreciated their talent, so equal in excellence and varied in style”.

Among the performers were the male impersonator Vesta Tilley – the Queen covered her eyes with her programme at the sight of a woman dressed in trousers – comedian Little Tich and legendary Scottish singer Harry Lauder. Those who complain that today’s Royal Variety Performances are too long, take note – the 1912 show featured 142 artistes!

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The second Royal show was the first to be billed a ‘Royal Variety Performance’. Held at the London Coliseum on 28th July 1919, the show was staged as a ‘celebration of peace’ and, as the official announcement expressed it; Featuring Australian aerialists The Flying Banvards, French clown Grock and comedian Harry Tate, the orchestra was conducted by Sir Edward Elgar.

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In 1921, His Majesty King George V agreed to become Life Patron of the Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund – the start of an unbroken line of royal patronage which continues to the present day – and from that year the show became an annual event. The King decreed, after the show, that 'the Monarch, or a representative of the Monarch, would attend an annual performance in aid of Brinsworth House and the Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund, once a year thereafter’.

By 1923 the show had become established as a major entertainment event and tickets sold out as quickly as they were placed on sale. It was decided, in 1926, that the Royal Variety Performance would be broadcast on BBC radio, in order to bring it to a wider audience. Held at the Alhambra Theatre, on the site of what is now the Odeon cinema in Leicester Square, all the performers were making their Royal Variety debut.

The theatre which was to become the show’s spiritual home, the London Palladium, played host for the first time in 1930, a year which saw an everincreasing involvement by the BBC. Apart from broadcasting the show, one of the first BBC radio ‘stars’, the eccentric monologist Gillie Potter, was a huge hit with the audience and especially with the Queen, who was seen to be ‘literally rocking with laughter’ during his act. Jack Payne and his BBC Dance Band closed the show.

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The 1935 performance, in the Silver Jubilee year of His Majesty King George V and Her Majesty Queen Mary, was, understandably, a sell-out, with applications for tickets flooding in from all over the world. The bill featured Stanley Holloway, Jessie Matthews, Sandy Powell and the Harry Roy Band, and the show proved an fitting finale to the great support that His Majesty King George V had given to the variety profession. The 1935 Royal Variety Performance sadly proved to be his last – he died a few months later, leaving the royal patronage of the Fund to live on in his heirs and successors.

After a one-year hiatus, the Royal Variety Performance returned with a flourish in 1937, once again at the London Palladium but this time before His Majesty King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, who attended their first Royal Variety Performance as monarchs.

It was generally agreed that the risqué (for those days) comedian Max Miller ‘stopped the show’ that night.

The 1938 Royal Variety Performance, held at the London Coliseum for the first time in ten years, was to be the last until 1945. The finale of the show, involving around 250 artistes, was the biggest ever for the Royal Variety Performance and seemed an appropriate, if unintentional, grand finale before the grim and desperate war years that were, unexpectedly, to follow.

The 1945 show was billed as the ‘Victory Royal Variety Performance’. Hosted by Tommy Trinder and starring Sid Field, Vic Oliver and skating virtuosos The Nine Avalons, it became not so much a variety show but more a patriotic celebration.

The show was also noted for being the first to be directed by the spruce, suave Robert Nesbitt, who was eventually to take no fewer than 25 Royal Variety Performances under his wing. Attending along with the King and Queen were the two young princesses, Elizabeth, then aged 19, and Margaret Rose, who was 15. continued

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In the first few years of the 1930s, many names still recognised today as being at the top of the variety profession took part in the Royal Variety Performance including Max Wall, Gracie Fields, Max Miller, Cicely Courtneidge and Will Hay. The 1932 show, though, has a special place in history as it saw debut performances by six comedians who were later to form the most famous comedy troupe in British entertainment history, the Crazy Gang – Bud Flanagan and Chesney Allen, Jimmy Nervo and Teddy Knox and Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Gold.

HISTORY OF THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE continued > > > Although it seems unlikely to happen again in these days where talent is globally recognised, Val Parnell, who presented the 1947 Royal Variety Show, came in for some criticism for including several big-name overseas acts at the expense of less well-known, home-grown talent. To his critics, he commented “We try to show off the variety business to their Majesties to the best possible advantage. We cannot afford, when people are paying ten guineas [£10.50] a seat, to experiment too much.”

The Royal Variety Performance continued to grow in stature during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

The 1948 show was ‘stolen’ by the 13 year-old Julie Andrews who followed up her solo spot by standing on a chair to sing the National Anthem at the finale.

In 1949, the hit performance was by eccentric comedian (and, later, Goon) Michael Bentine, and the 1951 show saw the first performance by what was now billed as The Crazy Gang, although the individual performers in this knockabout comedy troupe had served as Royal Variety regulars since 1932.

In 1952, much was expected of the Royal Variety Performance, being, as it was, the first of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's reign. “This is the best show of all” was Her Majesty’s verdict on the programme, which included a number of artistes making their royal debut, among them the Beverley Sisters, singer Ian Wallace, and zany comedian Norman Wisdom. Tony Hancock was a particular hit with the Duke of Edinburgh in his sketch featuring a lieutenant-commander in the Royal Navy and a surprise addition to the bill was French singer Maurice Chevalier.

In 1953, with the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh due shortly to tour the Commonwealth, the show’s finale was filled with citizens of member countries around the world, including Australian tennis players and cricketers, lifesavers and servicemen and civilians from New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and Bermuda.

There had always been concerns that Royal Variety audiences were ‘sitting on their hands’ – not applauding or enjoying themselves as much as they would at a normal show due to the presence of royalty.

In 1951 it was decided that The Crazy Gang would ‘warm up’ the audience in advance of the arrival of the royal party and this had proved a huge success. In 1954, to the audience’s delight and roars of laughter, they walked in and out of the royal box dressed as cleaners and sold ice cream in the auditorium. In 1955, two Royal Variety Performances took place. The first, at the Opera House, Blackpool, in April, featured many acts familiar to local audiences, including Tower organist Reginald Dixon, comic double-act Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss, George Formby, Arthur Askey and a couple of young comedians by the name of Morecambe and Wise. continued

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> > > The 1955 London audience watched Benny Hill, Lena Horne and Jimmy Edwards, along with debut Royal Variety performances by American heart-throb singer Johnnie Ray and comedian Dave King.

The year also marked the creation of Independent Television, the new commercial broadcaster, which made a bid to televise the show.

The offer was refused, on the grounds that television may put the well-being of variety theatres all over the country in jeopardy!

The 1958 show at the Coliseum theatre marked the first of the long-running series of Bernard Delfont/Robert Nesbitt productions with a large and impressive cast. Delfont decided to make several changes, not all of them popular.

He cut back on the long-established British acts, and on imported American artistes – settling just for crooner Pat Boone and huskyvoiced vamp Eartha Kitt – and brought in newer talent such as Roy Castle, Max Bygraves, Tony Hancock, Julie Andrews, Norman Wisdom and magician David Nixon. The press seized on the omission of The Crazy Gang from the bill and rounded furiously on Delfont.

Perhaps it was just as well that 1955 had two Royal Variety Performances, for the 1956 one has gone down in history as the show that never was.

Four hours before curtain-up, the producer Val Parnell informed the cast at rehearsals that he had just heard from Buckingham Palace that the mounting Suez Canal crisis meant that, at that very moment, British troops were landing in Port Said, Egypt and Her Majesty naturally felt it inappropriate to attend. The show was to be cancelled.

The Royal Variety Performance was held, for the first time, in Manchester in 1959.

There was widespread disappointment amongst the cast. Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh and John Mills were on the bill.

American piano virtuoso Liberace broke down on the stage in tears. It was the Cockney comedian Jimmy Wheeler who restored flagging spirits when he took out his violin and announced, “I've rehearsed this bloody act for a fortnight so somebody's going to hear it!”, and promptly went into his full routine, adding several gags that would never have found their way into the show proper!

Staged at the Palace Theatre, the show featured Liberace, Tommy Trinder, wry comic Al Read and, as part of a sequence based on TV pop show ‘Oh Boy!’, an 18 year-old Cliff Richard. Top of the bill was the city’s famous Hallé Orchestra, conducted by Sir John Barbirolli.

The 1960 Royal Variety Performance was the first to be televised and will probably always be remembered as the Sammy Davis Junior’s show.

“In eight electrifying minutes”, wrote the Daily Sketch, “this entertainer made the word ‘star’ seem inadequate”. continued

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> > > In 1963, Beatlemania came to the

Royal Variety Performance. The Beatles attracted ecstatic fans outside the Prince of Wales theatre and throughout the Sunday rehearsals the noise of the throng could be heard by the artistes on stage.

It was necessary to construct a screened passageway between the theatre and the hotel next door, where the Beatles were staying, in order to get them in and out without being seen.

The hoards of fans obviously affected the other artistes on the bill and Marlene Dietrich made a point of always being in evidence when the photographers were around!

On the night itself, the Beatles took the show by storm and John Lennon passed into Royal Variety history when he made his celebrated suggestion that the audience in the cheap seats should clap their hands; the rest could just rattle their jewellery.

A quartet of comedy talent – Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers – were big hits at the 1965 Royal Variety Performance, now back at the London Palladium, which also featured Dusty Springfield, Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennett and French rock legend Johnny Hallyday.

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The entire English football team took to the stage after their World Cup triumph in 1966, while French singer Gilbert Becaud was forced to watch the show from the stalls as he had lost his voice. The 1967 show featured a raft of female entertainers, following complaints of a lack of them the previous year – The Bluebell Girls, Sandie Shaw, Lulu and Vikki Carr were among those featured.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, a seasoned connoisseur of music hall and variety, hailed the 1968 Royal Variety Performance as one of the best ever. Prince Charles and Princess Anne joined their grandmother in the royal box and enjoyed a bill which included Des O’Connor, Arthur Askey, Englebert Humperdinck and Petula Clark.

American singer and former Supreme, Diana Ross, used the occasion to make a moving tribute to black civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, who had been so tragically assassinated earlier in the year.

The roster of Royal Variety performers in the early 1970s read, simply, like a list of the greatest entertainers from around the world – top British names such as Ronnie Corbett, Vera Lynn and Elton John shared the bill, and, often, a dressing room, with the likes of the Jackson Five, Carol Channing and the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

In 1974, the show's organisers and beneficiaries, the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund, changed its name to the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund, to broaden its criteria of help enabling it to offer support across entertainment.

The year also marked another first in the show's history, by having a female host for the first time, musical theatre doyenne and star of television’s ‘Crossroads’ soap opera, Noele Gordon.

In 1976, after 16 years of recorded television broadcasts, the Royal Variety Performance was broadcast live on television for the first time.

“Disaster followed us at every turn”, recalls Bernard Delfont in his book. “A mic was knocked flat in the opening number, the lights went out on ventriloquist Roger de Courcey…and a sound fault allowed the orchestra to drown out the voice of Mike Yarwood.” The show was once again live on TV two years later. All was well, but, says Delfont, “…we only had to reflect on what could have gone wrong to decide, never again.” The show has not been broadcast live since.

In 1979, Lord Delfont handed over the organising and presentation of the Royal Variety Performance to Louis Benjamin, who was joint managing director of Associated Television, chairman of Stoll Moss Theatres and a life governor of the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund. The show was held at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane for the first time in its history. 1980 had particular significance as it marked Her Majesty the Queen Mother's 80th birthday. It was devised as a salute to Her Majesty by presenting a programme that spanned and reflected the very best in the field of light entertainment, from a nostalgic look back to the 1930's to the exciting tempo of the 1980's. continued

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In 1972, Bernard Delfont took a calculated chance by including in the show a sketch by the cast of the BBC TV comedy ‘Till Death Us Do Part’. The gritty situation comedy had a reputation for robust language and Delfont’s post-bag was filled with protests once the announcement was made. “I spoke to Johnny Speight, the writer and creator of ‘Till Death”, says Delfont in his autobiography, East End, West End. “I went over his script so many times… I let through a couple of bloodys. Afterwards, the Queen Mother said to me ‘Well, that wasn’t too bad, was it?’ I think she was a bit relieved.”

HISTORY OF THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE > > > 1981 saw another innovation, stimulated by the need to counter the mounting costs of staging the Royal Variety Performance. For the first time, sponsorship was introduced, to pare down the unavoidable and ever-increasing production costs, as a prudent and acceptable alternative to increasing seat prices. Louis Benjamin also introduced advertising in the brochure and re-negotiated television fees, both in the UK and overseas.

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The 50th anniversary of BBC television fell in 1986, so it was appropriate that this was the year the broadcaster produced and presented the show.

From then on, broadcasting and production of the annual Royal Variety Performance alternated each year between the BBC and ITV, until 2010.

The ITV contractor London Weekend Television staged the show in 1987 and stars included host Anthony Newley, Stephen Fry, Sarah Brightman and Tom Jones.

Two breaks from tradition followed a few years later. The 1990 Royal Variety Performance, staged by the BBC, was billed as ‘A Royal Birthday Gala’ and took place in July in the presence of Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, The Duke of Edinburgh and the Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon to celebrate the Queen Mother’s 90th birthday. Stars included Sir John and Hayley Mills, Roger Moore, Sir John Gielgud and the Band of the Grenadier Guards.

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The following year, Cameron Mackintosh staged a performance of the musical ‘Miss Saigon’ at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, also in the presence of The Queen Mother.

The show moved to London’s Dominion theatre for the next five years, with stars such as Lulu, Cilla Black, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett and American rabbi-turned-comedian Jackie Mason, who, after staying well over his allotted time, seemed only to hear the roars of laughter he was receiving while failing to notice the TV monitor mounted on the theatre’s circle flashing ‘GET. OFF. NOW!’ in large, red letters!

100th ANNIVERSARY Above, clockwise: HM The Queen presented to Lady Gaga in 2009. Simon Cowell in 2007 and HRH The Prince of Wales presented to the reformed Take That in 2006.

The Royal Variety Performance has been hosted by many cities throughout the UK, outside of London, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Blackpool and Manchester.

Since 2008, Simon Cowell’s hugely successful ITV show, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, generously donates a large proportion of the money raised from viewer’s telephone votes to the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund. In return, the EABF arranges that the series winner of the show is awarded a coveted spot on the annual Royal Variety Performance. The first winner was singer Paul Potts, followed by the incredible 14 year old street dancer George Sampson, then the ten strong dance troupe, Diversity, the thirteen amazing gymnasts, Spelbound, and last year Scottish operatic vocalist Jai McDowall. This year sees the debut of the 2012 winner, Ashleigh and Pudsey.

In February 2011, the E.A.B.F. awarded to ITV1 exclusive broadcast and production rights for the Royal Variety Performance for ten years, thus ensuring the future of this great entertainment institution until at least 2021 and further strengthening the Fund’s links with the country’s most prominent commercial broadcaster.

Written and compiled by The Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund Contributors & Editors: Paul Burton, Giles Cooper, Lord Bernard Delfont, Ian Freeman & Barry Turner

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PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES The history of the Royal Variety Performance is truly fascinating, providing not only a plotted history of the support given to the EABF by senior members of the Royal Family, but also serving as a breathtaking chronological history of the very best in entertainment from around the globe, year by year. This evening’s Performance, in 2012, is the 85th Royal Variety Performance over exactly 100 years.

RVP 84

2011 MANCHESTER, The Lowry Held in the presence of HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS ROYAL & VICE-ADMIRAL SIR TIMOTHY LAURENCE

Included: Leona Lewis, Nicole Scherzinger, Tony Bennett, Cee Lo Green, Barry Manilow, Jason Manford, Pixie Lott, Jai McDowall, Penn & Teller, Peter Kay, Greg Davies, Jimeoin, Tim Minchin, David Garrett, Omid Djalili, The Boy With Tape on his Face, Il Divo, Phantom of The Opera, Hayley Westenra, Rolland Villazon, Base Berlin, 3run, The Dhol Foundation, Stomp, Royal Marines, Kodo.

RVP 83

2010 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES & HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL

Included: Adele, John Bishop, Susan Boyle, Chelsea Pensioners, Cheryl Cole, Jamie Cullum & Rumer, Ray Davies & Paloma Faith, Micky Flanagan, Sarah Millican, Kylie Minogue, N-Dubz, Spelbound, Michael McIntyre, Take That, Russell Watson & The Royal Ballet, Daniel Whiston, Jack Whitehall, The Cast of Les Misérables, Band of Blues and Royals, The Cast of The Wizard of Oz.

RVP 82

2009 BLACKPOOL, Opera House Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Michael Bublé, Alexandra Burke, Hal Cruttenden, Miley Cyrus, Peter Kay, Diversity, Adam Hills, Lady Gaga, Bob Golding as Eric Morecambe, Les 7 Doigts de la Main, Katherine Jenkins, Paddy McGuinness, Jason Manford, Pilobolus, Mika, Bette Midler, André Rieu, Faryl Smith and The Soldiers, Paul Zerdin, The Heavy Cavalry & Cambrai Band, The Cast of Sister Act the Musical, The Cast of Here Come the Girls.

RVP 81

2008 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES & HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL

Included: Jimmy Carr, Brian May & Kerry Ellis, John Barrowman, Josh Groban, Leona Lewis, Rhod Gilbert, Rihanna, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, Armstrong & Miller, The Pussycat Dolls, Naturally 7, Duffy, Take That, Only Men Aloud!, Peter Kay, George Sampson, Michael McIntyre, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, La Cage Aux Folles, The Lion King, Zorro.

RVP 80

2007 LIVERPOOL, Empire Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: The Heavy Cavalry & Cambrai Band, Seal, Viva la Diva, Al Murray - The Pub Landlord, Enrique Iglesias, Big Howard, Little Howard, The Cast of Hairspray, James Blunt, Russell Brand, Simon Cowell, Philip Schofield, Kate Thornton, English National Ballet, Raymond Crowe, David Jordan, MOMIX - The White Widow, Paul Potts, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Bon Jovi, Lang Lang, Kanye West, Joan Rivers, Dany Daniel & Edina, Teatro, Stephen K. Amos, Philip Achille.

RVP 79

2006 LONDON, Coliseum Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES & HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL

Included: John Barrowman with The Puppini Sisters & Capital Voices, The Cast of Spamalot, Omid Djalili, The Cast of The Sound of Music, Sugababes, Meat Loaf, Jamelia, David & Dania, Jason Byrne, Take That, The Cast of Wicked, Barry Manilow, The Cast of Avenue Q, James Morrison, Jump, Ken Dodd, Rod Stewart, Michael McIntyre.

RVP 78

2005 CARDIFF, Millennium Centre Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Seventy-six Trombones led by Bradley Walsh, Blue Man Group, Katherine Jenkins, Catherine Tate, Charlotte Church, Joe Pasquale, Guys & Dolls, The Skating Willers, Il Divo, Alan Carr, Will Young, Funny Girls, Andre Portasio, Cliff Richard, Michael Parkinson, Sharon Osbourne,Ozzy Osbourne, Nicola Benedetti, Tomasz Reichelt, Caesar Twins, Dave Spikey, McFly, Andrea Bocelli & Bryn Terfel, Dame Shirley Bassey.

RVP 77

2004 LONDON, Coliseum Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES

Included: Shane Richie, Natasha Kaplinsky, Funny Girls, Jamelia, Jimmy Carr, Brian McFadden & Delta Goodrem, Round The Horne Revisited, Girls Aloud, The Producers, Josh Groban, Ennio Marchetto, Michael Bublé, Lemar, Sir Elton John, Billy Elliot the Musical, Dara Ó Briain, Royal Variety Dancers and Capital Voices, Denise van Outen, David Omer & Yamil Borges, Will Smith, Shane Richie, Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Gwen Stefani, Liza Minnelli, English National Opera, Cliff Richard.

RVP 76

2003 EDINBURGH, Festival Theatre Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Strathclyde Police Pipe Band, Scottish Power Pipe Band, The Drambuie Kirklston Pipe Band, Laine Theatre Arts Dancers, Flur na H-alba, Rachel Stevens, Ronnie Corbett, Cat Deeley, Daniel Bedingfield, The Oriental Swan (Hua Wong, Chen Wen and Wen Xiaoyan), Busted, Danny Bhoy, Hayley Westenra, Donny Osmond, Gloria Estefan, Al Murray - The Pub Landlord, Jamie Cullum, Katie Melua, Cirque du Soleil, Westlife, Luciano Pavarotti.

RVP 75

2002 LONDON, Apollo Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES

Included: Bond the Legend, Will Young, Liberty X, Paul Zerdin, Shania Twain, Stomp, Men In Coats, Diana Krall & Natalie Cole, Bombay Dreams, Jimmy Carr, Kylie Minogue, Our House, Lee Mack, Elaine Stritch, Contact, Omid Djalili, Enrique Iglesias, Bob Monkhouse, Gareth Gates, Ronan Keating, Anastacia.

RVP 74

2001 LONDON, Dominion Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Included: Julian Clary, Hear'Say, Jethro, Cher, Anatoliy Zalevsky, Adam Watkiss, Samantha Mumba, Vinnie Jones, Charlotte Church and Robert Meadmore, Alessandro Safina, Denise van Outen, Donny Osmond, Jon Culshaw, Craig David, The Full Monty, Cirque du Soleil, Al Murray - The Pub Landlord, The Corrs, Russell Watson, Jennifer Lopez, Gypsy: A Musical Fable, Jackie Mason, Elton John.

RVP 73

2000 LONDON, Dominion Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES

Included: Hey Pachuco - Martin Crewes and the RVP Dancers, Jane McDonald, Ben Elton, Kylie Minogue, Blast!, Jane Horrocks, Martin Clunes, Mark Williams, Cirque du Soleil, Tim Vine, Ronan Keating, The King and I, Elaine Paige, Notre Dame de Paris, Ronnie Corbett, Dame Shirley Bassey, African Footprint, Richard Stilgoe & Peter Skellern, Star for a Night - Celestine Walcott-Gordon, Bryn Terfel, Dominic Holland, Lionel Richie, The Beautiful Game, Westlife.

RVP 72

1999 BIRMINGHAM, Hippodrome Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Included: The Royal Ballet Sinfonia, Jean Butler & Colin Dunne, Brian Conley, Steps, Bradley Walsh, Billy Geraghty, Paul Zerdin, Charlotte Church, Ed Byrne, Westlife, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Ken Dodd, The Shaolin Monks, Terry Alderton, Andrea Bocelli, LeAnn Rimes, Joe Pasquale, Barry Manilow.

RVP 71

1998 LONDON, Lyceum Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES

Included: Paulette Ivory, Laine Theatre Arts Dancers, Lily Savage, B*Witched, Peter Kay, Ulrika Jonsson, Eclipse, Oklahoma!, Jim Tavaré, Martine McCutcheon, Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Barry Manilow, Annie - the Musical, Phil Cool, Boyzone, Rambert Dance Company, Ennio Marchetto, Roberto Alagna & Angela Gheorghiu, Stomp, Spice Girls.

RVP 70

1997 LONDON, Victoria Palace Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Chicago featuring Ruthie Henshall, Henry Goodman, Ute Lemper & Nigel Planer, Joe Pasquale, Enya, Barbara Cook and Michael Ball, Jonathan Ross, Des O'Connor, Andy Leach, Stephen Mulhern, Andy Ford, Lydia Griffiths, Vladimir, Fame – The Musical, Dr Trevor James, Andi Peters, Spice Girls, Aleggria House Troupe, Harry Hill, Michael Bolton, Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake featuring Adam Cooper and Scott Ambler, Jim Davidson, Celine Dion.

RVP69

1996 LONDON, Dominion Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES

Included: Bob Monkhouse, Moscow State Circus, David Strassman, Eternal, Pauline Quirke & Linda Robson, Robson & Jerome, Steve Coogan, Victor Borge, Joaquín Cortés, Des O'Connor, Brian Conley, Jim Davidson, Vik & Fabrini, Darcey Bussell & Jonathon Cope, Joan Rivers, Martin Guerre, Jackie Mason, Tom Jones.

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RVP 68

1995 LONDON, Dominion Held in the presence of Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Included: Carol Kenyon, Des O'Connor, Allan Stewart, Robson & Jerome, The Pendragons, Mack & Mabel, Alistair McGowan, Marvin Hamlisch, Bob Downe, Elaine Paige, Cirque du Soleil, Hale and Pace, The Cast of Riverdance, Joe Pasquale, Jolson - Brian Conley, Des O'Connor, Cliff Richard.

RVP 67

1994 LONDON, Dominion Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES

Included: Brian Conley, Ria Jones, Laine Theatre Arts Dancers, Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts Choir, Ronnie Corbett, The Passing Zone, Lulu, Billy Pearce, The Cast of Oliver!, Dame Shirley Bassey, Cilla Black, Gary Wilmot, Jim Tavare, Gareth Rowan, Clive Anderson, Angela Gheorghiu, Viviana Durante & Zoltan Solymosi, Frank Skinner, Tony Bennett, Terry Wogan, The Cast of Riverdance, Take That.

RVP 66

1993 LONDON, Dominion Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Grease with Craig McLachlan and Debbie Gibson, Cilla Black, Frank Carson, Jim Henson's Muppets, Right Said Fred, Lesley Garrett, Brian Conley, Simon Drake, Grigorovich Ballet of the Bolshoi Theatre, Bee Gees, Forever Plaid, Bradley Walsh, Darren Day, Joe Pasquale, Lulu, Pickwick with Sir Harry Secombe & Roy Castle, Michael Barrymore, London Community Gospel Choir.

RVP 65

1992 LONDON, Dominion Held in the presence of THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCE & PRINCESS OF WALES

Included: The Cast of Cats, Kiki Dee with Ria Jones, Jacqui Scott, Philip Gould, Paul Gyngell, Brian Conley, Phillip Schofield and the children of Ocklynge Junior School & Kentwood Junior School Choirs, Reva Rice & Lon Satton, Jimmy Tarbuck, Chinese State Circus, Chris Tarrant, Gloria Estefan, Steve Coogan, Jim Bailey, Mel Smith and Griff Rhys Jones, Barry Manilow, Michael Ball, London Community Gospel Choir, Jim Tavaré, The Nigel Kennedy Ensemble, Sharon Gless, Mike Michaels, Leslie Caron, Tim Rice, Montserrat Caballé, Rita Rudner, Tom Conti, Bolshoi Ballet with Yuri Klevtsov & Nadezhda Gracheva, Gloria Hunniford, Michael Crawford with the London Choral Society.

RVP 64

1991 LONDON, Theatre Royal Held in the presence of Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: A full presentation of the West End musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boublil, Miss Saigon.

RVP 63

1990 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER, HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH, HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS MARGARET & THE COUNTESS OF SNOWDON

Included: Sir John Mills, Wayne Dobson, Janet Jackson, Sir John Gielgud, Lisa Maxwell, Hayley Mills, Lionel Blair, Jeffrey Holland, Angharad Rees, Christopher Cazenove, Robert Meadmore, Bonnie Langford, Anneka Rice, Mark Curry, Jonathon Morris, Anita Harris, Jill Gascoine, Band of the Grenadier Guards, Geraldine McEwan, Wayne Sleep, Stephen Fry, Michael Denison & Dulcie Gray, Marilyn Hill-Smith, Arthur Davies, James Galway, Bernie Winters, Leslie Crowther, Simon Cadell, Patricia Hodge, Robert Hardy, Dame Vera Lynn, Howard Keel, Willard White, Roger Moore, Michael Caine, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Rowan Atkinson, Cliff Richard, Sir Richard Attenborough, Darcey Bussell, Irek Mukhamedov, Elaine Paige, Plácido Domingo, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Sarah Brightman.

RVP 62

1989 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Michael Ball, David Essex, Rosemarie Ford, Paul Nicholas, Lisa Waddingham, George Marshall, The Cast of Coronation Street, Chris de Burgh, Nigel Kennedy, Freddie Starr, Melvyn Bragg, Frank Bruno, Harry Carpenter, David Frost, Hinge and Bracket, Diana Rigg, Selina Scott, Kenny Seagrove, Edward Woodward, Tina Turner, Northern Ballet Theatre, Elayne Boosler, Joe Longthorne, Julian Lloyd Webber, The Cast of Folies Bergère, The Argentine Gauchos, Lance Burton, Jerry Lewis, Sir John Mills.

RVP 61

1988 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER Included: Ronnie Corbett, Bruce Forsyth, Mickey Rooney & Ann Miller, The Chongqing Troupe, Brian Conley, Kylie Minogue, The Cast of Neighbours, Mel Smith & Griff Rhys Jones, Cliff Richard, The Cast of Bread, Jackie Mason, Julio Iglesias, Bananarama, A-ha, The Golden Girls, Bob Monkhouse, Russ Abbot, Bella Emberg, Paul Daniels & Debbie McGee, Rick Astley, Michael Feinstein.

RVP 60

1987 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Anthony Newley, The Alan Harding Dancers, Jessica Martin, Gary Wilmot, Peter Goodwright, Hilary O'Neil, Allan Stewart, Bernie Winters, Leslie Crowther, George Carl, Bobby Davro, Johnny Logan, Les Dawson, Dolores Gray, Cannon & Ball, Eartha Kitt, Hale & Pace, James Galway, Jimmy Tarbuck, Shirley Bassey, Five Star, Ronn Lucas, Les Misérables, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Mel Tormé, George Shearing, Michael Barrymore, Sarah Brightman, Mike Yarwood, Johnnie Ray, Rosemary Clooney, Harry Secombe, Tom Jones, Vladimir Orchinikov, Evelyn Glennie, Michael Mcguire, Alan Brind.

RVP 59

1986 LONDON, Theatre Royal Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: Alan Randall, Su Pollard & Ruth Madoc, Kit & The Widow, Marti Webb, Bob Monkhouse, Marti Caine, Angela Rippon, Petula Clark, Rory Bremner, Peking Opera, Victoria Wood, The Bluebells, Carolyn Pickles, Stéphane Grappelli, Nana Mouskouri, Victor Borge, Frank Carson, Valerie Masterson, Max Bygraves, Lulu, Michael Davis, Ronnie Corbett, Peter Ustinov, Paul Nicholas, Lesley Collier, Stephen Jefferies, Peggy Spencer, Latin American Formation Team, Cyd Charisse, Simon Howe, Tyne Daly, Sharon Gless, Ken Dodd, Huddersfield Choral Society, Val Doonican, Gloria Hunniford, Aled Jones, Paul McCartney, Nicholas Parsons, Paul Daniels.

RVP 58

1985 LONDON, Theatre Royal Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Babes on Broadway, Show Boat, Gary Wilmot, The Screen Goddesses, Rolf Harris, Jean Simmons, Guys and Dolls, On the Town, Triplets, 42nd Street, Doreen Wells & Tudor Davies, Ron Moody, Sarah Brightman, Norman Wisdom, Su Pollard, Joan Collins, Roni Page, Steve Devereaux, Celeste Holm & Paul Nicholas, Frankie Vaughan & Barbara King, Martin Shaw & Simon Bowman, Liz Robertson, Gigi, Dennis Waterman & Maureen Lipman, José Carreras, Elisabeth Welch.

RVP 57

1984 LONDON, Victoria Palace Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER & THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES

Included: Leslie Crowther, Billy Dainty, Paul Nicholas, Bernie Winters, Jimmy Cricket, The Dancers, Mr Magoo, Brian Andro, Stuart Fell, The Acrobats, Anthony Gatto, Keith Harris, Denis Norden, The Bell Ringers, Les Dennis & Dustin Gee, Angharad Rees, Matthew Kelly, Charlie Drake, Russell Grant, Frank Finlay, Simon Callow, Eileen Atkins, Jean Marsh, Harvey and the Wallbangers, Paul Eddington, The Tillers, Ronnie Corbett, On Your Toes, Roy Hudd, Terry Wogan, James Galway, Henry Mancini, Bill Owen, Peter Sallis, Brian Wilde, David Jacobs, Howard Keel, Paul Daniels, The Cast of Me and My Girl.

RVP 56

1983 LONDON, Theatre Royal Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Included: Scott Sherrin, Gillian Gregory, Gene Kelly, Royal Ballet School, Bonnie Langford, The Frank & Kay Mercer Latin American Formation Team, The Jukebox Company, Steve Merritt, Michael Barrymore, Wayne Sleep, Graham Fletcher, Fred Evans, Tony Kemp, Sarah Kennedy, Billy Dainty, Monica Mason, Merle Park and David Wall, Kelly Monteith, Sheila White, Grace Kennedy, Clarke Peters, Finola Hughes, The Roly Polys, Claude Paul Henry, Sheila O'Neill, Gemma Craven, James Smillie, Julia McKenzie, Twiggy, Tommy Tune, Diana Moran, The British Amateur Gymnastics Team, Rock Steady Crew, George Carl, The Dancin' Company, Natalia Makarova, Anthony Dowell, Les Dawson.

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1982 LONDON, Theatre Royal Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: Richard Harris, Chris Power & Howard Keel, Helen Gelzer, Anna Dawson, Tony Adams, The Pirates of Penzance, The Pirate King, Roy Hudd, Christopher Timothy, Joe Black, Peter Glaze, Tommy Godfrey, Billy Gray, Lesley Collier, David Wall, Richard Stilgoe, Don Smoothey, Ami McDonald, Ruth Madoc, Isla St Clair, Kenneth Connor, Leslie Crowther, Billy Dainty, John Inman, Pete Murray, Bernie Winters, Karen Kay, Suzanne Danielle, Joyce Blair, John Hanson, Gloria Hunniford, Jan Leeming, Esther Rantzen, Vince Hill, Diane Langton, Lorna Dallas, Dennis Waterman, Liz Robertson, Topol, Wall Street Crash, Anton Rodgers, Bonnie Langford, Sylvester McCoy, Michael Praed, Chris Langham, Peter Skellern, Jim Casey, Roy Castle, Ele Woods, George Cole, Pamela Stephenson, Tim Curry, Sheena Easton, Moira Anderson, Bucks Fizz, Victor Spinetti, Amanda Redman, Robert Longden, Jack Jones, Angela Rippon, Millicent Martin, Ethel Merman.

RVP 54

1981 LONDON, Theatre Royal Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Included: Thais Clark, Vernel Bagneris, Ylvia Williams, Topsy Chapman, Patti Boulaye, Pearly Gates, Precious Wilson, The Clark Brothers, Kenny Lynch, Jim Davidson, Lenny Henry, Itzhak Perlman, John Inman, Tim Rice, Lonnie Donegan, Marty Wilde, Acker Bilk, The Searchers, Dickie Henderson, Donovan, Lulu, Suzanne Danielle, Alvin Stardust, Adam & The Ants, The Shadows, Cliff Richard, Cambridge Buskers, Anita Harris, Jimmy Tarbuck, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Stephanie Lawrence, Julian Lloyd Webber, Elaine Paige, Mireille Mathieu.

RVP 53

1980 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: The Joe Loss Orchestra, Una Stubbs and Lionel Blair, Roy Hudd, Arthur Askey, Chesney Allen & Billy Dainty, Charlie Chester, Charlie Drake, Arthur English, Cyril Fletcher, Richard Murdoch, Sandy Powell, Tommy Trinder, Ben Warriss, Paul Squires, Bruce Forsyth, Grace Kennedy, Sheena Easton, Rowan Atkinson, Wall Street Crash, Harry Worth, Cleo Laine, Harry Mancini, Peggy Lee, Victor Borge, Sammy Davis, Jr., Larry Hagman, Danny Kaye, Aretha Franklin.

RVP 52

1979 LONDON, Theatre Royal Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Included: Elaine Stritch, Jim Davidson, James Galway, Red Buttons, Ned Sherrin, Millicent Martin, David Kernan, Julia McKenzie, Marti Caine, Elisabeth Welch, Dr Evadne Hinge & Dame Hilda Bracket, Noel Edmonds, Amii Stewart, Boney M., Bill Haley & His Comets, Bernie Clifton, Vladimir Vasiliev & Ekaterina Maximova, Pas de deux, Les Dawson, Yul Brynner and Virginia McKenna, Maize Williams, Lis Mitchell, Marcia Barrett, Bobby Farrell.

RVP 51

1978 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: Arthur Askey, Lionel Blair, Leslie Crowther, Bobby Crush, Charlie Drake, Cyril Fletcher, Rolf Harris, John Inman, David Nixon, Beverley Sisters, Marti Caine, Wendy Craig, Sandra Dickinson, Esther Rantzen, Dilys Watling, June Whitfield, Pepe and his friends, Paul Daniels, Harry Secombe, The King Sisters, Mary O'Hara, Showaddywaddy, Danny La Rue, The Krankies, Andy Stewart, Moira Anderson, Scottish Ballet, National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball, Max Bygraves, The Kaye Sisters, The Nolan Sisters, Anne Shelton, Wayne Sleep, Lesley Collier, Diane Langton, Max Boyce.

RVP 50

1977 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Bob Hope, Julie Andrews, Paul Anka, Pam Ayres, Harry Belafonte, Brotherhood of Man, Tommy Cooper, Alan King, Cleo Laine and Johnny Dankworth, John Williams, Little and Large, Shirley MacLaine, Jim Henson's Muppets, Rudolf Nureyev, Jack Parnell.

RVP 49

1976 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: Max Bygraves, Lionel Blair, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Los Reales Del Paraguay, Roger De Courcey, Lena Zavaroni, Arthur Mitchell, Gilbert Bécaud, Tom O'Connor, Dawson Chance, Wayne King, Mike Yarwood, Shirley Bassey.

RVP 48

1975 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Bruce Forsyth, KwaZulu, Kris Kemo, Dad's Army, Count Basie Orchestra, Larry Parker, Michael Crawford and the cast of Billy, Dukes & Lee, Ruth Welting, Telly Savalas, Charles Aznavour, Rhos Male Voice Choir, Harry Secombe, Vera Lynn.

RVP 47

1974 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: Noele Gordon, A Salute to Vaudeville, Ted Rogers, The Hungarian State Dance Company, Billy Dainty, Josephine Baker, Paul Melba, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Paper Lace, George Carl, Roy Castle, Perry Como, Jack Parnell & His Orchestra.

RVP 46

1973 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Dougie Squires' Second Generation, Dick Emery, Francis Van Dyke, Cliff Richard, Phillipe Genty & Company, Les Dawson, Rudolf Nureyev, Lynn Seymour, José Luis Moreno, Peters & Lee, Ronnie Corbett, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Nana Mouskouri.

RVP 45

1972 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: Los Diablos Del Bombo, Dickie Henderson, Mike Yarwood, Elton John, Danny La Rue, Trio Hoganas, Rod Hull & Emu, The Jackson 5, Jack Jones, Ken Dodd, Warren Mitchell, Tony Booth, Una Stubbs, Dandy Nichols, Carol Channing, Liberace.

RVP 44

1971 LONDON, Palladiumf Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Included: The Young Generation, The Villams, Bruce Forsyth, Dailey and Wayne, The Stupids, Lovelace Watkins, Norman Collier, Hughie Green, The Little Angels of Korea, Jack Parnell & His Orchestra, The New Seekers, The New Dollys, Ken Goodwin, Sacha Distel, Stéphane Grappelli, Tommy Cooper, Shirley Bassey.

RVP 43

1970 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: The Pamela Devis Dancers, Max Bygraves, Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits, Freddie Starr, Rostal and Schaefer, Sandy Powell, Kay White, Max Again, Bob Dixon, Dionne Warwick, The Doriss Girls, The Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Des O'Connor, Leslie Crowther, The Black light theatre of Prague, Caterina Valente, Marty Feldman, Andy Williams.

RVP 42

1969 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Des O'Connor, The Veterans, Roy Castle, Cilla Black, Danny La Rue, Shari Lewis, Harry Secombe, Ginger Rogers, Buddy Rich, Moira Anderson, Scènes de ballet, Ronnie Corbett, Mireille Mathieu, Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass, Frankie Howerd, Johnnie Spence and his Orchestra, The Mike Sammes Singers, Tom Jones.

RVP 41

1968 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER, PRINCE CHARLES, PRINCESS ANNE, PRINCESS MARGARET & THE EARL OF SNOWDON

Included: Aimi MacDonald & Lionel Blair, Arthur Askey, Valente Valente, Morecambe & Wise, Sacha Distel, Czechoslavakian State Song & Dance Ensemble, Ted Rogers, Manitas de Plata & Company, Engelbert Humperdinck, Des O'Connor, Agnes O'Connell's London Irish Girl Pipers, Val Doonican, Petula Clark, Ron Moody, Andre Tahon & Company, Diana Ross & The Supremes.

RVP 40

1967 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: The Bluebell Girls, Tanya, Rolf Harris, Lulu, Sandie Shaw, Val Doonican, Tommy Cooper, Romanian National Dance Company & Orchestra, The Rockin' Berries, Ken Dodd, Vikki Carr, Mireille Mathieu, Dickie Henderson, Tom Jones, Bob Hope.

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RVP 39

1966 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: The Bachelors, Bal Caron Trio, Gilbert Bécaud, The World Cup winning England football team, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack Douglas, Hugh Forgie, Christopher Gable, Nadia Nerina, Juliette Gréco, Des O'Connor, Frankie Howerd, Jerry Lewis, Kenneth McKellar, Henry Mancini, Marvo & Dolores, Matt Monro, Wayne Newton, The Pietro Brothers, Gene Pitney, The Seekers, Tommy Steele.

RVP 38

1965 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Shirley Bassey, Tony Bennett, Jack Benny, Max Bygraves, The Carmenas, The Dave Clark Five, Peter Cook, Ken Dodd, Johnny Hallyday, Arthur Haynes, Hope and Keen, Frank Ifield, The Kaye Sisters, Neville King, Spike Milligan, Dudley Moore, Peter, Paul & Mary, Peter Sellers, Dusty Springfield, Sylvie Vartan.

RVP 37

1964 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

Included: The John Tiller Girls, Tommy Cooper, The Bachelors, Gil Dova, Cilla Black, Millicent Martin, Kathy Kirby, Brenda Lee, Dennis Spicer, Morecambe & Wise, Gracie Fields, The Moiseyev Dance Company, David Jacobs, Ralph Reader's Gang Show, Jimmy Tarbuck, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Bob Newhart, Lena Horne with the Chico Hamilton Quartette.

RVP 36

1963 LONDON, Prince of Wales Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER & HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS MARGARET

Included: The Clark Brothers, The Beatles, Luis Alberto del Paraná, Los Paraguayos, Charlie Drake, Tessa Davees & The Eight Charlies, Susan Maughan, Dickie Henderson, Francis Brunn, Buddy Greco, Nadia Nerina, Dickie Henderson, The Sleeping Beauty Cast, Joe Loss & His Orchestra, Larry Gretton, Ross MacManus, Rose Brennan, The Billy Petch Dancers, Wilfrid Brambell, Harry H. Corbett, Pinky & Perky, Jan & Vlasta Dalibor, Eric Sykes, Hattie Jacques, Michael Flanders, Donald Swann, Marlene Dietrich, Tommy Steele & West End Half a Sixpence Cast, Harry Secombe & Pickwick Cast, Marlene Dietrich with Bur Bacharac.

RVP 35

1962 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: The Black and White Minstrels, Norman Vaughan, Rudy Cardenas, Rosemary Clooney, Dickie Henderson, Frank Ifield, Eartha Kitt, Cleo Laine, Johnny Dankworth, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Harry Secombe, Andy Stewart, Sophie Tucker, Mike & Bernie Winters Bob Hope with Edie Adams.

RVP 34

1961 LONDON, Prince of Wales Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: Acker Bilk, Kenny Ball & The Temperance Seven, Shirley Bassey, Jack Benny, George Burns, Lionel Blair, Max Bygraves, Maurice Chevalier, The Crazy Gang, Sammy Davis, Jr., Arthur Haynes, Bruce Forsyth, The McGuire Sisters, Morecambe and Wise, Nina & Frederik, Andy Stewart, Frankie Vaughan.

RVP 33

1960 LONDON, Victoria Palace Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Max Bygraves, Nat King Cole, Russ Conway, Billy Cotton & His Band, The Crazy Gang, Sonia Rees, Lonnie Donegan, Diana Dors, Jimmy Edwards, Adam Faith, Bruce Forsyth, Bud Flanagan, Benny Hill, Robert Horton, Frankie Howerd, Hattie Jacques, Liberace, Vera Lynn, Bob Monkhouse, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Tiller Girls, Norman Wisdom, Harry Worth, Sammy Davis, Jr.

RVP 32

1959 MANCHESTER, Palace Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

Included: Paddy Glyn, The Eight Mitchell Singers, The 20 John Tiller Girls, The Pietro Brothers, Marty Wilde, Cliff Richard, Harry Robinson, Lord Rockingham's XI, Cherry Wainer, Benny Hill, Al Read with Jimmy Clitheroe, Tommy Trinder, Jean Louis Bert and Ilonka, The Dior Dancers, Belinda Wright, Jelke Yuresha, Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss, Roy Castle, BBC Northern Dance Orchestra with Sheila Buxton, Russ Conway, Ronnie Hilton, Jill Day, Marion Ryan, Dickie Henderson, Dora Bryan, Aileen Cochrane, Anne Shelton, Terry Wilson, Blackpool Tower Ballroom Children’s Ballet, Michael Medwin, Alfie Bass, Bill Fraser, Ted Lune, Norman Rossington, Liberace, Arthur Askey, The Hallé Orchestra conducted

by Sir John Barbirolli, Tommy Trindor.

RVP 31

1958 LONDON, Coliseum Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Talk of the Town Girls and Boys, The Stargazers, Yana and Max Bygraves, Shirley Ambrose, Margo Mitchell, Dawn Hughes, Terry James, Mary Mitchell, Gloria Kaye, Judith Harvey, Fay Laurie, Jane Burton, Christine Pocket, Jacqueline Warrell, Helen Wright, Gloria Davidson, Doreen Hermitage, Joan Jemison, Paddy James, Joyce White, Ruth Lawson, Roy Genson, Robert Lamont, Ray Tanva, Ian Kaye, Bill Harvey, Willie Martin, Karl Morley, Boyd MacKenzie, Peter Elliott, Paul Christian, The King Brothers, The Mudlarks, Beverley Sisters, The Charlivels, Tony Hancock, Cyril Stapleton & His Show Band, Frankie Vaughan, Bruce Forsyth, Bernard Bresslaw, Antonio and his Spanish Ballet Company, Roy Castle, Harry Secombe, Mantovani, Harry Worth, Lynette Ray, Hattie Jacques, Max Russell, G. H. Elliott, Hetty King, The George Carden Dancers,The George Mitchell Singers, The Ford Motor Works Military Band, The Dior Dancers, Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra, The Mecca Formation Dancers, David Nixon, Charlie Drake, Pat Boone, Mantovani, Adele Leigh, Eartha Kitt, Kenneth More, Norman Wisdom, Jerry Desmonde, Pip Hinton, Marion Grimaldi, Pamela Gale, Felix Felton, Terence Cooper, June Bronhill, Thomas Round, Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Stanley Holloway.

RVP 30

1957 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: The Kaye Sisters, Bob Monkhouse, Max Bygraves, The George Carden Dancers, The George Mitchell Singers, The Goofers, Jimmy Logan, Harry Secombe with the Morriston Orpheus Choir, The Crazy Gang, Leo De Lyon, Gracie Fields, Dickie Henderson, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Ralph Reader & his Gang Show, Judy Garland, Jimmy Brooks, Bud Flanagan, Ben Lyon, Jerry Desmonde, Alfred Marks, Brian Reece, Mario Lanza, Norrie Paramor's Big Ben Banjo Band, Ronnie Hilton, Dickie Valentine, Malcolm Vaughan, Teddy Johnson, Dennis Lotis, Frankie Vaughan, David Whitfield, Herschel Henlere, Arthur Askey & Vera Lynn, Alicia Markova, Alma Cogan, The John Tiller Girls, Tommy Cooper, Winifred Atwell, Tommy Steele & His Steelmen.

RVP 29

1955 LONDON, Victoria Palace Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Tommy Trinder, Latona, Graham and Chandel, The Victoria Palace Boys and Girls, Dave King and Julia Channing, The Crazy Gang, Ruby Murray, Benny Hill with Olivia Dale, Jeremy Hawk and Ronnie Brody, Patricia Kirkwood with Robert Beatty, Douglas Byng, George Carden, Walter Crisham, John Gregson, Bobby Howes, Hugh McDermott, Terence Morgan and Brian Reece, Cyril Stapleton with the BBC Show Band and The Stargazers, Lena Horne, John Warner, Eleanor Drew, Dorothy Reynolds, Newton Blick, Yvonne Coulette, James Cairncross, Michael Meacham, Christine Finn, Michael Aldridge, Pat Heywood, Joe Greig, Bob Harris, Johnnie Ray, Robert Dhery, Colette Brosset, Jacques Legras, Christian Duvalein, Pierre Olaf and Company, Alfred Drake, George Jessel, Doretta Morrow and Company, Leslie Henson, Jimmy Edwards, Richard Attenborough, Diana Dors, Edmund Willard, Bruce Selton, Emrys Jones, Lauri Lupino Lane, The Chinese Classical Theatre Company, Moscow State Folk Dance Company, Brian Reece.

RVP 28

1955 BLACKPOOL, Opera House Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Reginald Dixon, Lupino Lane, George Truzzi, Peter Glaze, Kenneth Sandford, Pamela Bromley, Vera Day, The John Tiller Girls, The Victoria Palace Girls & Boys, Kathryn Moore, The Flying De Pauls, The Barbour Brothers & Jean, The Amandis, The Crazy Gang, Morecambe and Wise, Bill Waddington, Josephine Anne, The Showgirls, Arthur Askey, Geraldo and his Orchestra, Jewel and Warriss, Littlewoods Girls Choir, Joan Regan, Alma Cogan, Five Smith Brothers, George Formby, 1st Battalion The Liverpool Scottish, Beryl Grey with John Field, Jack Tripp with the John Tiller Girls, children from the Blackpool Tower Ballet, Charlie Cairoli with Paul, Wilfred & Mabel (Pickles), Albert Modley, Flanagan and Allen, Eddie Fisher with the BBC Northern Orchestra, Al Read.

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PREVIOUS PERFORMANCES RVP 27

1954 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: Fay Lenore and the Palladium Boys & Girls, Schaller Brothers, George Mitchell Choir, Jimmy Wheeler, Eric Robinson Orchestra & Singers, Eddie Calvert, Joan Turner, Richard Hearne, Howard Keel, Chesney Allen, Arthur Askey, Max Bygraves, Bud Flanagan, Billy Russell, Donald B. Stewart, Brian Reece, Harry Green, Katie Boyle, Jack Hylton, Al Read, Norman Wisdom, Gillian Moran, Herbert Hare, Florence & Frederic, The Crazy Gang with Paul Cutts & Shirley Eaton, David Whitfield, Frankie Laine, Jack Parnell & His Orchestra, Ted Heath and his music, Dawn White and her Glamazons, John Tiller Girls, Rudy Horn, Noël Coward, Diana Churchill, Jack Buchanan, Joan Sims, Frankie Howerd, Gladys Cooper, Binnie Hale, Peter Sellers, Donald Wolfit, Hastings Girls Choir, Elsie Randolph, Thora Hird, Leslie Henson, Dick Bentley, Michael Denison, Nigel Patrick, Thorley Walters, Anthony Steel, Brian Reece, Walter Crisham, Bruce Trent, Peggy Cummins, Shirley Eaton, Dulcie Gray, Shani Wallis, Bob Hope with Moira Lister, Jerry Desmonde & the Hope Repertory Company.

RVP 26

1953 LONDON, Coliseum Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH & PRINCESS MARGARET Included: Peter Knight's Merry Makers, Harry Dawson, Jean Campbell, Pearl Carr, Dick James, Mackenzie Reid and Dorothy Elizabeth Webb, Alfred Marks, Edmund Hockridge, Tommy Cooper, Eve Boswell, Jack Warner, Stubby Kaye with members of The Cast of Guys and Dolls, Jo, Jac & Joni, Anne Shelton, Max Bygraves, Sheila O'Neill & Veit Bethke, Danya and Alvarez, Gloria Nord, Len Liggett and Pam Murray with members from the Corps de Ballet and the Empire Pool Festival Choir, John Tiller Girls, Ethel Revnell, Henry Cotton, Jimmy James, Ronnie Ronalde, Vivian Blaine, Jimmy Edwards, Eamonn Andrews.

RVP 25

1952 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Included: The Victoria Palace Tiller Girls, The Three Barbour Brothers, Medlock and Marlowe, Crompton, Three Monarchs, Billy Cotton and his Band, Norman Wisdom, Winifred Atwell, Vic Oliver, Beverley Sisters, Deep River Boys, Billie Worth, Jeff Warren, Donald Burr, The Crazy Gang, Gracie Fields with the Ilford Girls Choir and the George Carden Ensemble, Warren, Latona and Sparks, Rob Murray, Terry-Thomas, Gerry Brereton, John Ellison, George Cameron, Ted Ray, Beniamino Gigli, Arthur Askey, Max Bygraves, Zoe Gail, Reginald Dixon, Patricia Kirkwood, Jimmy Edwards, Jack Jackson, Vera Lynn, Jewel & Warriss, Josef Locke, Joy Nichols, Fred Russell, Maurice Chevalier, Ian Wallace, The Band of the Coldstream Guards, Tony Hancock.

RVP 24

1951 LONDON, Victoria Palace Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & PRINCESS MARGARET

Included: The Gang and 'Monsewer' Eddie Gray, The Cavendish Singers, The John Tiller Girls, Erica Yorke, The Victoria Palace Girls, The Marie De Vere Dancers, Vera Lynn, Harry Secombe, The Wiere Brothers, Stanley Black and the Dance Orchestra, Tony Fayne, David Evans, Richard Murdoch, Kenneth Horne, Arthur English, Sally Ann Howes, Jimmy Edwards, Florence Desmond, Norman Evans, Alan and Blanche Lund, Pearl Primus and her Company, Hoops - The Boys, Joaquin Pérez Fernandes and his Latin American Company, The Mary De Vere Dancers, Johnny Hutch and the Seven Volants, Sam Browne and his Singers, The Keyboard Quintette, Carroll Gibbons, Billy Thorburn, Ivor Moreton & Davy Kaye, Charlie Kunz, Patricia Morison, Barbara Bruce, Nervo and Knox, Naughton and Gold, Bud Flanagan, Miklos Gafni, Vera Lynn and Michael Dalton, Frances Day, Florence Desmond, Sally Ann Howes, Adelaide Hall, Sylvia Peters, Carole Lynne, Valerie Tandy, Anona Winn, Chesney Allen, Jimmy Gold, Gracie Fields, George Mitchell Choir, Jack Radcliffe, Cicely Courtneidge, Flanagan & Allen.

RVP 23

1950 LONDON, Victoria Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI & HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH

Included: Tommy Trinder, Sheila Matthews, The 20 John Tiller Girls, The Three Bentley Sisters, The Debonairs, Terrys Juveniles, Norman & Ladd, Max Bygraves, Billy Cotton & His Band, Frankie Howerd, The Five Smith Brothers, Kaye Ballard, Helen Gallagher, Carole Lynne, Allan Jones, The Merry Macs, Gracie Fields, The George Mitchell Glee Club, Jonathan Lucas, David Lober, Donald Peers, Jack Benny, Dinah Shore, Binnie Hale, Nat Jackley, Naughton & Gold, Max Wall, Nervo & Knox, Max Miller, Flanagan and Allen, The Band that Jack Built, Bud Flanagan.

RVP 22

1949 LONDON, Coliseum Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI & HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH, PRINCESS ELIZABETH & PRINCESS MARGARET

Included: John Sanger, Arthur Bell, Eric Coates, Phil Parke, Johnny Lockwood, Les Charlivels, Joy Nichols, Michael Bentine, Bill Johnson, Peter Cavanagh, Marilyn Hightower, Elsa & Waldo, Peggy Ryan and Ray McDonald, The Tiller Girls, Reginald Dixon, Band of the Royal Marines, Harvey, The Seven Ashtons, Wilfred Pickles, Dolores Gray, Borrah Minnevitch's Harmonica Rascals featuring Johnny Puleo, Maurice Chevalier, Noele Gordon, Ted Ray.

RVP 21

1948 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI & HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH

Included: The Blackpool Tower Circusettes, The Cromwells, Kirsta and Kristel, The Myrons, Warren Latona and Sparks, Charlie Chester and his Radio Gang, Daphne Kiernander, Sky High Corps De Ballet, Jayne and Adam Di Gatano, The Colstons, Nicholas Brothers, The 24 John Tiller Girls, Ted Ray, George and Bert Bernard, Stewart McPherson, Randolph Sutton, Nellie Wallace, Billy Danvers, Ella Shields, Talbot O'Farrell, Gertie Gitana, G. H. Elliott, Ted Heath and his Band, Derek Roy, The Radio Revellers, The Melachrino Strings, Julie Andrews, The Luton Choir Girls, The Great Alexander Troupe, Arthur Askey, Buster Shaver and his trio of Lilliputians, The Crazy Gang, Danny Kaye, The Skyrockets Orchestra.

RVP 20

1947 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI & HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH, PRINCESS ELIZABETH & PRINCESS MARGARET

Included: Hy Hazell, The Alec Thomas Quartet, Marilyn Hightower, Three Shades, Valerie Tandy, Bobbie Tranter, Tony Hulley, The Three Astaires, Hortobagyi Troupe, Billy Russell, Wilson, Keppel and Betty, Norman Evans, Borrah Minnevitch's Harmonica Rascals, Mervyn Saunders, Mona & Oliver & The Girls, Wally Boag, Bud Flanagan, Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox, Charlie Naughton, Jimmy Gold, Frank Holloway, Willie Carlisle, Freddie Malcom, Jack Durrant, Robert Wilson, The Dagenham Piper Girls, Vic & Joe Crastonian, James Currie's Water Spectacle, Alan Bailey, Terri Carol, Cynthia & Gladys, The Three Garcias, Levanda, Marie Louise, Mariora, Olga Varona, Eva May Wong, Bobbie Kimber, Dolores Gray & Bill Johnson, The Zoris, Tommy Trinder, Gracie Fields, Laurel & Hardy.

RVP 19

1946 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI & HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH

Included: From High Time - The Girls, Tony Hulley, Barbara Bentham, Brent Fields, Billy Castle, Bobby Tranter and Mary Naylor, The Cairoli Brothers, Nat Jackley with Harry Moreny, Dick Beamish, Arthur Vollum, Sammy Curtis, Bob Bromley and his puppets, Terry-Thomas Dance Ensemble with Alan & Blanche Lund, Gil Johnson, The Three Ross Sisters, Halama and Konarski, The Cabana Accordion Six, Nat Mills & Bobby, Robert Lamouret, Arthur Askey, Harry Lester & His Hayseeds, Tessie O'Shea, Charlie Chester, Dick Henderson, Jimmy Jewel, Charlie Naughton, Jimmy Gold, Eddie Gray, El Grenadas and Peter, Jack Jackie, Koba and Kalee, Reggie Redcliffe, Rene Strange, Henri Vadden, Sid Field with Jerry Desmonde, Alfie Dean, The Wallabies and the Palladium Boys & Girls, Ben Warriss, Marianne Lincoln, Oscar Natzka, Band of the Training Ship.

RVP 18

1945 LONDON, Coliseum Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI & HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH

Included: Roy Mitchell, Jill Manners, The Nine Avalons, Jules Adrian, Grace Spero, Beryl Kaye, Vic Oliver, Maurice Colleano, George Doonan, Will Hay, Douglas Wakefield, Chuck O'Neil, Billy Nicholls, Peter Byrne, Michael Hunt, Billy Nelson, Roy Jeffries, Delya, Sid Field, Jerry Desmonde, Stella Moya, Denise Clifford, Wilson, Keppel & Betty, Webster Booth & Anne Ziegler, Tommy Trinder, Chappie D'Amato, Van Phillips, Reginald Burston.

RVP 17

1938 LONDON, Coliseum Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI & HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH

Included: The Crastonians, The Two Leslies, Murray and Mooney, Evelyn Laye, Renée Houston and Donald Stewart, Ken Davidson and Hugh Forgie, From Running Riot - Richard Hearne & Rosalind Atkinson, The Stuart Morgan Dancers with Lita D'Oray, Harold Hart, William Kat, Jack Payne's Orchestra, Peggy Cochrane, Mary Lee, Betty Kent, Biddy Barton, Teddy Foster, Ronnie Grearder, Rob Ashley, The Dagenham Girl Pipers, Three Aberdonians, Les Allen, Laurie Day, Roy Willis, Will Hatton, Ethel Manners, Elsie and Doris Waters, The John Tiller Girls, the cast of Me and My Girl (Lupino Lane, George Graves, Betty Frankiss and Teddy St. Denis), Jack Barty, George Carney, Claphan and Dwyer, Harry Champion, Kate Carney, Will Fyffe, Florrie Forde, Gaston and Andree, Tommy Handley, G. S. Melvin, Talbot O'Farrell, Gillie Porter, Harry Tate, Vesta Victoria, Bransby Williams, Anona Winn.

RVP 16

1937 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI & HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH

Included: From London Rhapsody, Len Lewis, George Lane, Raymond Newell, Henry Carlisle, Serge Ganjou, Henry Carlisle, Mary Young, Rosarito, George Ganjou, The Gypsy Boys Band, Norman Evans, Florence Desmond, Señor Wences, George Formby, Cicely Courtneidge with the Harry Dennis Dance Sexette and the Sherman Fisher Girls, Max Miller, Jack La Vier, Ethel Revnell & Gracie West, Ralph Reader's Gang Show, The London Palladium Gang Show, Gracie Fields, Will Fyffe.

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1935 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: Hannah Wyatt, Jeanne Devereaux, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold, Flanagan and Allen, Ernie Gerrard, The Six Lias from round about Regent Street, The Diamond Brothers, Joe Jackson, Stanley Holloway, Anton Dolin, Jessie Matthews, J. Sherman Fisher's Palladium Girls, The Western Brothers, Harrison & Fisher, Myles Williams, The Harmony Revellers, Bea Hutten, Syd Railton, Del Foss, Boy Foy, Sandy Powell with Jimmy Fletcher & Joy Jeffries, Three Cossacks, Elsie Carlisle & Sam Browne, Will Mahoney, Arthur Reece, Kate Carney, Gus Elen, Florrie Forde, Harry Champion, Harry Roy & His Band.

RVP 14

1934 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: Kafka, Stanley and Mae Quartette, The Three Bonos, Frank Boston, J. Sherman Fisher's Palladium Girls, The Three Sailors, Arthur Lucan & Kitty McShane, Elsie & Doris Waters, Cedric Hardwicke, Osmund Wilson, Cicely Oates, George Robey, Henry Hall and the BBC Dance Orchestra, Jack Holland & June Hart, Murray & Mooney, George Clarke, Bert Platt, Alec Dane, Norah Dwyer, Billy Bennett, Jack Hylton & His band.

RVP 13

1933 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: The London Palladium Crazy Gang, J. Sherman Fisher's Palladium Girls, Omar, Billy Russell, Geraldo & His Tango Orchestra, Gaston & Andree, The Ganjou Brothers & Juanita Richards with Billy Hendrix, Aline Fournier and Vittorio Togo, Cardini, The Company, The Carlo Medini Six, Wilson, Keppel & Betty, William & Joe Mendel, Billy Bennett, Evelyn Laye, Jack Hobbs, Roy Fox & His band.

RVP 12

1932 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: Stetson, Christoper & Columbus, The Bells, Levanda and the Nine Diamonds, Billy Danvers, George Clarke with Madge Aubrey, Flanagan & Allen, Eugene's Magyar band, Jack Buchanan, Will Fyffe, Errol Addison, Iris Kirkwhite, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold, J. Sherman Fisher's Palladium Girls, Lawrence Tiller Girls, G. S. Melvin, Jasper Maskelyne, Cicely Courtneidge, Jack Hylton & His band, Little Doreen, Harry Champion, Vesta Victoria, Fred Russell, Marie Kendall.

RVP 11

1931 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: P.L. Clark, Mona Grey, Norman Long, The Victoria Girls, Jack Edge, Debroy Somers & His band, Albert Whelan, Lily Morris, Georgie Wood, Dolly Harmer, Tom Blacklock, Mr. Flotsam and Mr. Jetsam, The Three Huxster Brothers.

RVP 10

1930 LONDON, Palladium Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: Sixteen Palladium Girls, Harry Prescott & His seven Hindustans, Tom Payne and Vera Hilliard, George Clarke, Julian Rose, De Groot with David Bor, Reginald Kilbey & Gillie Potter, Max Wall, Chilton & Thomas, Howell Harger, Naldi, Nervo & Knox, Coram, Odali Careno, Totò, Will Hay with Will Hay Jnr & H. Gordon Saunders, Gaston Palmer, Jack Payne & His BBC band.

RVP 09

1928 LONDON, Coliseum Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: Larry Kemble, Stanelli & Douglas, The Victoria Girls, A.C. Astor, Lillian Burgess, Noni & Horace, Victor Andre, Clarkson Rose, Anton Dolin, Gracie Fields, Will Hay, Jack Hylton & His band.

RVP 08

1927 LONDON, Victoria Palace Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: P.L. Clark, Mona Grey, Norman Long, The Victoria Girls, Jack Edge, Debroy Somers & His band, Albert Whelan, Lily Morris, Georgie Wood, Dolly Harmer, Tom Blacklock, Mr. Flotsam & Mr. Jetsam, The Three Huxster Brothers.

RVP 07

1926 LONDON, Alhambra Palace Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: The Twelve Famous Tiller Girls, Dick Henderson, Robb Wilton, Lillian Burgess, Jack Hylton & His famous band, Conn Kenna, Carr & Parr, Bransby Williams, The Houston Sisters, Billy Bennett, Rick Hayes.

RVP 06

1925 LONDON, Alhambra Palace Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: George Hurd, Mr & Mrs Tree, Will Hay, Ethel Hook, J. Milton Hayes, J.W. Jackson's Twelve English Dancers, G. H. Elliott, Will Fyffe, Nervo and Knox, Talbot O'Farrell, Harry Tate & Company.

RVP 05

1923 LONDON, Coliseum Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: Bobbie Hind & His all-British Sonara Band, Rupert Hazell, Katrina & Joan, The Griffith Brothers, The Samurai with Lola Karsavina, Sessue Hayakawa, Lewis Gilbert, Ann Trevor and Dora de Winton, Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, Brighter London with Billy Merson, Reg Sharland, Eddie Jaye, Bernard Dudley, Laddie Cliff & Rena Hall, Russian Blue Bird Players, Alfred Lester, Loie Fuller Band, Marimba Band, The Disorderly Room with Tom Walls, Ralph Lynn, Tommy Handley, Jamieson Dodd, Cecil Bainbridge & Fred Kemp, Louis Parker, Barclay Gammon.

RVP 04

1922 LONDON, Hippodrome Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V, HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY & HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF NORWAY

Included: The Flemings, Will Fyffe, Kharum, Du Calion, Lorna & Toots Pound, P. T. Selbit, Muriel George & Earnest Butcher, Tom Webster, Arthur Prince, Harry Weldon, Trix Sisters, The Mirthful Jovers.

RVP 03

1921 LONDON, Hippodrome Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V, HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: Frederick Sylvester & Co, Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar, G. S. Melvin, Renee and Godfrey, Malcolm McEachern, Rebla, The Peep Show with Annie Croft, Reginald Sharland, Fred Allandale, Albert Darnley & Mary Gibbs, J. Milton Hayes, Billy Merson, The Five Petleys.

RVP 02

1919 LONDON, Coliseum Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: Sir Edward Elgar & His Orchestra, The Flying Banvards, Ernest Hastings, George Robey and Violet Loraine, Sam Barton, Arthur Prince, Harry Tate, Clarice Mayne, Grock, Du Calion, Ethel Hook.

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1912 LONDON, Palace Theatre Held in the presence of HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

Included: George Robey, Arthur Prince, Pipifax and Penlo, Barclay Gammon, The Palace Girls, George H. Chirgwin, The Bogannys, Fanny Fields, Paul Cinquevalli, Harry Tate, Ida Crispi & Fred Farrn Vesta Tilley, La Pia, Little Tich, Alfred Lester, Clarice Mayne, Charles Aldrich, David Devant, Wilkie Bard, Harry Lauder, Cecilia Loftus.

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THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY’S CHARITY

Patron: HM The Queen Hon. Life President: Laurie Mansfield Hon. Chairman: Giles Cooper Hon. Vice Chairman: Phil Dale Established 1908 · Registered Charity No. 206451

Since 1908, the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (EABF), also known as The Royal Variety Charity, has been helping out ‘behind the scenes’ to bring essential comfort and support to those who have dedicated their lives to the entertainment of others. For many the Fund is their only lifeline. Show business has never been a secure occupation and as it becomes even more diverse so the scope of our responsibilities broadens.

We provide support to all members of the entertainment profession regardless of whether they work front of stage, behind the scenes, or in the box office.

WE ARE HERE TO HELP >> The public face of the EABF is Brinsworth House, a dual registered residential and nursing home in Twickenham. This beautiful Grade II listed building is a safe and secure home for numerous elderly residents and our team of professional nursing staff and qualified care workers provide care and attention 24 hours a day to meet the residents’ needs. In addition, the EABF operates a nationwide Grant system for those who have fallen on hard times through illness, accident or misfortune; wherever they are based in the UK.

DONATE >> The Fund’s largest fundraising event remains the ever popular Royal Variety Performance. However, in these very difficult economic times, your donations and legacies are even more vital to us; ensuring the continuation of our much valued work.

Please give whatever you can, by visiting our website www.eabf.org.uk

CONTACT THE EABF >> Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund Brinsworth House, 72 Staines Road, Twickenham TW2 5AL For all enquiries, donations or residential matters contact us: T: 020 8898 8164 F: 020 8894 0093 E: enquiries@eabf.org.uk W: www.eabf.org.uk

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The Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (EABF) has been honoured with Royal Patronage from the reigning Monarch ever since 1921, when His Majesty King George V became the first Patron of the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund (the previous name of the EABF).

His Majesty King George V also decreed, in the same year, that the Royal Variety Performance would become an annual event, after the success of the two previous Royal shows in 1912 and 1919.

He added that the Monarch, or a senior member of the Royal Family, would attend an annual performance, in aid of Brinsworth House and the Fund, once a year thereafter, to demonstrate the family’s love and support for the entertainment industry and its associated charity.

Royal patronage has continued ever since, and the EABF is proud to also have had as its Patrons, His Majesty King George VI, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother & Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

1921 - 1936 HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V & HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY

1936 - 1952 HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI

1936 - 2002 HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER

1952 - Present HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II

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ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT LEE CONNOLLY Executive Producer FIONA CLARK Executive Producer CHRISTIAN FLETCHER Producer RICHARD VALENTINE Director AMANDA GEORGE Line Producer MARK WAGMAN Talent Executive COLIN FARQUHAR Associate Producer SARAH JOHNSTON Researcher PETER BINGEMANN Production Designer DAVID ARCH Musical Director AL GURDON Lighting Designer KEVIN DUFF Sound Supervisor ANTHONY VAN LAAST Stage Director LINDA MARTIN Costume Designer NICOLA COLEMAN NICHOLA BELLAMY Make-Up Supervisors

ITV Studios Entertainment Department is proud to produce The Royal Variety Performance 2012, and continue ITV’s long association with this prestigious event. The Entertainment Department produces around four hundred hours of programming a year for a range of terrestrial and multichannel broadcast networks.

We specialise in mainstream, broad entertainment, and our output over the last twelve months has included; Surprise, Surprise, Dancing on Ice, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Red or Black, Fool Britannia, Britain’s Secret Treasures, Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas, Superstar, The Chase, The British Soap Awards, You’ve Been Framed, It’ll be Alright on the Night, Countdown, University Challenge, The One and Only Des O’Connor, Paddy’s TV Guide & All the Queen’s Horses: A Diamond Jubilee Special The Royal Variety Performance will transmit on ITV1 in early December.

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OPENING: 100 YEARS CELEBRATION PERFORMERS FROM CIRCUS SPACE

YOUR HOST: DAVID WALLIAMS

GIRLS ALOUD JIMMY TARBUCK AMANDA HOLDEN BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT CELEBRATION BRADLEY WALSH ONE DIRECTION RHOD GILBERT ALICIA KEYS KATHERINE JENKINS & PLACIDO DOMINGO THE BODYGUARDHEATHER HEADLEY

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DAVID WALLIAMS avid Walliams is one of Britain's best-loved comedians. He first shot to fame through his work with Matt Lucas. Together they created ‘Little Britain’, which has won numerous international awards including 3 BAFTAs, showing in over 100 countries and ‘Little Britain Live’ selling over a million tickets worldwide. David and Matt followed ‘Little Britain’ with the hugely popular spoof airport documentary series ‘Come Fly With Me’.

followed the release of ‘Gangsta Granny’ that also hit the top of the charts. David is currently the fastest growing Children’s author in the UK with his books achieving unprecedented critical acclaim.

David has just released his autobiography ‘Camp David’ and has also adapted his second Children's novel ‘MR STINK’ for BBC1 this Christmas. He will also be appearing for the second successive year as a judge on ITV’s flagship show ‘Britains Got Talent’.

Stepping outside his comedy roles David has also proven himself as a dramatic actor, with acclaimed roles in Stephen Poliakoff’s ‘Capturing Mary’ for BBC2, as Frankie Howerd in the biopic ‘Rather You Than Me’ for BBC4, and on the West End stage in Harold Pinter’s ‘No Man’s Land’ starring alongside Sir Michael Gambon.

Away from the big screen since 2005, David has worked tirelessly for charity raising over £7 million and in September 2011 he swam 140 miles from Gloucestershire to Westminster for ‘Sport Relief 2012’.

Since beginning his publishing career in 2008 David Walliams has taken the children’s literary world by storm selling over a million books and being translated into 25 different languages.

His fifth, most recent book ‘Ratburger’, immediately went to no.1 in the children’s bestseller chart, and this

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CIRCUS SPACE Circus Space is a registered charity and one of Europe’s leading providers of circus education. Based in a magnificent Victorian power station adjacent to Hoxton Square, they involve thousands of people in the creation and performance of circus arts every year. Their diverse range of work includes the UK’s only BA Hons degree in Circus Arts, a structured progressive training programme for under 18s and professional development opportunities for aspiring and established performers.

GIRLS ALOUD Girls Aloud’s record-breaking, ten-year pop reign is the sound of twenty consecutive Top 10 singles, four Number Ones, five platinum studio albums and a million-selling greatest hits, all brought to life across five nationwide tours. Combined with an Ivor Novello and Brit award, support slots for the likes of Coldplay and a truly remarkable career trajectory, and you’ve got the defining UK girlband of the modern pop era. Girls Aloud are now back with their greatest hits album ‘Ten’. It is the first time all of their greatest hits are together on one disc. As well as comeback single ‘Something New’, which is the Official Single for BBC Children In Need 2012. Nicola, Kimberley, Nadine, Cheryl and Sarah can’t wait to perform for the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall on this very special anniversary.

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Celebrating 50 years in show business, Jimmy is one of Britain’s favourite comics.

His television break came in 1962 on ITV’s ‘Comedy Bandbox’ and he went on to appear on ‘Sunday Night at the London Palladium’ before becoming the show’s resident compere in 1965. He went on to host a string of TV specials such as ‘It’s Tarbuck’, ‘The Jimmy Tarbuck Show’ and ‘Winner Takes All’. He also presented the ‘Live From…’ series culminating with ‘Live From the London Palladium’ in 1987.

Having made 5 previous appearances on the Royal Variety Performance, Jimmy continues to entertain audiences on both screen and stage. He has completed numerous very successful UK tours of his one man show as well as taking part in ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and ‘Piers Morgan’s Life Stories’.

AMANDA HOLDEN Amanda Holden is one of the UK’s best known performers, achieving huge success over the last 20 years as an actor, presenter and most recently as one of the Judges, alongside Simon Cowell, in all 6 series of ITV’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’– which regularly pulls in over 12 million viewers. She starred as Princess Fiona in the UK premiere of last year’s big musical production of ‘Shrek’ for Dreamworks at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Recently she presented Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Superstar’ for ITV and she works regularly in the States covering various showbusiness and news events for CBS. She is currently writing her autobiography which is due for release in Autumn 2013.

She is married to Chris Hughes and they have two daughters, Lexi and Hollie.

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Diversity exploded onto the UK stage in May 2009 when they won ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, watched by 20 million viewers. Since then Ashley Banjo, choreographer and leader, and the rest of the dynamic street dance group have starred in a blockbuster movie and been part of four sell out nationwide tours selling over a quarter of a million tickets. In early 2012, Ashley Banjo and Diversity signed a two year exclusive deal with Sky1 where Ashley is a judge on the hit show ‘Got To Dance’ and hosts his own show, ‘Ashley Banjo Secret Street Crew’.

In 2010 gymnasts, Spelbound won ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, amazing home audiences with their spectacular acrobatic routines. Spelbound have been in continual demand all over the world, even performing at the Olympic Closing Ceremony. Spelbound performed at The Royal Variety Performance 2010 but are thrilled to be performing in front of her Majesty for the first time in 2012.

PAUL POTTS

STAVROS FLATLEY

A lot has changed for Paul Potts since he appeared in the inaugural ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in 2007. After wowing the judges and audience with his unexpected astonishing version of ‘Nessun Dorma’, Paul went on to win the show. He has since released three studio albums with his debut album, ‘One Chance’, debuting at no.1 in 15 countries. He has travelled around the world 5 times, in sell out tours and has now sold in excess of 4 million albums worldwide.

When father and son act Stavros Flatley ran on stage at the Hammersmith Apollo for the ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ auditions, nobody could predict what was to come.

They became an overnight sensation, with Simon Cowell admitting they were one of his ‘favourite ever dance acts’. They went all the way to the final with infectious performances of ‘Cry of The Celts’, ‘Lord of The Dance’, and ‘Zorba The Greek’.

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Bradley Walsh first performed on The Royal Variety Performance in 1993 and has since gone on to become one of the country’s most popular television presenters and actors. In 2004 Bradley became a household name playing Danny Baldwin in ‘Coronation Street’ – a role for which he received 3 Best Actor nominations at the National Television Awards, and won ‘Best Dramatic Performance’ at the British Soap Awards in 2006. Since leaving ‘Coronation Street’, Bradley has continued to establish himself as a versatile and respected actor, most recently playing the lead role DS Ronnie Brooks in 6 series of ‘Law & Order: UK’ on ITV1. As a presenter, Bradley's hosting credits are extensive including ‘The Chase’ for ITV1. Bradley is thrilled to be part of tonight’s Royal Variety Performance.

ONE DIRECTION It was on the 2010 series of the ‘X Factor’ that Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall and Zayn first met and formed global sensation; One Direction. Their debut single, ‘What Makes You Beautiful’ went straight to no.1 in the UK charts and their debut album went to no.1 in 15 different countries including the US, making them the first British group ever to have a debut album to top the Billboard. They have had 3 other top 10 singles in the UK and earlier this year they received a BRIT Award for ‘Best Single’. Their latest single saw them break another US record: ‘Live while we’re Young’ topped the chart, making it the fastest-selling track by a non-US artist ever.

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RHOD GILBERT Following several sell-out UK tours, and two best-selling DVD’s, welsh comedy sensation Rhod Gilbert is hailed as one of hottest stand-up talents in the UK. He has recently hosted ‘Live At The Apollo’, and ‘Have I Got News For You’ and has achieved great success with his own hit TV shows ‘Rhod Gilbert’s Work Experience’ and ‘Ask Rhod Gilbert’.

Currently playing to packed theatres around the UK with his latest show ‘Rhod Gilbert: The Man With The Flaming Battenberg Tattoo’, Rhod returns for his second appearance on the Royal Variety Performance. Given the occasion, could this be the Mr Angry of comedy as you’ve never seen him before?

ALICIA KEYS Alicia Keys is a 14 time Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur and humanitarian.

Since releasing her debut album, ‘Songs in A minor’, Keys has built an unparalleled repertoire of hits with over 30 million albums sold worldwide. As an actress, she’s had buzz worthy performances in ‘Smokin’ Aces’, ‘The Nanny Diaries’ and ‘The Secret Life of Bees’. In 2011, Keys made her directorial debut with ‘Lili’, an anthology of five short films on the topic of breast cancer.

Her first published work, ‘Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems & Lyrics by Alicia Keys’, made her a New York Times bestselling author. As a philanthropist, Keys co-founded ‘Keep a Child Alive’ and serves as Global Ambassador.

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Katherine Jenkins is the world’s most prolific classical crossover artist. Since launching her career in 2004, the Welsh Mezzo Soprano has sold in excess of 7 million albums. Best known for her unique interpretations of popular songs, operatic arias and hymns, Katherine, from the tiny village of Neath in the Welsh Valleys, has become an inspiration for millions of people around the world. Her stratospheric rise has made Katherine the fastest selling Mezzo Soprano ever. Having released 9 studio albums, she has won various BRIT awards and broken countless records. This year Katherine has also released her first Christmas album, ‘This Is Christmas’ featuring traditional carols and festive favourites.

PLACIDO DOMINGO Placido Domingo has performed 140 different roles, more than any other tenor in the annals of music, with more than 3600 career performances. His more than 100 recordings of complete operas, compilations of arias and duets, and crossover discs have earned him 12 Grammy Awards, including 3 Latin Grammys, and he has made more than 50 music videos and won 2 Emmy Awards. In addition to 3 feature opera films - ‘Carmen’, ‘La Traviata’ and ‘Otello’, he has conducted more than 450 opera performances and symphonic concerts. In recent seasons, he has celebrated his 40th anniversaries at the Met, Vienna State Opera, La Scala, Arena dei Verona and Covent Garden.

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Brand new musical ‘The Bodyguard’ opens at London's Adelphi Theatre on 5th December. Based on the 1992 smash hit movie which starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston - it tells the story of superstar Rachel Marron and former Secret Service agentturned-bodyguard Frank Farmer, who is hired to protect her from the deadly threat of an unknown stalker. Starring Tony and Grammy award winning Heather Headley as Rachel and British actor Lloyd Owen as Frank Farmer – ‘The Bodyguard’ is packed with classic hit songs and promises to be the theatrical event of the year.

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Robbie Williams has sold over 70 million albums across his solo career and has won more Brit Awards than any other artist in history. His 7 number one UK albums mean he is easily the biggest selling solo artist in UK history. Robbie's 2010 Brit Award for ‘Outstanding Contribution To Music’ brought his tally of Brits to 17, more than any other artist. A plethora of other record-breaking awards - including one for fastest ever ticket sales, coupled with the honour of playing the largest open air concert in UK history (an unprecedented three nights at Knebworth in 2003) - have meant that his status as a live performer has equalled his massive achievements as a recording artist. His new album ‘Take The Crown’ was released on November 5th.

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Simon Bates presents the Nationwide Breakfast Show on Smooth Radio - with his special musical knowledge and passion for music.

Playing all time favourite tracks, plus the Smooth and soulful music the station plays, it’s proved to be a winning formula with rising listening figures.

Also, and at the audience’s request Simon re-introduced his famous “OUR TUNE” into the show to great acclaim. Simon has taken the show and broadcast live for special events from Australia, Afghanistan, Ireland & Northern Ireland and is planning more for 2013.

Simon is on air from 6 – 10 am Monday to Friday, FM, DAB, Sky, Freeview and Freesat and at smoothradio.co.uk.

Simon would like to thank everyone at Smooth Radio, especially John Simons for such a successful year!

Mornings are fun again!

TO ALL THE PERFORMERS AND ALL CONCERNED...

HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING AT THIS CENTENARY ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE Phil Dale (Agent) and all at Qdos / Qtalent wish you every success!

BRINSWORTH HOUSE

CELEBRATING OVER 100 YEARS OF CARE

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hat a privilege it is to be able to tell you about our lives at Brinsworth House. Unfortunately, these days, all we seem to hear about from the media are terrible stories of neglect, both in hospitals and care homes - such a sad reflection on nursing today. ‘Coming into care’ is a frightening and worrying experience, coupled with the fact that everything you’ve ever known will change forever, your day to day life reliant on others - it’s daunting.

There is a warmth and a friendly feeling everyone seems to notice when arriving at Brinsworth. The house is 180 years old, mellow and welcoming. Show posters adorn the hall and staircases and there are scintillating aromas wafting out from the kitchen. There is also a small intimate theatre bar where residents and their friends and family can gather. It is a truly bustling place, always something going on: visitors coming to lunch (small charge), musical movements, quizzes, a bi-weekly hairdressing service and bingo, of course. Art therapy and handicrafts, film shows, Pet Therapy dogs, along with our fortnightly shows performed on the stage and spontaneous piano performances by some of our residents are also part of life at Brinsworth.

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We have close links with our local junior and infant schools just across the road that come and visit the residents at Christmas and Harvest Festival times and during Book Week, when the children choose a book and come and read to the residents. For peace and quiet there are always the gardens in summer and the conservatory in which to read the paper. The residents have their own parties, one in the summer and one at Christmas, where they can invite their friends and relatives.

With regards to the staff at Brinsworth, there is my deputy, Mrs Muriel De Silva, always known as Nurse Muriel. She oversees the day to day care of the residents together with her dedicated team of registered nurses and health care assistants. Our staff receive full and continuous training, with most of the courses held at Brinsworth. Henry, our chef, ensures that everyone’s dietary needs are met.

Homemade soups, locally sourced meat, fish, fruit and vegetables are all delivered fresh each day to give the residents a varied and nutritious menu.

The staffing levels are high; most of my staff have been with me for the majority of my 24 years at the Home. We do not use agencies and retired staff stay on the bank to help out when needed so our residents receive the continuity of care they deserve - 58 staff and 36 residents, not a bad ratio. The maintenance staff ensure that the fabric of the Home is well maintained and life at Brinsworth continues to run smoothly and our residents are kept safe and comfortable. We have an ‘open door’ policy and relatives and friends can always see me or a senior nurse to allay worries and fears. The rapport we have with relatives and next of kin is very important to us and hopefully makes them feel they can trust us with the care of their loved ones.

None of this could happen if it wasn’t for the Trustees and Executive Committee of the EABF, who work tirelessly to raise the income needed to support Brinsworth House. The residents and staff of Brinsworth have asked me to say a special thank you to you all on their behalf. They are grateful for your support and hope you have a wonderful evening.”

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CELEBRATING OVER 100 YEARS OF CARE he idea of a ‘home for retired entertainers’ was first suggested by Joe Elvin (the King Rat of the Grand Order of Water Rats) in 1908.

The idea was received with great enthusiasm and a considerable sum of money was immediately pledged from across the entertainment industry. Various fundraising events were organised in conjunction with The Music Hall Artistes’ Railway Association and later that year, the Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (the original name of the EABF) was formed for the benefit of artistes across the Music Hall and variety profession.

The particulars of a dilapidated mansion near Twickenham were discovered and in August 1911, Brinsworth House was purchased for £2,400. Extensive renovations and alterations were needed, in addition to furnishing the home and a special ‘Sixpenny Donation Fund’ was organised by ‘The Performer’ newspaper. The work was completed by November and a grand opening reception was held at Brinsworth House attended by many of the day’s leading artistes and journalists. At the reception, Joe Elvin and William McCarthy put forward an idea to establish a Society, to be known as ‘The Noble Six Hundred’ consisting of artistes and friends of the profession, each of whom would make a donation of £2.10.0 (£2.50) to raise the £1,400 required to pay off the mortgage. By the following April (1912), the entire amount had been raised and the mansion and 5 acres of land became the freehold property of the Music Hall profession. A board was erected and placed in the hall of the Home with the names of ‘The Noble Six Hundred’, where it still stands today. By the end of November 1912, there were ten occupants in residency, including one married couple. continued > > >

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THE FACILITIES OF BRINSWORTH HOUSE ACCESSIBILITY Brinsworth House is CSIS compliant, with ramp access to the house, an elevator, bath hoist facilities, and walk-in shower rooms.

LAUNDRY FACILITIES A modern and daily in-house laundry collection facility allows residents to submit their clothing items for return the following day.

DINING A fully-staffed kitchen and dining room provides delicious and healthy meals three times each day. Our resident chef caters for a wide variety of special dietary requirements, depending on the needs of each individual resident.

THE BAR The lounge bar is fully stocked with requested lines, and is open at both lunchtime and during each evening.

THE SALON The dedicated hair salon is operated by a professional hair dresser, and is open twice weekly.

HEALTH AND FITNESS Each week, residents are invited to take part in an exercise programme that helps develop and maintain physical agility through musical movement.

LIBRARY Brinsworth House is serviced by a publishing house that generously replenishes and updates our broad library every three to six months.

ENTERTAINMENT Brinsworth House is proud of its in-house entertainment, hosting regular performances for the residents. Other regular entertainment includes weekly bingo, day trips and various annual functions such as Christmas parties, Valentine's parties, Easter functions, visiting farms and in-house clothes shows.

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VABF, proposed that an extension be built to Brinsworth House to accommodate the rising demand for the home and he and Oswald Stoll persuaded King George V and Queen Mary to attend a ‘Royal Command Performance’ in aid of Brinsworth House. King George V and Queen Mary were so impressed by Brinsworth House and the work of the Fund that they became its Patrons from 1921. The Fund has enjoyed Royal Patronage from the reigning monarch ever since and the annual fundraising Royal Variety Performance is, this year, celebrating its 100th anniversary.

In 1974, the Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (VABF) changed its name to the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (EABF), to allow the Fund to widen its criteria of support, enabling it to house anyone who had spent their life working in entertainment.

Over the years, and with the continued help and financial support of the entertainment industry, two new wings have been added to Brinsworth House and on both occasions the care home was honoured by the presence of one of its most ardent supporters, the late HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, who performed the opening ceremonies. More recently, a new Conservatory was built, which was opened by HRH The Prince of Wales; also a very keen supporter of the Fund.

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he late, great Dame Thora Hird, DBE, introduced me to the wonderful work of the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund, the charity you are supporting by attending this Royal Variety Performance.

For many years, I had been one of Thora's regular visitors to her delightful mews home in London. She was the most wonderful story teller and I delighted in hearing about her years in show business and life as a child in Morecombe. The death of her beloved Scottie, her husband, manager, confidante, line-tester and very best friend, was a blow from which Thora never really recovered. Her daughter Janette was wonderful and she adored her two grandchildren but no one replaced Scottie. As the years went by, her health began to fail and there were fewer dates in the diary, something that really depressed her. She had live-in carers but towards the end even they couldn’t give Thora the care she both needed and deserved. So Thora moved to Brinsworth House, the EABF’s 36 bedded care home in Twickenham. For Thora the move wasn’t easy. It never is leaving your own home, but the care she received couldn't have been better. On my first visit, Thora was sitting in one of Brinsworth’s very comfortable, relaxed lounges. A member of staff came and asked her if she would like tea for her guest. A tray of tea and biscuits was brought, put before Thora and she poured. This is the level of respect Brinsworth shows to all the residents.

Under the wonderful leadership of Matron, Sheila Gould, a devoted staff of nurses, carers, cooks, cleaners, handymen, gardeners, and administrators make sure the quality of care is second to none, something that is recognised by the local authority on its regular but unannounced inspections. And the care is total care. There are outings; the visits to HRH The Prince of Wales’ Cotswold home ‘Highgrove’ are a real treat, as are boat trips on the Thames. Live entertainment means a lot to many of the residents who have spent their lives in show business. And there’s a Bar - you can't ask for more! I so enjoy my regular visits, which have enabled me to share some very special moments with both residents and staff. But the EABF doesn’t just care for those who are in Brinsworth House. Each month, a committee meets to allocate grants to those in need. All this work is very expensive and this is why your support and that of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ is crucial. Mega salaries are reserved for the top stars. There are many people in show business whose salaries are not that much above the minimum wage. The work isn’t regular and as regards pensions, well forget them. When I was playing Widow Twankey at Wimbledon, I had to remember that when the panto season ended I would be all right - I had other work to do. Many of the cast, especially the hard-working chorus, had no idea where their next job would come from. So it only takes illness, an accident or some other unfortunate, unplanned happening for the life of a performer, or one of his or her dependants, to be thrown into chaos, especially financially. Rent and fuel bills have to be paid, house repairs have to be carried out and food needs to be put on the table. Sometimes there isn’t even the money to pay for a funeral. This is where, because of your generosity, the EABF can and does help.”

REV. CANON ROGER ROYLE

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hen my mother, Dame Thora Hird, DBE, moved into Brinsworth House for, what turned out to be, the last few months of her life, many people were surprised. Here she was with 5 BAFTAs and an American Emmy Award for heavy and dramatic roles, numerous “straight” plays in London’s West End and a career count of over 500 plays in theatres up and down the land. Although her television career had included half a dozen comedy series, she was best known for her Alan Bennett “Talking Heads” plays and her 20 years of the BBC Sunday programme, ‘Songs of Praise’. But if you scratched the surface a little you would soon discover strong links and friendships with Variety. Her father, James Hird, started his career as a strolling Minstrel on the sands in Morecambe, Lancs, and her mother, Marie Mayor, met him while appearing in a summer show on the Central Pier.

In the 1950s, Thora herself did many “Summer Seasons” in broad comedy plays at the Grand Theatre in Blackpool, Scarborough, Torquay, Southsea, Bournemouth etc. and during each of these summers, struck up friendships that she kept going through the years. So it was no surprise to me that in her nineties, when she needed a little help and tender loving care, that she asked to visit Brinsworth House.

Sure enough, as we walked in, she met old and dear friends and started trading stories and memories, from Blackpool Circus and the Black and White Minstrel Show, to a pianist who had accompanied her as she entertained troops during World War II. She moved in for “a rest” shortly afterwards and although she still made a couple of appearances in “Last of the Summer Wine” (a TV series that she had been in for over 16 years) it became very difficult for her to continue working.

It was at this point that the wisdom and understanding of the staff became so very important. With total love and patience they cared for her, showing kindness and thoughtfulness beyond anything I have ever encountered. They helped her and they helped me and I will never forget them all.”

JANETTE SCOTT - daughter of Dame Thora Hird, DBE

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BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT ASHLEIGH & PUDSEY WINNERS 2012

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shleigh & Pudsey were crowned winners of Britain's Got Talent 2012, securing their spot on this evening’s very special 100th anniversary of the Royal Variety Performance.

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he hugely successful, annual ITV1 television show, Britain’s Got Talent, generously donates a large proportion of the money raised from viewers’ telephone votes to the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund each year.

The EABF, in return, arranges for the series winner of the show to appear at the annual Royal Variety Performance, which is held in the presence of a senior member of the British Royal Family and watched by many millions of TV viewers worldwide.

The EABF, now often simply known as the ‘Royal Variety Charity’, is enormously proud to be associated with Britain's Got Talent, and gratefully acknowledges the continued help and support of Simon Cowell and all at Syco Television.

After hundreds of thousands of entries and auditions from all over the UK, the spectacular grand finale of Britain's Got Talent 2012 was broadcast live on ITV1 on Saturday 12th May and was labelled “the greatest final ever with every single act performing like a champion!”

Ashleigh Butler, aged seventeen, originally from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire and her performing dog, Pudsey (a 6 year old Border Collie, Bichon Frise and Chinese Crested cross), fought off very fierce competition from Jonathan & Charlotte, Only Boys Aloud and the Loveable Rogues, to win their spot in this evening’s show and achieving the honour of performing before Her Majesty The Queen.

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HISTORY OF WINNERS

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JAI McDOWALL

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Jai McDowall, aged 24, from Ayrshire in Scotland, performed the Josh Groban hit ‘To Where You Are’, securing him the 2011 crown.

He performed at the Royal Variety Performance at the Lowry in Salford, Manchester on 5th December 2011, which was held in the presence of Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal and ViceAdmiral Sir Timothy Laurence.

SPELBOUND

2010

Series 4

The 13 amazing gymnasts, originally from Spelthorne in Surrey, won their spot on the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on the 9th December 2010, held in the presence of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall.

DIVERSITY

2009

Series 3

The ten strong dance troupe famously beat Susan Boyle, putting her into second place, whilst the boys, aged between 12 and 25, from Dagenham, Leytonstone & Basildon in East London/Essex, won their spot on the Royal Variety Performance at the Blackpool Opera House on the 7th December 2009 - held in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

GEORGE SAMPSON

2008

Series 2

The incredible 14 year old street dancer from Warrington in Cheshire, won his place on the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on 11th December 2008, held in the presence of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall.

PAUL POTTS

2007

Series 1

The ex-carphone salesman from Port Talbot in South Wales, secured his place on the Royal Variety Performance at the Liverpool Empire Theatre on the 3rd December 2007, held in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

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In aid of the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund Patron, Her Majesty The Queen

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CAST OF THE WEST-END MUSICAL

BILL BAILEY ASHLEIGH & PUDSEY ROD STEWART BALLET REVOLUCIÓN ANDREA BOCELLI KYLIE MINOGUE CHINA'S THREE TENORS NEIL DIAMOND FINALE

Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will be presented on stage to all the acts who have performed in this evening’s Royal Variety Performance. This will immediately follow the conclusion of the show and will be visible to the theatre audience. Please note that the theatre audience must remain seated as this section provides an important part of the finished television programme.

The acts will be introduced to the Royal party by: Fiona Clark & Christian Fletcher (ITV Studios) Laurie Mansfield & Giles Cooper (EABF)

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CAST OF THE WEST-END MUSICAL Matilda The Musical was created by the Royal Shakespeare Company and, having played to full houses at its home in Stratford-upon-Avon, it transferred to London’s West End in October 2011. The show garnered 7 awards at this year’s Olivier Awards including ‘Best New Musical’, earning it a place in the record books. Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the critically acclaimed production is directed by Matthew Warchus, with a book by Dennis Kelly and music and lyrics by Tim Minchin. Matilda The Musical continues to play to packed out audiences at the Cambridge Theatre in London, with Broadway previews beginning in March 2013.

BILL BAILEY From dueting at HRH Prince Charles' 60th birthday with Robin Williams, to performing at the Royal Albert Hall with a full BBC Concert Orchestra, Bill Bailey is no stranger to regal occasions. As well known for his appearances in ‘Black Books’, ‘QI’, ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ and ‘Have I Got News For You’ as he is for his passion for the natural world and wildlife documentaries, Bill brings his inimitable, insightful whimsy to pan-global audiences of all ages with his trademark musical mash-ups, multilingual riffs and silliness on a grand scale.

A review from a recent tour of Australia declared, “He’s a genius, full stop. Calling this Swiftian satirist, versatile multiinstrumentalist and gifted actor merely a comic genius is like calling Michelangelo a house painter”.

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ASHLEIGH & PUDSEY Ashleigh & Pudsey rocketed to international fame in May 2012 when they won the UK’s biggest talent show, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’. A whirlwind of photo shoots, interviews, TV appearances, high profile performances, autographs and celebrities clamouring to have their pictures taken with the pair- the nation was enchanted. Jetting to the USA with Simon Cowell, the duo took America by storm performing on ‘America’s Got Talent’ and ‘Tonight With Jay Leno’. Their career continues to go from strength to strength with TV shows, endorsements, Pudsey’s ‘AutobioDOGraphy’, Pantomime and film work all completed in the few short months since ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ changed their lives forever.

ROD STEWART During Rod Stewart’s iconic 5 decade-long career, he has sold more than 150 million albums worldwide, scored countless hits, earned 18 Grammy nominations and in 2007 was bestowed the prestigious CBE title by the Queen. A two-time US Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee, Rod first made himself heard in the early 60’s with Long John Baldry, Steampacket and Shotgun Express, as well as his seminal work with Jeff Beck and the Faces. He found his solo voice with a string of classic albums and went on to record five acclaimed volumes of his ‘Great American Songbook’ series. Having just released his autobiography, Rod has also recently released his first Christmas record, ‘Merry Christmas, Baby’.

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Ballet Revolució n is an explosive fusion of different dance styles, from ballet to street dance, combined with an explosive and intensive performance full of sensuality, pure energy and impressive athleticism.

All pieces are performed by a company of supremely talented Cuban dancers, many of whom have trained at Cuba’s most prestigious conservatoires such as the Escuela Nacional de Arte or the Escuela Nacional de Ballet and performed with top Cuban companies. Watch as they burst on to the stage in breathtaking twists, audacious jumps and sensual moves in this adrenaline-fuelled dance sensation, to a soundtrack of popular hits from Shakira, Beyoncé , J-Lo and many more, played by the phenomenal Ballet Revolució n Live Band

ANDREA BOCELLI Andrea Bocelli is the best-selling classical artist in the world and one of the best-selling pop stars with 75 million records sold. Bocelli has performed in operas, as well as recording 13 albums and 8 full operas. His ‘Sacred Arias’ album sold over 5 million copies, making it the best-selling classical recording of all time. The legendary Andrea Bocelli returned to the UK in September to be the classical artist at the iTunes Festival at Camden’s Roundhouse. This was followed by the honour of being named ‘International Artist of the Year’ at the Classic Brits 2012 and the release of his new album ‘Opera’: a personal collection of best-loved arias, which celebrates a career spanning nearly 20 years. Andrea is currently on tour in the UK.

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KYLIE MINOGUE Kylie is no stranger to Royal Variety Performances, she appeared in 1988, 2000, 2002, 2010 and she’s here tonight at the 100th anniversary. 2012 is also a significant anniversary for Kylie – she is celebrating her 25th year in music. In July 1987 Kylie released her first single ‘Locomotion’. It went to no.1 in Australia and hit the top 5 throughout the world.

Since then she has released 11 studio albums, multiple live recordings, compilations, TV and DVD packages in addition to over 50 hit singles. Christmas 2012 brings ‘The Abbey Road Sessions’ recorded in the iconic studios, featuring 16 of her biggest hits from her incredible 25-year career, all radically reworked with a full orchestra.

Kylie’s performances are legendary and tonight will be no exception.

CHINA'S THREE TENORS China’s Three Tenors were formed in 2011 and mentored by Placido Domingo.

Already hugely popular in China, their fame and success is rapidly spreading around the world. The trio comprises of China's most celebrated tenors: Dai Yuqiang, Wei Song and Warren Wah-lun Mok. Upon hearing his voice, Luciano Pavarotti invited Dai Yuqiang to his home in Italy to become his first and only Chinese student. Wei Song has received universal acclaim for performances in ‘La Traviata’, ‘Turandot’, and most notably, ‘Othello’ in opera houses all round the world whilst Warren Wah-lun Mok made his International debut in Berlin in 1987 and has since gone on to perform in some of the world’s most prestigious venues.

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Neil Diamond has remained one of the most popular live performers in the world during a career spanning over 5 decades. His record sales tell a similar story; Diamond has sold over 125 million records worldwide.

He has had 8 US number one hit singles, including ‘Cracklin Rose’, ‘Song Sung Blue’, ‘You Don't Bring Me Flowers’ and ‘Love on the Rocks’. Diamond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011.

Additionally, he received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000. In 2011, he was an honouree at the Kennedy Center Honors. Diamond also has a Golden Globe Award for ‘Best Original Score’, and a Grammy Award for ‘Best Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture’, for his score for the film version of Richard Bach’s ‘Jonathan Livingston Seagull’. Recently the musical legend crowned that 5 decade career with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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FINALE & ROYAL LINE-UP The Finale will include all the acts from the evening’s show and will be followed by the post show Royal Line-Up. Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh will be presented on stage to all of the acts who have taken part in tonight’s Performance, forming an integral part of the television filming. The audience must please remain seated as each act is thanked in turn for their participation.

There will obviously be a short delay whilst the Royal party is led from the Royal Box to the stage.

The acts will be introduced to Her Majesty The Queen & His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh by: Fiona Clark (ITV Studios) Christian Fletcher (ITV Studios) Laurie Mansfield (EABF) Giles Cooper (EABF)

After all the acts have been introduced to the Royal Party, the audience must please remain seated until Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh have left the building and security clearance received for audience departure; which will be advised over the public address system.

Thank you for your support tonight and we very much hope that you enjoyed the evening.

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PRIORITY TICKETS FOR 2013 >> If you would like to be added to the EABF Mailing List to be kept up-to-date with all our news, and also to receive a priority ticket booking form for next year’s Royal Variety Performance, please email your full name and home address to: MailingList@eabf.org.uk

DONATIONS >> Members of the entertainment profession have given us so very much enjoyment over so many years; many working tirelessly throughout their careers raising funds for others, so please give whatever you can back to them. Every pound is so gratefully welcomed and will help us to ensure that we maintain a high standard of care for our many residents and dependents around the UK. You can make donations through our website at: www.eabf.org.uk/donate Thank you for your support

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THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL he Royal Albert Hall is the world’s most famous stage. It was built to fulfil the vision of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, to be used to promote understanding and appreciation of the Arts and Sciences. Since its opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world’s leading artists from every kind of performance genre have appeared on its stage.

This shared experience of the best of live performance is now enjoyed by well over a million people each year at the Hall and by millions more around the world through broadcasts, recordings and new media channels.

The Royal Albert Hall is a registered charity and receives no public revenue funding. Each year over 360 events are held in the Hall’s auditorium including performances of classical music, jazz, folk and world music, circus, rock and pop concerts, ballet and opera, dance, comedy, tennis, charity concerts, film premieres, school events, award ceremonies and occasions of national importance such as the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance.

This iconic building is also often open to the public during the day through tours of the building, ignite and ignite brunch - lunchtime jazz and world music concerts in the Café Consort - and a free exhibition series. In 2009, it opened a new state-of-the art

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small-scale performance space, the Elgar Room, which now hosts inspiring performances from Royal College of Music students in Classical Coffee Mornings, comedy nights, Late Night Jazz concerts, family shows and hush, a series for emerging artists.

As a charity the Royal Albert Hall is dedicated to giving access to all by running a thriving Education and Outreach programme. The Hall partners with Music for Youth and the triborough music hub, which develops music education strategy for the Hall’s local boroughs, as well as developing its own initiatives to connect with over 100,000 children each year. Recent highlights include the development of Victorian Experience tours for families, which take visitors back in time with a unique look at the Hall through the eyes of the Victorians; a recent song writing workshop with Emeli Sandé; and the world’s first science lesson broadcast live on Facebook!

If you would like to get involved and support the programme please email: education@royalalberthall.com fundraising@royalalberthall.com

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THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL ONLINE >> Find out more about The Royal Albert Hall by visiting: www.royalalberthall.com life.royalalberthall.com facebook.com/royalalberthall twitter.com/royalalberthall

Registered charity no: 254543

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ITV PRODUCTION

CHRISTIAN FLETCHER

FIONA CLARK

LEE CONNOLLY

PETER BINGEMANN

Christian graduated with a BA Hons in Film & Psychology from Staffordshire University and has since enjoyed a successful career working predominantly at ITV. Since then he has worked on various high profile entertainment shows including seven ‘British Soap Awards’, ‘Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas’, and seven ‘British Comedy Awards’. Having already worked on four Royal Variety Performances, Christian is delighted and very honoured to be working on this year's centenary celebrations.

Fiona joined the BBC straight from school and went on to work on ‘Live Aid’, ‘Whistle Test’, ‘Wogan’ and ‘The Full Wax’ before heading off to Channel 4 to work on ‘The Word’ & ‘The Big Breakfast’. Since then she has produced a range of shows including ‘Children In Need’, the 24 hour music marathon ‘Music Live’, ‘The National Lottery’, ‘Elton John at the Royal Opera House’, ‘Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad’s Army’, ‘An Audience with Michael Buble’, ‘Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford’ and ‘Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas’. Fiona produced 'The Royal Variety Performance’ in 2009 and having grown up watching the show is honoured to be working on this very special 100th anniversary show.

Lee started his television career in the Comedy Department at London Weekend Television before moving on to work across many of LWT’s big hitting entertainment shows including; ‘Blind Date’, ‘Surprise Surprise’, ‘Barrymore’ and 'Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'. Lee went on to produce ‘Blind Date’, as well as numerous ‘Audience withs’ and many other flagship entertainment, comedy and music shows including executive producing the Royal Variety Performance in 2009 and 2011.

Now as one of the Creative Directors for ITV Studios, Lee is responsible for making a large array of ‘shiny floor’ shows for ITV.

Peter Bingemann has designed many high profile shows including the ‘Live8’ concerts and the ‘Concert for Diana’ at Wembley Stadium. He designed The Children’s Party at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen’s 80th birthday, and ‘We Are Most Amused’ created for Prince Charles’ 60th birthday. Other recent designs include ‘The Brit Awards’, ‘Popstar to Operastar’, ‘Take That Come to Town’, ‘The Kylie Show’, ‘The BAFTA Film Awards’ at The Royal Opera House, ‘The Classical Brit Awards’ at The Royal Albert Hall, ‘The Nobel Peace Prize Concert’ in Oslo, ‘The Laureus Sports Awards’ in Lisbon and ‘Fashion Rocks’ in Monaco.

This is Peter’s fifth Royal Variety Performance.

JOHN KAYE COOPER

RICHARD VALENTINE

AMANDA GEORGE

DAVID ARCH

It is an for honour for Richard to have been asked to direct the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Variety Performance for ITV at the fantastic Royal Albert Hall. Richard has directed the show four times before and has been involved in other ways over many years so it is fantastic to be involved in this special year. Richard is a BAFTA nominated directed who has directed some of the biggest TV events over the last ten years including ‘Live 8’, ‘Live Earth’, ‘Help the Heroes Concert’, ‘FIFA 2010 World Cup Kick Off Concert’ in South Africa, The Royal Wedding and the Queens Jubilee.

Amanda George started her television career working for TV-am then she went on to work for Sir David Frost and his production company, David Paradine Productions. She joined LWT in 1996 working as Production Secretary/Co-ordinator on a wide variety of programmes including the 1997 Royal Variety Performance. Amanda then moved into Production Management and has worked on many of LWT, Granada and ITV Studios’ high profile entertainment shows such as ‘Blind Date’, ‘Braniac’, ‘The British Soap Awards’, ‘Nelson Mandela: Happy 90th Birthday’, ‘The Kylie Show’, ‘Michael Buble: Home for Christmas’ plus numerous music specials and ‘Audience withs’. Amanda is delighted to be Production Managing her third Royal Variety Performance.

David Arch is best known as the Musical Director for ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ which he has worked on with his band and singers since 2006. His extensive recording/album credits include Joni Mitchell, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Robbie Williams, Westlife, Il Divo, Susan Boyle, Elton John, Leona Lewis and Paul McCartney, with whom he has also worked live. David has contributed to nearly a hundred feature films including the ‘Harry Potter’ series, ‘Star Wars’, ‘Notting Hill’, ‘Calendar Girls’ and ‘Goldeneye’. He was the featured piano soloist for ‘The King’s Speech’. He is honoured to be musical director for this, his second Royal Variety Performance.

PRODUCER

CONTROLLER OF ENTERTAINMENT, ITV

John started his career with Scottish Television, moving on to Thames TV, Yorkshire TV and London Weekend Television. At LWT he created and produced ‘Russ Abbot's Madhouse’ and won a BAFTA award for ‘The Stanley Baxter Series’. As Controller of Entertainment and Comedy at LWT in the 90s, John had responsibility for many of ITV’s top series including ‘Blind Date’, ‘Beadle’s About’, ‘Barrymore’, ‘Gladiators’, ‘Bruce Forsyth’s Play Your Cards Right' and ‘It’ll Be Alright on the Night’. He left LWT to become Managing Director of Talent Television in 1996, and launched the live interactive event, ‘Test The Nation’ on BBC1. He re-joined ITV in April 2008 as Controller of Entertainment, and oversees some of the UK's biggest entertainment shows including; 'The X Factor', 'Britain's Got Talent', 'The Cube', 'Take Me Out', the new series of ‘Surprise, Surprise’ and many of ITV's major music specials and events, including 'The Brits' and six previous Royal Variety Performances. He is thrilled to be involved in tonight’s very special 100th year event coinciding with the Diamond Jubilee Year.

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

DIRECTOR

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PRODUCTION DESIGNER

MUSICAL DIRECTOR

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MARK WAGMAN

COLIN FARQUHAR

SARAH JOHNSTON

Mark started his television career in BBC news and current affairs before working on daily live shows including ‘The BIG Breakfast’ and ‘Richard and Judy’. Mark joined ITV in 2004 where he oversaw and developed talent relations across a range of the company’s output, including numerous ‘An Audience with’ specials featuring Take That, Celine Dion, Kylie, Neil Diamond and Joan Rivers as well as ‘Saturday Night Divas’, ‘Piers Morgan’s Life Stories’ and HRH Prince Charles’s 60th Birthday comedy special: ‘We Are Most Amused’. In May this year Mark formed part of the team that produced 'All The Queen’s Horses: Diamond Jubilee Pageant' and continues to consult across a wide range of programmes for ITV. This is Mark’s fifth Royal Variety Performance and he's once again delighted to be part of such a strong team marking this special anniversary performance.

Colin graduated with a BSc in Social Sciences from the University of Edinburgh in 2002. He began his television career working on 2003’s Royal Variety Performance and has gone on to work on numerous entertainment shows since. In 2006 he was part of the team who made ‘The Best of The Royal Variety’ and other credits include ‘The Paul O’Grady Show’, ‘David Walliams: My Life with James Bond’, ‘Move Like Michael Jackson’, ‘Tonight’s The Night’, ‘Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford’ and ‘All The Queen's Horses: A Diamond Jubilee Special’. He is thrilled to be working on this, his fourth Royal Variety Performance, especially as it celebrates it's very special 100th anniversary.

Sarah graduated with a BA Honours in English Literature from Queen Mary, University of London in 2008. She has worked on a number of entertainment shows since starting her television career with ITV in 2009 including; ‘Cheryl Cole’s Night In’, ‘Phil Collins: One Night Only’, ‘The Chase’, ‘Comedy Rocks with Jason Manford’, ‘The British Soap Awards’ and ‘The Apprentice’.

She is honoured to be a part of the Royal Variety Performance production team for a second time, particularly as the show is celebrating it’s incredible 100th anniversary.

AL GURDON

KEVIN DUFF

ANTHONY VAN LAAST

Al Gurdon has been in the leading rank of the world's Lighting Designers for many years. He recently received the 2012 Redden Award in Las Vegas for excellence in concert lighting, recognising his work on the current Madonna World Tour. Other awards, nominations and recognitions include: Royal Television Society, Emmy, Grammy, New York Television Festival, Montreux Television Festival, TPI Designer of the year and the Helpmann Award. He created the original lighting designs for ground breaking shows such as ‘Pop Idol’, ‘TFI Friday’ and ‘The X Factor’. He has designed major award shows around the world, including the ‘MTV Europe Music Awards’, ‘The Brit Awards’, the ‘Eurovision Song Contest’, and ‘The Nobel Peace Prize Concert’. He was broadcast Lighting Consultant on the 2012 London Olympics and his latest projects are the US ‘X Factor’ and the ‘Superbowl Half Time Show’ with Beyoncé.

Kevin started his sound career in 1987 working at London Weekend Television cutting his teeth on a wide range of variety and music shows. After leaving LWT he went on to become Head of Sound at Fountain Television London before leaving to run his own company ‘Taking The Mix’. Kevin has been looking after the sound on the Royal Variety Performance for a number of years now and is delighted that ITV have asked him back again. This year has also seen Kevin mix the Queens Jubilee celebrations at Windsor Castle as well as music specials with Lionel Richie, Rod Stewart and Katherine Jenkins.

Anthony Van Laast trained at the London School of Contemporary Dance, later joining the Company as both performer and choreographer. Since then he has become one of the most successful and well respected choreographers in both theatre and film. Credits include ‘Mamma Mia’, ’Sister Act’, ‘Bombay Dreams’, ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ and ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’. In 1999 Anthony was awarded the MBE for Services to Dance and Choreography.

TALENT EXECUTIVE

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ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

SOUND SUPERVISOR

RESEARCHER

STAGE DIRECTOR

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The Royal Variety Performance 2012

HRH Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T. HRH Prince of Wales K.G., K.T., G.C.B. HRH Prince Michael of Kent G.C.V.O.

MEMBERSHIP 2012 Tom Anderson Kenny Baker Barry Balmayne John Bardon Tony Barton Derek Batey Mike Batt David Berglas Bob ‘The Cat’ Bevan MBE Michael Black Lionel Blair John Bouchier John Boulter Anthony J. Bown Adger Brown Duggie Brown Joe Brown MBE Frank Bruno MBE Bryan Burdon Wyn Calvin MBE Kenny Cantor David Capri Johnnie Casson Duggie Chapman MBE Tony Christie Steve Clark Bernie Clifton Con Cluskey Dec Cluskey Graham Cole Norman Collier Jess Conrad OBE Michael Crawford OBE Barry Cryer OBE Toni Dalli Martin Daniels Paul Daniels Freddie Davies Roger De Courcey Del Denester Johnny Dennis Terry Devine Raphael Djanogly OBE JP MA Ken Dodd OBE Craig Douglas Robert Earl Robert Earl Jnr. Kenneth Earle Peter Elliott Chris Emmett Udo Fontaine Sir Bruce Forsyth CBE Steve Galler Richard Gauntlett Gordon Giltrap Frank Ginnett Rusty Goffe Joe Goodman Peter Goodwright Sir Donald Gosling KCVO,Kt.RNR Buddy Greco Cliff Hall Keith Harris Tony Hatch Melvyn Hayes Vincent Hayes Brendan Healy Tim Healy Vince Hill Frazer Hines Mike Hope Nigel Hopkins Len Howe Roy Hudd OBE Engelbert Humperdinck Ian Irving Paul James Pete James Kyran Jesson Ken Joy Richard Joy Gorden Kaye Kaplan Kaye

Albie Keen Barry Kent Gerard Kenny Paul Kidd Ross King Lew Lane Johnny Laycock David Lee Ian Liston Johnny Lockwood John Lodge Gary Lovini Johnny Mans Terry Marshall Derek Martin Mike Martin Ray Martin Johnny Maxim John R. Maxim ALCM Brian May, CBE Nicko McBrain Chas McDevitt Doug McKenzie Ray McVay Johnny More Billy Murray Pete Murray OBE Gary Newbon Charlie Noble Billy Nutt Tom O’Connor John O’Neill Nicholas Parsons OBE Joe Pasquale Billy Pearce Jimmy Perry OBE Bill Pertwee MBE Tom Plummer Peter Polycarpou Bob Potter OBE Leslie Randall John Ratcliff CBE Dick Ray Mike Redway Roger Rees Ian Richards Bobby Roberts Bobby Roberts Jnr. Andrew Robley Sean ‘Rollo’ Rollason Ronnie Ronalde Rex Roper George Saunders Paul Shane Don Shearman Alan Simmons Ben Simmons Keith Simmons Ronnie Smart Chas Smash Don Smoothey Paul Squire Alvin Stardust Stan Stennett MBE Jerry Stevens Jeff Stevenson Ed Stewart Clive Stock John Stokes John Styles MBE John Randolph Sutton Jimmy Tarbuck OBE John Thurston MB FRCP FFAEM Ian Tough Andrew Van Buren Rick Wakeman Graham Walker Roy Walker Adrian Walsh Bryn Williams BEM Mike Winters Chris Woodward Mike Yarwood OBE

KING RAT JOE PASQUALE

& All Members of The Grand Order of Water Rats send very best wishes to the EABF for a wonderful 100th Royal Variety Performance 2012.

We are proud to have been involved in the creation of the EABF and Brinsworth House from the beginning.

Have a great, great night!

CONTACT The Administrator, G.O.W.R. 328 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8BZ T 020 7278 3248 E info@gowr.net W www.gowr.net

THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE

2012 100th ANNIVERSARY

THANK YOU! The Officers, Trustees & Executive Committee of the EABF, together with the Management of ITV Studios, would like to thank all of the following for their fantastic contribution to this evening’s Royal Variety Performance: ADVERTISING: Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Stageworks Worldwide Productions, SSE Audio Group, Doodson Entertainment, Danny Betesh - Kennedy Street Enterprises, Smooth Radio, Haines & Hall, Really Useful Group, BFBS, Simon Bates, Concert Artistes’ Association, Phil Dale – International Artistes, Grand Order of Lady Ratlings, Grand Order of Water Rats, Handshake Limited, Ralph Reardon, The Delfont Foundation, The Hospital Club, Nick Thomas - Qdos Entertainment, Chelsea Lodge, Laurie Mansfield Associates, EZE Group, The Comedians Golfing Society ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF THE EABF: Annamaria Paterson - Office Administrator, Nilesh Ruparel - Finance Director, Sheila Gould RGN - Matron, Cathryn Tomlinson - PA to Giles Cooper, Carol Fowler - Events Manager, Lorraine Crowther - Events CoOrdinator, Jean Sutherland - PA to Sheila Gould RGN, John Greenwood - Compliance Officer, Sital Makwana - Finance Manager, Myra Harte - Finance Officer, Rex Bygate - IT Consultant TILLER GIRLS: Diana Morrice, June Vincent, Lynn Thompson, Rosemarie Russell, Hazel Stuart, Jackie Simmonds, Shirley Caught, Rosemary Trowel, Rosalie Kirkman, Pam Harcourt, Fay Robinson, Kath Darragh, Rita McBeath, Bruce Vincent, Len Russell, John McBeath, Tony Trowel, John Thompson, Mark Fox, David Leach AGENTS / MANAGEMENT / PR: Neil Hughes - Sony Music Entertainment, Rachel Drake - Sony Music Entertainment, Annette Millar - Sony Music Entertainment, Danny Julian - Off the Kerb, Dickon Stainer - Decca Records, Rebecca Allen - Decca Records, Molly Ladbrook - Hutt, Decca Records, Nazli Alizadeh - ROAR Global, Martin Flohr - BB Promotion, Natalie Ruoss - BB Promotion, Jonathan Lee - Co Producer, Ballet Revolución, Mark Brady, Producer – Creative Director, Ballet Revolución, Kris Bailey - Glasshouse Productions, Susan Husband - Glasshouse Productions, Debi Allen - Debi Allen Associates, Emily Page - James Grant Management, Dan Waite - MIG Management, Vibica Auld - Modest! Management, Andy Pountain - Industry Music Group, Patricia Lake-Smith - Lake-Smith Associates, Hillary Shaw - Shaw Thing Management, Claire Close - Polydor Records, Beth Horan, Peter Prichard - Laurie Mansfield Associates, Niki Sanderson - Nonstop Promotions, Emma Williams - Nonstop Promotions, Tara Joseph - 247 Worldwide Management, Conrad Withy - Warner Music, Liam Toner - Sony Music Entertainment, Kevin McCabe - Parlophone Records, Kate Hiscox - Parlophone Records, Terry Blamey, Ryan Petersen - The Corner Shop PR, Laura Booth - Royal Shakespeare Company, Sally Hoskins - Royal Shakespeare Company, Jacqueline Morgan - Royal Shakespeare Company, Chloe Pritchard-Gordon - The Corner Shop PR, Katie M. Diamond, Nick Stewart, Daniel Hinchliffe - Soundcheck Entertainment, Faye Donaldson - Sony Music Entertainment, Jacqui Quaife - Jacqui Quaife PR, Sonny Kakkar - Syco, Emma Bull, Charlotte Smith - The Comedy Store, Andrea Edmondson - Universal Music, Josie Cliff - IE Management, Mandy Ward - Mandy Ward Artist Management, Jan Kennedy - Billy Marsh Associates, Ian Wilson - IMWP, David Ian - David Ian Productions, Lisa Fleming - David Ian Productions, Lizzie Marroll Brown - ARG, Jane Kennedy - Billy Marsh Associates, Max Clifford - Max Clifford Associates PAGE 84 | ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 2012

100th ANNIVERSARY

ROYAL ALBERT HALL: Peta Travis - President, Chris Cotton - Chief Executive, Steffy Jordan - Event Manager, Alex Tripp & Steph Baldwin - Technical Show Managers, Gareth Jones -Stage Manager, Julia Robinson - Head of Front of House, Robin Dennis - Box Office Operations Manager, Anna Evans - Assistant Manager Box Office, Mehdi Aoustin-Sellami - Programming Manager, Tom King - Head of Show and Facilities Management, Richard Brunger - Security Supervisor and all the staff at the Royal Albert Hall MARKETING / PR / PHOTOGRAPHY / CREATIVE / SECURITY / EXTERNAL SUPPLIERS: Jon Stephenson, Graham Ellis, Keith Watkins, Joanna Horrigan, Jennifer Wilson, Alex Hobbs, Ursula Cooper, Jimmy Knight, Jamie Gazard & Charlie Murphy for the Media Junction Entertainment Group, SIS Live, ELP, PRG, Creative Technology, Quantum Special Effects, Light Creative, Floating Earth, Hello Charlie, Gee FX, SounDesign, Aerial Camera Systems, Alan Wells Camera Services, Plus 4 Audio, Steel Monkey, DLM, Portaprompt, Water Sculptures, The London Studios Post Production, The London Metropolitan Police, The Palace Protection Team, EABF Photographers: Doug McKenzie, Andy Newbold, Flowers: Bobby Warans (Posy / Royal Box) ITV STUDIOS: Executive Producer - Lee Connolly, Executive Producer - Fiona Clark, Producer - Christian Fletcher, Director - Richard Valentine, Production Executive - Wendy Hutchinson, Line Producer - Amanda George, Talent Executive - Mark Wagman, Associate Producer - Colin Farquhar, Researcher - Sarah Johnston, Production Designer - Peter Bingemann, Lighting Director - Al Gurdon, Script Supervisor - Michelle Arnold, Production Co-ordinator - Scott Chu, Production Secretary - Katie Geoghegan, Production Runner - Simon Grant, Costume Designer - Linda Martin, Make-up Supervisors - Nicola Coleman & Nichola Bellamy, Production Buyer - Bobby Warans, Camera Supervisor - Neil McLintock, Sound Supervisors - Kevin Duff & Andy Wernham, Vision Mixer - Simon Sanders, Video Editors - Andy Marangone & Mark Wybourn, Senior Floor Manager - Nick Keene, Technical Stage Director - Simon Bourne, Stage Managers - Dan Shipton & Sarah Whiting, Production Accountant - Jackie Byrne, Stage Director - Anthony Van Laast, Writers - The Dawson Brothers & Les Keen, Musical Director - David Arch, Deputy Music Director - Ray Monk, Music Associate - Andy Deacon, Music Supervisors - Rachel Williams & Karen Craig, Copiest -David Hage, The Royal Variety Orchestra ITV STUDIOS WOULD LIKE TO THANK: Laurie Mansfield - EABF, Giles Cooper - EABF, Phil Dale - EABF, Carol Fowler - EABF, Lorraine Crowther - EABF, Cathryn Tomlinson - EABF

BROCHURE: Creative direction & design by Adam Robinson & Nick Linford at the Media Junction Entertainment Group Printing by Robin Parish & Carole Mason-Carlisle at John Good Ltd. This brochure is printed on Lumi Silk and certified in accordance with the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Copyright © Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund 2012. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.

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FUNDRAISING FOR THE YEAR AHEAD

Patron: HM The Queen Hon. Life President: Laurie Mansfield Hon. Chairman: Giles Cooper Hon. Vice Chairman: Phil Dale Established 1908 · Registered Charity No. 206451

2013 looks set to be a significant year for the EABF, with new fundraising ideas being vital in our plight to continue providing outstanding care and accommodation for our 36 residents at Brinsworth House in Twickenham.

We are pleased to be able to report that there are already some great events in the pipeline for 2013.

FUNDRAISING LUNCH & OPEN DAY >> A Fundraising Sunday Lunch at a major London hotel is set for early June, and an Open Day at Brinsworth House is planned for a Saturday in September. This will be a fantastic opportunity for our supporters to come and witness the wonderful work carried out by Matron Sheila Gould and her staff.

Further details will be announced on both of these events in the coming months, so please keep a lookout on our website, www.eabf.org.uk

FUNDRAISING CHALLENGES >> In addition to the Lunch and Open Day, the EABF are always very grateful for all the fundraising help we can get and so may we please ask that you encourage friends and relatives who are active and enjoy a challenge, to consider us when participating in any fundraising events.

Such events could include Marathons, Half Marathons, Cycling Challenges, Trekking Challenges, Sponsored Walks, or even the thrill of climbing Kilimanjaro! Anything and everything counts!

BRINSWORTH HOUSE >> Having opened in 1911, Brinsworth House is now over 100 years old and is inevitably regularly in need of repairs and upgrading work. Enormous amounts of money can be raised through events like these and so we would welcome any ideas that you may have to raise funds and to increase the awareness of our Charity.

The Fundraising Sub-Committee, the Trustees, Executive Committee and all of the Brinsworth Staff are dedicated to keeping our fabulous residential home providing first class care for many years to come.

WE NEED YOUR HELP CONTACT THE EABF >> Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund Brinsworth House, 72 Staines Road, Twickenham TW2 5AL For all enquiries, donations or residential matters contact us: T: 020 8898 8164 F: 020 8894 0093 E: enquiries@eabf.org.uk W: www.eabf.org.uk

Celebrating 100 years of care for members of the entertainment profession

THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE

On behalf of the EABF, Laurie Mansfield & Giles Cooper, would like to thank the hundreds of people who have worked on this evening’s Royal Variety Performance, with special thanks to Peter Fincham, Elaine Bedell, John Kaye Cooper, Lee Connolly, Fiona Clark, Christian Fletcher & Richard Valentine from ITV Studios and to Steffy Jordan, Robin Dennis, Richard Brunger & Julia Robinson from the Royal Albert Hall.

Brochure creative direction & design by the Media Junction Entertainment Group