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On behalf of the Royal Variety Charity, Laurie Mansfield & Giles Cooper, would like to thank Her Majesty The Queen for her continued support as the sole Patron of our charity. The unwavering presence of the Royal Family at this annual entertainment institution ensures that the Royal Variety Charity is able to continue to assist and support all those in need who’ve professionally served the entertainment industries. For this we are all truly grateful.
Presented annually in aid of the
Royal Variety Charity Staged in the presence of
His Royal Highness, The Duke of Cambridge and
Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cambridge
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Creative Director, ITV Studios, Fiona Clark Series Producer, ITV Studios, Lawrie Jordan Director, ITV Studios, Richard Valentine
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On behalf of the Royal Variety Charity, LAURIE MANSFIELD & GILES COOPER extend a very warm welcome to
HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE and
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE
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CONTENTS ROYAL LINE-UPS & ROYAL BOX CHAIRMAN - WELCOME TO THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE TRIBUTE TO LAURIE MANSFIELD MANAGEMENT BODY OF THE ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY VICE-CHAIRMAN & TREASURER COLIN THACKERY INTERVIEW DUCHESS OF SUSSEX - BRINSWORTH HOUSE VISIT BRINSWORTH HOUSE REFURBISHMENT CHAIRMAN’S CHARITY THANKS ROYAL PATRONAGE OF THE ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT ACT ONE BRINSWORTH HOUSE WORK OF THE ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY ACT TWO HISTORY OF THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE PREVIOUS ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCES ITV STUDIOS ITV PRODUCTION STAFF BRINSWORTH HOUSE SUMMER PARTY TRIBUTE TO SIR DONALD GOSLING CREDITS & THANKS
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THE 92nd ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 2019 HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE and
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE will be greeted upon arrival by:
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Colonel Jane Davis OBE QVRM TD DL and then introduced to:
LAURIE MANSFIELD Life-President & Executive Producer
GILES COOPER Chairman & Executive Producer
who will then in turn present the official Royal Line-Up:
PRE-SHOW ROYAL LINE-UP PHIL DALE Vice-Chairman, Royal Variety Charity
JOHN LOGAN Executive Committee Member, Royal Variety Charity
IAN FREEMAN Treasurer, Royal Variety Charity
TATREE PREECE RGN Matron - Brinsworth House, Royal Variety Charity
REV CANON ROGER ROYLE Executive Committee Member, Royal Variety Charity
KEVIN LYGO Director of Television, ITV
THE DOWAGER LADY WESTBURY CBE. JP Executive Committee Member, Royal Variety Charity
JULIAN BELLAMY Managing Director, ITV Studios
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PRESENTATION A posy of flowers will be presented to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge by 10-year-old LYDIA JONES and the show programme will be presented to HRH The Duke of Cambridge by 9-year-old OLIVER HINTON.
THE ROYAL BOX HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE and
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS, THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE will be accompanied in the Royal Box by;
LAURIE MANSFIELD
Life-President & Executive Producer and
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Chairman & Executive Producer
POST-SHOW ON-STAGE ROYAL LINE-UP Their Royal Highnesses 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 artists will be introduced to the Royal party by Executive Producers:Fiona Clark and Lawrie Jordan ITV Studios and Laurie Mansfield Life-President and Giles Cooper Chairman
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GILES COOPER CHAIRMAN A very warm welcome to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge this evening. Your support is so appreciated by us all at the Royal Variety Charity, so thank you so much for attending. I’d like to thank the staff of the Royal Household at Kensington Palace for their fantastic help and assistance, as well as the many police officers, security service personnel, theatre staff and TV production crew, all of whom have contributed hugely to this evening’s event and would particularly like to thank Fiona Clark, Lawrie Jordan, Mark Wagman and Amanda George from ITV. I’d also especially like to highlight from the Royal Variety Charity, our Matron Tatree Preece and all her staff at Brinsworth House, our Events Team of Katie Boland, Victoria Bond, Peter Hinton and Kirsty Bristow; all of whom have assisted greatly in helping me organise this year’s event. You all make me and every member of the Management Body so proud of your outstanding work. 2019 marks my tenth year as the elected Chairman of the Royal Variety and I’d like to thank my fellow Trustees, Honorary Life-President Laurie Mansfield, Vice-Chairman Phil Dale and Treasurer Ian Freeman, together with every Member of our 33-strong Executive Committee for their help, support, contribution and advice over what has undoubtedly been the most revolutionary decade in our charity’s history; we’ve achieved so much together and long may it continue! The Royal Variety Charity has constantly evolved, but has always existed as the entertainment industry ‘looking after its own’ and this would never have been possible without the unwavering support of continuing generations of our Royal Family. I would therefore, above all, like to thank our Patron, Her Majesty The Queen, for her continued support. Lastly, but by no means least, a very big thank you to all of the artists performing in tonight’s ‘Royal Command’, all of whom have donated their services in support of the Royal Variety Charity. I’m sure you’ll all ‘do us proud’ and thank you so much for committing your valuable time and energy to this evening’s production. Let the show begin! Please sit back and enjoy!
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Giles Cooper Chairman & Executive Producer
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TRIBUTE TO LAURIE MANSFIELD The Royal Variety Charity would like to pay tribute to Life-President Laurie Mansfield, who is celebrating 40 years involvement with the Royal Variety Performance. Laurie spoke earlier this year about his work with us. “I first became a member of the of the executive committee 35 years ago and during that time I have served as Chairman and Trustee as well as my current role as Life President. I have often said that Brinsworth House, our care home in Twickenham, is the beating heart of the Royal Variety Charity and this is very true. In the past our residents, who currently number thirty eight, have included Dame Thora Hird, Terry-Thomas, Charlie Drake and Charlie Chester, MBE as well as Leslie Grantham and Sir Norman Wisdom. Everyone is equal and as important as each other at Brinsworth House. I like to say each of our residents is ‘Top of the Bill’ - they are wonderful people and that includes our staff. I would like to pay particular tribute to our Matron as she and all of the people who work at Brinsworth House are the very backbone of this charity. The Royal Variety Charity also assists people who still live in their own homes, wherever that may be around the country. So, the charity is not ‘just’ a retirement home. We help as many people from the entertainment industry as we possibly can, and not only pensioners, but younger people too who need our help, as we all do from time to time in our lives.
Laurie Mansfield Hon. Life President & Executive Producer
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For many years we were the only charity that had two Royal Patrons. First of all, King George V and Queen Mary (from 1921 to 1936) then King George VI and his Consort, Queen Elizabeth (from 1936 to 1952) and following His Majesty’s death in 1952, our present Queen became Patron, but given the Queen’s Mother’s love of the Royal Variety Performance, she wished to continue to be a Patron too - so we have been very fortunate. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother would attend the Performance every other year - often bringing along other family members including a young Prince Charles and Princess Anne - and then the following year The Queen would be there with The Duke of Edinburgh. Both the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret also visited Brinsworth House to meet residents from time to time, both officially and privately. We have our own stage there and a bar for people to enjoy. The Prince of Wales officially opened the conservatory, which must surely be the only one he has! I remember vividly the first act that I as an agent was able to place on the Royal Variety Performance in 1972 and it was really my introduction to the charity. That act was Rod Hull and his Emu!! Rod had arrived in my office looking for representation and out from his suitcase exploded Emu! It completely tore
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up the room, papers and contracts went flying everywhere! He started his career in the UK after travelling from Australia and here he was in my office and soon he was on stage performing for the Royal Family. It was quite a time! I was fortunate enough in the ensuing years to have acts on the Royal Variety Show and began a close relationship with both Lord Delfont and Billy Marsh, the great theatrical agent who booked the show. In 1979, Lord Delfont handed the reigns to Life Governor Louis Benjamin and recommended that Louis, Billy and I worked together on the Royal Variety Show and more importantly the charity. I was responsible for negotiating a longer-term deal with ITV and BBC, rather than year by year which had been the norm since the very first Royal show which was broadcast on TV in 1960. The result was a six-year term shared between the two companies and this ran until 2010 when I negotiated the current ten-year deal exclusively with ITV. The role of Life-President of the Royal Variety Charity was one
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created for Lord Delfont himself, to acknowledge his great contribution to the charity, so it was a one off in a way, but when he died in 1994, he had left a letter to the Executive Committee, suggesting that I take on the role. In effect, he passed on the responsibility of the charity’s TV future. Prior to 1960, the charity was mainly funded from the income of the stage show and from private donations, but then we were able to add to this the television rights. Financially, this was a major step forward. We have always been grateful to ITV and the BBC for their enthusiasm for the show, it has always been a highlight in the schedules. Now of course, we are thrilled that Britain’s Got Talent is able to help us too and the prize of appearing at the Royal Variety Performance is often mentioned by the contestants as they progress though the heats, so much so they often forget there is a cash prize too!
The great thing about television companies being involved is that they created a situation where the music stars of the day started to play a much more important part in the show, whether it be The Beatles, Cilla, Take That, Westlife or Lady Gaga. It’s brought a whole new audience to the table too. Keeping the show relevant for each generation. There have been some great memories made by all the performers and people often say to me they first started watching the Royal Variety Performance as a child with their parents and grandparents. It’s lovely to hear that. One of the past Life-Governors of the charity, Louis Benjamin, was keen to ‘theme’ the performances, so one year the main aspect would be dancing, the next comedy or musicals. There has always been so much thought given to the production. The Royal Variety Performance is forever changing with the times, but we still maintain the quality and integrity of the show, just as we do at Brinsworth House really. We are forever wanting the best for the residents in our care and I like to think that those people involved in the charity in one hundred year’s time, will think those of us here today, all of us, did a good job, just as we thank those who have gone before us. I should like to pay tribute to all of the members of the Executive Committee and particularly our Hon. Chairman Giles Cooper, Hon. Vice-Chairman Phil Dale, Hon. Treasurer Ian Freeman who also my fellow Trustees. It is a truism to say that without their support and commitment this charity would not be able to function. But most of all, I would like to thank you, our supporters, as without your support and generous donations this charity could not exist. On a personal level, I would like to thank you all for making my role as rewarding as it has been and I look forward to your continued support. Let us raise a glass to this wonderful charity.
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Patron: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Hon. Life-President: LAURIE MANSFIELD Chairman: GILES COOPER
Elected Members:
Honorary Members:
Elected Chairman of the Royal Variety Charity: GILES COOPER
Honorary Life-President of the Royal Variety Charity: LAURIE MANSFIELD
Elected Vice-Chairman: PHIL DALE, Elected Treasurer: IAN FREEMAN
Honorary Vice-Presidents of the Royal Variety Charity: STUART LITTLEWOOD • JOE PASQUALE • JIM DAVIDSON OBE • ROGER DE COURCEY • ROBERT EARL JNR. • ROY HUDD OBE • NICK THOMAS MBE
Elected Trustees of the Royal Variety Charity: GILES COOPER (Chair), LAURIE MANSFIELD, PHIL DALE, IAN FREEMAN Elected Members of The Executive Committee: KAY CARMAN • PAT CHURCH • GILES COOPER • DEE-DEE CROSHER • PHIL DALE • IAN FREEMAN • PAUL GANJOU • CHERYL GARLAND VALERIE GARLAND • FAWN JAMES • MARTIN JONES • JOHN LOGAN • LAURIE MANSFIELD • VICKI MICHELLE MBE • GEORGE MURANYI • GORDON PETERS • BABS POWELL • ROBERT POWELL • REV. CANON ROGER ROYLE • KEITH SIMMONS • DOWAGER LADY WESTBURY CBE. JP
For more information on the Royal Variety Performance, please visit: www.RoyalVarietyPerformance.org
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Honorary Life-Governors of the Royal Variety Charity: LORD MICHAEL GRADE CBE • THE DOWAGER LADY WESTBURY CBE. JP Honorary Chaplain of the Royal Variety Charity: REV. CANON ROGER ROYLE
For more information on the Royal Variety Charity please visit: www.royalvarietycharity.org
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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 Royal Variety Charity; allowing us to continue our much needed work at Brinsworth House.
Phil Dale Vice-Chairman
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 38 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.
ow wonderful for us all to be back here at the famous London Palladium for the Royal Variety Performance. Your support for this spectacular and renowned theatrical event means the world to us all at the Royal Variety Charity. You will be aware that we have just begun the refurbishment of our care home, Brinsworth House, so financial support for the Charity is now more vital than ever. Brinsworth is well-known for providing the highest standards of guardianship and provision of care, and we are looking forward to providing our residents and staff with an enhanced and upgraded living and working environment.
Ian Freeman Treasurer
As the Charity’s Treasurer, I would like to record my thanks to our Finance Director, Martin Dalby and Finance Officer, Myra Harte for their hard work and dedication over the past year. The challenges we face to raise sufficient funds to maintain the levels of safekeeping for which we are noted are many and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your patronage and support.
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COLIN THACKERY, WINNER OF BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT 2019, IN CONVERSATION WITH GILES COOPER, CHAIRMAN OF THE ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY Giles met Colin at his home, the Royal Hospital Chelsea, earlier this year. This famous London landmark, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, is a retirement home for some 300 male and female veterans of the British Army. It was founded by King Charles II in 1682 and holds regular tours and the on-site museum is open to the public. Colin, it’s lovely to see you again, congratulations once more on being this year’s winner of Britain’s Got Talent. Thank you very much. What are you most looking forward to at the Royal Variety Performance? Well, singing in front of the Royal Family. This year is the centenary of the Royal Variety Performance that was known as the ‘Pageant of Peace’, following the First World War, so it’s particularly appropriate that you as a Veteran of the British Army will be performing for us all. Do you have any memories of past Royal Variety Performances you would like to share, any favourite moments? Oh I never miss them! Thinking of all the great names that have been on the show. The wonderful singers and the comedians of course and Sir Bruce in his inimitable style. 22 | ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 2019
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When I served in Hong Kong there was a club called the Fleet Club and Lance Corporal Terry Parsons, who had been a bus driver in London, often sang there. When he went onto the stage he was known as Matt Monro. I just loved his voice. He was a great singer, known as the British Frank Sinatra. Yes and Matt Monro appeared at the Royal Variety Performance in 1966. Do you enjoy performing for a ‘live’ audience? I do. I’ve enjoyed recording my album in the studio, but I do love being in front of an audience and to get the response from people. I’ve now done so many other things too, including Songs of Praise. My most memorable concert would have been on a troop ship. Well, I must explain - on a troop ship - we all travelled on them in the old days - one of the best skives was to volunteer for the ship’s concert party. You could make a fool of yourself! That would have been my first concert, on the way to Korea. They were a lot of fun.
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Did visiting Brinsworth House earlier this year, performing at the Royal Variety Summer Party, remind you of the Royal Hospital Chelsea at all? Oh yes, all of the people were of my own age, and you have ladies there, and well, we have ladies here at Chelsea too! And a bonus for me was that my sister and her family were there. As soon as I left the stage, I was amongst the residents and got talking to people and I recognised some from years ago. Famous faces from the telly. When you sang on your troop ship, sailing to Korea, did you ever imagine you would one day be on stage at the London Palladium and have your own record deal? Oh no, of course not! I didn’t think I’d get past first base on Britain’s Got Talent. I didn’t honestly. This was a challenge from a friend. After I had been singing in our club, they said “do something about it” and I said “what?” “well, enter Britain’s Got Talent!” I said don’t be so silly! What would I want to do that for, they won’t want an old man like me. And the rest is history. It was a marvellous thing to do. Is there one performer that you would dearly like to perform a duet with?
Above: Kathryn Jenkins on the Royal Variety Performance in 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall Right: Bette Midler meets HM The Queen following the Royal Variety Performance in 2009 at the Blackpool Opera House
Oh, that’s easy! Katherine Jenkins, oh yes. She is very popular here at the Royal Hospital. She is a really lovely lady in all respects. Katherine came here and sang in our club, but I was delayed by a rather long phone call and unfortunately I missed her singing, but I saw her through one of the glass doors and so we met and had a chat. Who knows if we will sing together. That would be the cream on the icing of another cake! You had a long and happy marriage, did you and your wife Joan enjoy listening to music? Did Joan have a favourite song? Oh yes, the Wind Beneath My Wings. We saw Bette Midler in the film Beaches, and it became Joan’s favourite song. We both loved music and Joan was a singer herself, a very good alto. When I left the army we moved to Norfolk and
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we belonged to an opera society. We did loads of grand opera, we did Gilbert and Sullivan, we did shows, sang to old folk and WIs. It was great fun. Do you have any advice Colin for new up-and-coming singers? (Laughing) Do I have any advice?! I think what I would say to any young singer is work hard and go to a good teacher, there’s loads of them about. And sing everything. I’ve sung quite modern songs, I don’t mind what I sing really. I’ve recorded Supermarket Flowers, an Ed Sheeran song. And I’ve sung with the Old Bailey Choir. They are very good. We have sung some Vivaldi, I like the posh stuff! Do you have a message for our audience in the London Palladium? Yes, please notice I’m wearing the Scarlet Coat, which represents this incredible establishment, the Royal Hospital Chelsea. A magnificent place. Please come and visit us (we have an excellent cafe!). You will have the whole audience visiting now Colin! From everyone at the Royal Variety Charity, we wish to thank you for your support and best of luck with your forthcoming ‘Love Changes Everything’ concert tour! Oh thank you very much. An abridged transcript of a conversation recorded at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, 24th September, 2019 between Giles Cooper and Colin Thackery. David Pogson, LVO - Head of PR, Royal Variety Charity
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t’s a known fact that thousands of people who work in the entertainment industry face financial problems each day. The vast majority live from ‘job-to-job’, from ‘season-to-season’, many spending long periods with no work at all and with little ability to make any plans for their futures, or providing themselves with any financial stability. It is ironic that many entertainers and those working behind the scenes in entertainment, spend much of their working lives raising funds for other people’s charities and causes, but give little thought to their own future, security, or situation. Whether it be as a result of old age, ill health or difficult financial circumstances, the Royal Variety Charity is there to help.
THE REGENERATION OF BRINSWORTH HOUSE The refurbishment plans are imperative now to secure the future of Brinsworth House, but this cannot be possible without the help and generosity of loyal supporters and like-minded individuals and organisations
Brinsworth House lies at the heart of the charity. It is unique and often referred to by many in the industry as ‘The Old Pro’s Paradise’. For people who have spent their lives serving this profession, it could not be more important to be allowed to spend their twilight years surrounded by people who share interests and similar life experiences. The Royal Variety Charity is dedicated to ensure this can remain a reality for anyone who needs it, despite of their personal financial circumstances. The care home has gone through a significant period of change over the last 20 years, which has seen it move from a residential home to providing nursing care. This continues to present difficult challenges due to the
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layout and design of the building, which currently lends itself to residential care rather than nursing care. Brinsworth House was converted to become a care home in 1911. It has served the entertainment community ever since. As years have passed and needs of residents have changed , the home is now in need of refurbishment. People are now living longer, fuller
People are now living longer, fuller lives, which has had a great impact on the care home
‌YOUR HELP IS NEEDED Whether it be as a result of old age, ill health or difficult financial circumstances, the Royal Variety Charity is there to help
lives, which has had a great impact on the care home. Residents tend to come to Brinsworth House later in their lives so their requirements have altered and intensified over the years but the primary mission, the provision of a safe and secure residential care home, solely supported purely by public donations, remains unaltered. The Royal Variety Charity want this to long continue but recognise the need for change.
To make a donation or find out more about this fundraising project please email: katie@royalvarietycharity.org call: 020 8898 8164 or visit: justgiving.com/campaign/BrinsworthHouse
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CHAIRMAN’S CHARITY THANKS
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t continues to be a real privilege to lead this great charity. Our staff and unpaid volunteers work tirelessly to help those in need throughout the entertainment industry, both in our care home in Twickenham and indeed all-across the UK - they are all truly inspirational people to work with. With 63 employed staff and 36 voluntary Members of our Management Body, its impossible to single out everyone, but I’d like to thank all the Members of our Executive Committee, including their elected Officers and Trustees for donating their valuable time throughout the year and for working so hard for those in need within the entertainment industry. Particular thanks must go to the Members of our Grants Sub-Committee, John Logan, Gordon Peters, The Dowager Lady Westbury CBE. JP and Pat Church who have met up regularly throughout the year to review applications for assistance from those who have worked professionally in the entertainment industry. I’d like to pay special thanks to Katie Boland and Victoria Bond in our Events Team, to our Operations Manager Peter Hinton, our Administrator Kirsty Bristow and our Grants Officer Sheila Powell. This year, I’d particularly like to thank our Head of PR, David Pogson LVO, whose work has been truly outstanding. His dedication and efficiency combined with his abundance of creative ideas has made him such a huge and invaluable asset to the Royal Variety Charity. I also give my sincerest thanks to our Financial Director, Martin Dalby, on his commitment, efficiency and dedication during the year and of course, to our elected Treasurer Ian Freeman and Finance Assistant, Myra Harte. It’s been a difficult few months for our catering staff as our kitchen and dining room have undergone the first phase of our Brinsworth refurbishment programme and I’d like to highlight our Chef Stuart Jones and Catering Manager Henry Sheerin for their additional hard work and resourcefulness during this challenging period. I’d also like to make a special mention of our newly appointed Fundraising Manager, Pippa Collins and save my biggest thanks for our Matron, Tatree Preece and to all the staff at Brinsworth House, for providing such excellent care for our many residents. They continue to make me and the entire Management Body so proud of their outstanding work.”
Giles Cooper, Chairman
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ROYAL PATRONAGE OF THE ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY 1921 - 1936
HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE V HER MAJESTY QUEEN MARY
1936 - 2002
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH THE QUEEN MOTHER
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HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE VI
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HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
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he Royal Variety Charity 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 Royal Variety Charity).
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 Royal Variety Charity, 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 Royal Variety Charity is proud to also have had as its Patrons, His Majesty King George VI, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and of course, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT
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he hugely successful, annual ITV television show, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, generously donates a proportion of the money raised from viewers’ telephone votes to the Royal Variety Charity each year.
The Royal Variety Charity, 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 Royal Variety Charity is extremely proud to be associated with ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, and gratefully acknowledges the continued help and support of Simon Cowell and all at Syco and Thames TV. Chelsea Pensioner, Colin Thackery, won ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ in June 2019 - beating off stiff competition from X and Ben Hart. The 89-year-old British Army veteran from Norwich became the oldest ever winner of ‘BGT’ after singing his rendition of ‘Love Changes Everything’ in the grand final to over 10 million TV viewers. Upon winning, Colin said that he had taken part in the programme “for a dare” after performing at the Chelsea Pensioners Club, within the grounds of Chelsea Hospital. “One of the guys dared me after I sang at our curry lunch, saying ‘When are you going to do it?’ I said, ‘What?’ and he said ‘Go on Britain’s Got Talent’. I said ‘’Don’t be silly’.” Congratulations to all contestants and to all at Syco and Thames TV for producing another amazing series of ‘Britain’s Got Talent!’
WINNER 2019 COLIN THACKERY
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HISTORY OF WINNERS
LOST VOICE GUY
2018 Series 12 Lee Ridley, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, won the nation’s hearts and emerged victorious in Series 12. Lee, better known as ‘Lost Voice Guy’ was the first comedian to win the series and also the first ever stand-up to use a communication aid. He was awarded his place on the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on 19th November 2018 in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
ASHLEIGH & PUDSEY 2012 Series 6 Ashleigh Butler, aged 17, originally from Wellingborough, Northamptonshire and her performing dog, Pudsey (a 6 year old Border Collie, Bichon Frise and Chinese Crested cross) won their spot on the very special 100th anniversary year of the Royal Variety Performance, held at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in the presence of HM The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, on 19th November, 2012.
TOKIO MYERS
2017 Series 11 Talented pianist / producer, Tokio Myers won Britain’s Got Talent in 2017 after impressing audiences with his unique contemporary style. He was awarded a place on The Royal Variety Performance bill, performing at the London Palladium on 24th November 2017 in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
JAI MCDOWALL
2011 Series 5 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.
LCPL RICHARD JONES JULES, MATISSE 2016 Series 10 & FRIENDS Lance Corporal Richard Jones won BGT
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in 2016 following over two and half million votes from the public, and became the first ever magician to win. Richard won his spot on the Royal Variety Performance, which was staged on 6th December 2016 at the Eventim Apollo Hammersmith, in the presence of TRH the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall.
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.
2015 Series 9 Jules, Matisse and friends won the 9th series of Britian’s Got Talent and won their spot on the Royal Variety Performance, which was held at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday 13th November 2015 in the presence of HRH Prince Harry.
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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.
2014 Series 8 Five-piece vocal group, Collabro, won Britain’s Got Talent 2014 and secured their spot on the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on the 13th November 2014, held in the presence of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
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.
ATTRACTION
2013 Series 7 Hungarian shadow dance troupe, Attraction, were voted the winners of Britain’s Got Talent 2013 and won their slot on the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium on the 25th November 2013, held in the presence of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall.
2007 Series 1 The ex-Carphone Warehouse 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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WISHES YOU A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENING
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Presented annually in aid of the
Royal Variety Charity Staged in the presence of
His Royal Highness, The Duke of Cambridge and
Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cambridge
Executive Producers, Royal Variety Charity Laurie Mansfield, Giles Cooper & Phil Dale
Executive Producer, ITV Studios, Fiona Clark Series Producer, ITV Studios, Lawrie Jordan Director, ITV Studios, Richard Valentine
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ACT ONE FANFARE AND NATIONAL ANTHEM BY THE BAND OF THE IRISH GUARDS AND LUKE EVANS YOUR HOSTS: ROB
BECKETT & ROMESH RANGANATHAN MARY POPPINS
SIR ROD STEWART CBE ROBBIE WILLIAMS FRANK SKINNER CIRQUE DU SOLEIL - ‘LUZIA’ COLIN THACKERY FLO & JOAN LEWIS CAPALDI MABEL SIR ROD STEWART CBE INTERVAL OF 20 MINUTES
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arking the first time in over thirty years that two comedians have hosted The Royal Variety Performance together, tonight we welcome two of the UK’s best-loved comics and longstanding friends - Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan.
new role as ‘Judge Romesh’ for Dave. Proving he’s a man of many talents, Romesh has recently featured on the presenting team for ‘Comic Relief’, as well as fronting the BBC Two series ‘The Ranganation.’
Rob Beckett began performing stand-up comedy in 2009 and quickly enjoyed success, winning four new comedian competitions in his first year.
Last year saw Romesh become the new regular on ‘A League of Their Own’, whilst also embarking on his career in America with the launch of his own series ‘Just Another Immigrant’ on Showtime, which received critical acclaim and is currently airing on Sky One.
Rob’s cheeky chappy persona and energetic delivery has seen him make numerous appearances on ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’, ‘The Graham Norton Show’, ‘Would I Lie To You’ and ‘A League of Their Own.’ His quick wit and hilarious one-liners also made him the perfect choice of narrator for ‘Celebs Go Dating’, which he has voiced since 2016. Most recently, Rob has hosted ‘Comic Relief’ and ‘Children in Need’, plus two series of the Saturday night singing competition ‘All Together Now’ and the new quiz show ‘Head Hunters’ for BBC One. This autumn, viewers are again treated to Rob’s charms as he presents ‘Rob Beckett’s Savage Socials’ on E4 and will again be the team captain on E4’s long-running quiz show ‘8 Out of 10 Cats.’ Rob has achieved outstanding success with his live performances and, due to phenomenal demand, his latest UK tour ‘Wallop’ has been extended through to Spring 2020. Romesh Ranganathan is an award-winning British stand-up comedian and actor whose BBC Two series ‘The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan’ won an RTS at this year’s awards. Romesh has come a long way since leaving his career as a maths teacher behind, with two series of the BAFTA and RTS nominated ‘Asian Provocateur’, his own Sky One sitcom ‘The Reluctant Landlord’ and a
Tonight, Romesh joins us midway through his enormously successful ‘The Cynics Mixtape’ tour which runs until June 2020. Rob and Romesh started out in comedy at the same time and have a friendship spanning almost ten years, with Rob even performing his early stand-up routines in a pub owned by Romesh’s Dad. Earlier this year, the pair put their friendship to the test in Sky One’s ‘Rob and Romesh Vs’, a compelling series which saw them travel the world meeting celebrity icons and their sporting idols. Having previously performed at The Royal Variety Performance as solo comedians, Rob and Romesh feel especially honoured to be hosting this year’s star-studded event. “I am absolutely thrilled and honoured to be hosting The Royal Variety Performance with one of my best friends and best comedians in the country, Romesh Ranganathan.” - Rob Beckett “It is obviously amazing to be asked to host. Being asked to do so alongside Rob Beckett is both exciting as well as slightly taking the gloss off the honour.” - Romesh Ranganathan
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Having delighted audiences around the world over the last fifteen years, Mary Poppins has just opened at the Prince Edward Theatre, making a much-anticipated return to its original West End home.
Sir Rod Stewart CBE is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with more than two hundred and fifty million records sold worldwide during a stellar career that includes nine number one albums, twenty-six Top Ten singles and thirty-five Top Ten albums in the UK. In 2016 he was also knighted in the Birthday Honours for services to music and charity.
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi award-winning Mary Poppins has triumphantly and spectacularly brought to the stage the magical story of the world’s favourite Nanny arriving on Cherry Tree Lane. With dazzling choreography, incredible effects and unforgettable songs, the stage version of Mary Poppins is brilliantly adapted from the wonderful stories by PL Travers and the beloved original Walt Disney film. Co-created by Cameron Mackintosh, with a book by Oscar-winning screenwriter and Downton Abbey creator, Julian Fellowes, it has a timeless score by Richard M Sherman and Robert B Sherman and new songs and additional music and lyrics by the Olivier award-winning British team of George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. This evening, Zizi Strallen as Mary Poppins, Charlie Stemp as Bert and two young stars of the production are joined by Petula Clark, who will feed the birds, heading a show-stopping supercalifragilistic performance from the cast of Mary Poppins.
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To celebrate his incredible fifty years as a solo artist, Sir Rod has recently revisited some of his greatest hits with the help of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and esteemed music producer Trevor Horn for his latest album ‘You’re in My Heart.’ Sir Rod is also about to complete the UK leg of his latest tour, following the success of two sell-out tours and a recent Las Vegas residency. Tonight, Sir Rod will be opening the show with a special duet and closing Act One with one of his best-known songs. “There’s something very special about the Royal Variety, it’s one of the most celebrated dates in the UK’s calendar and I’m hugely looking forward to being a part of it again.”
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A true British superstar with over eighty million records sold worldwide, Robbie Williams has won more BRIT Awards than any other artist in history and is the best-selling British solo artist of all time. His twelve number one UK albums, alongside a plethora of record-breaking shows, including one for the fastest ever ticket sales in one day, highlight his enormous success as both a live performer and recording artist.
Frank Skinner has been a pre-eminent figure in the world of entertainment for nearly thirty years.
This year has been another huge year for Robbie, with his first ever sold-out Las Vegas residency and release of his debut Christmas album ‘The Christmas Present’ - which features special guest appearances from Sir Rod Stewart, Bryans Adams, Jamie Cullum and Tyson Fury. “I’m excited to be part of the line up for this year’s Royal Variety Performance along with so many other talented performers from the world of entertainment. I watched the show growing up and it’s a real honour to be a part of it again, bringing some Christmas cheer from my upcoming album The Christmas Present.”
On television, Frank created ‘The Frank Skinner Show’ on BBC and ITV, which is credited as setting the tone for the modern comedic chat show. With David Baddiel, Frank founded and presented ‘Fantasy Football League’ on BBC and ITV and also ITV’s ‘Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned.’ More recently, he has hosted multiple series of BBC One’s ‘Room 101’, Sky Art’s ‘Portrait/Landscape Artist of the Year’ and BBC Two’s ‘Frank Skinner’s Opinionated’, as well as numerous documentaries. His long-running Absolute Radio show has won three ARIA gold awards and in 2015 he was inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame. Alongside David Baddiel and The Lightning Seeds, Frank released the song ‘Three Lions’ in 1996. In 2018, it topped the singles chart for a fourth time, cementing its place as Britain’s most iconic football anthem. Tonight, Frank takes time out from his ‘Showbiz’ tour to return to The Royal Variety stage for the first time in twenty-five years.
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Known as one of the world’s leading entertainment phenomenon, Cirque du Soleil have been captivating audiences since 1984 with their breath-taking and always original acrobatic performances. Taking traditional and contemporary circus disciplines to a whole new level, they continue to bring wonder and delight to over two hundred million spectators in over 60 countries around the world.
Sergeant Major Colin Thackery became the television sensation of the year, as ten million viewers watched the war veteran win ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ 2019. The eighty-nine year old won the competition with his heart-warming rendition of ‘Love Changes Everything’- becoming the oldest winner of the programme to date.
Tonight, Cirque du Soleil, a Royal Variety favourite, return with a performance taken from their enormously successful show ‘LUZIA’, which makes its European Premiere at London’s Royal Albert Hall in January. The show invites audiences to escape to an imaginary Mexico - a sumptuous world suspended between dreams and reality. The delightfully imaginative show features debut acts and astonishing new production techniques. “To be returning to The Royal Variety is a true honour and we are excited to bring a little piece of magic from ‘LUZIA.’ We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to perform and we couldn’t have asked for a better way to take us into 2020, when we will be celebrating thirty years of Cirque du Soleil in the UK.”
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Colin joined the military aged fifteen, where he served as a member of Her Majesty The Queen’s army for twenty-five years. His ‘BGT’ performance was dedicated to his beloved wife Joan who sadly died in 2016. After Joan’s passing, Colin moved to the Royal Hospital Chelsea as a Chelsea Pensioner, where he brings joy to the residents with regular singalong sessions. Earlier this year, Colin also became the oldest person in the world to sign a debut solo album deal. Tonight, he will be performing ‘I Vow to Thee My Country’ from his new album ‘Love Changes Everything.’ Colin is also set to embark on a headline tour next year. “I have served Queen and country for twenty-five years. To sing in the presence of the Royal family at such a prestigious show is an honour and will put the icing on the cake.”
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F LO & JOA N
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Flo & Joan are the multi-award winning British musical comedy duo, and sisters, Nicola and Rosie Dempsey. The piano/percussion pair have played to sold-out audiences across the UK, North America and Australia and received over fifty million views online. Their criticallyacclaimed show, ‘Alive on Stage’, sold-out and added extra shows in Edinburgh and London before touring the UK through 2019. It subsequently appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the JFL Montreal Comedy Festival, before being recorded for worldwide release on Amazon Prime. Their latest show will tour the UK in 2020. They have written and performed songs for shows including Comedy Central’s ‘Rob Delaney’s Stand Up Central’, CBBC’s ‘Horrible Histories’ and BBC Radio 4’s ‘The Now Show.’
In less than one-year, Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has become the UK’s biggest breakthrough artist. Lewis achieved mainstream success throughout 2019 with his international breakthrough single ‘Someone You Loved’, which spent seven weeks at the top of the UK singles chart, making it one of the longest number one singles in UK chart history. The single also went on to chart in twenty-nine countries across Europe, Asia and Australia.
“We used to get our mum to record the Royal Variety Performance onto videos for us when we were kids, so we are so thrilled and excited to perform tonight and finally appear on one of those videos.”
Lewis’ debut album, ‘Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent’, spent six weeks at No 1 and was certified platinum after becoming the fastest-selling album of 2019. Lewis has performed at a number of summer festivals this year, which included a memorable set at Glastonbury. The performances come in preparation for his sold-out UK winter tour, as well as a 2020 arena tour which sold-out ahead of his album release, making him one of the first artists to ever achieve such a feat. Tonight, Lewis will be performing ‘Bruises’ from his debut album. “It’s a massive honour for me to be involved, it’s one of those untouchable things you always have on at home growing up, so it’s very surreal to be asked to be a part of it all.”
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M A BE L Two-time BRIT Award nominated Mabel has sold over 3.5 million singles in the UK and became the highest charting British artist earlier this year with her single ‘Don’t Call Me Up’, a track which also became the biggest-selling single by a UK female artist of 2019. Daughter of singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry and acclaimed record producer Cameron McVey - at just twenty-three years old, Mabel was one of the three BRIT Critics’ Choice finalists for the 2018 award following the success of her second single ‘Finders Keepers’which went platinum and spent five weeks in the Top 10. Earlier this year, Mabel was also nominated for Best British Breakthrough at the 2019 BRIT Awards. Quickly paving the way to superstardom, Mabel already has over 300 million views on YouTube and over 1.3 billion streams online. Making her Royal Variety debut, tonight Mabel will be performing her hit single ‘Don’t Call Me Up.’ “I’m so excited to be performing at such a legendary event amongst so many incredible performers. It’s going to be such a special day and I can’t wait.”
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Brinsworth House stands as a place of safety, peace, happiness and tranquility and being exclusively a home for members of the entertainment profession, it means our residents are surrounded by like-minded people who share similar backgrounds and interests.
“In this dear and darling business of ours, the threat of financial and health worries is always present. We, all of us, whatever our standing, live with them side-by-side. It is therefore an enormous comfort and cheering influence to know that Brinsworth House is there. Always. At any time.� RONNIE CORBETT, CBE
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Dear Royal Variety Charity Supporter, Another year has come to tell you all about Brinsworth House in this year’s Royal Variety Performance souvenir brochure. It is now six years since I accepted the position of Matron at Brinsworth House, a very unique and special Care Home. Brinsworth’s umbrella really does span the world of entertainment, both those who have worked on the stage or in the wings, including many performers, writers, directors, backstage technicians and agents. There is no “standard” admission to Brinsworth House as each resident’s admission is unique and person centred to the individual. However, wherever possible we meet each prospective resident with their family and friends to assess their care needs prior to admission. This is to ensure that all of their needs can be identified and will be fully met by our experienced Nurses and trained Health Care assistants. The home is supported by the Royal Variety Charity’s senior management team that consists of the Operations Manager, Administrator and Finance Director as well as the catering, maintenance, laundry, domestic and activities team that includes four volunteers who so generously give their time. Brinsworth House was purchased with generous charitable donations that would provide a Home for retired members of the entertainment world in 1911. Many things have changed since then but the primary one, which is the provision of a safe and secure Home using donations from the public, remains unaltered. One of the most significant changes over the years is the high level of Nursing Care that Brinsworth House provides to a number of our residents. Of the 38 bedrooms, 19 are registered specifically for Nursing and we are able to cater for a wide range of nursing care needs including palliative care. The other 19 rooms are for our residential care residents with varying level of low to moderate care needs. We have had a busy yet fulfilling year at Brinsworth House and one that we can all be proud of. We work very closely with our residents to support them to live fulfilling and quality lives and this was evident in our last Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection published online, in August 2019. The inspection was thorough with a detailed examination of our systems and observation of our staff’s interaction with our residents. Although potentially daunting, I consider such inspections to be a good opportunity to work with CQC in a productive way and I have nothing but praise for the Inspectors who visited us. In December 2018, we were visited by the Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Sussex who spent her time enjoying Christmas festivities with the staff and residents. It was such a wonderful day for everyone that left each of us with precious memories that will live on forever. Matron Tatree Preece RGN, ONC, BA(Hons), MA
In September, our team was nominated for the Dignity in Care Award by the London Borough of Richmond. Twelve staff were invited to the presentation ceremony with the Mayor of Richmond, Councillor Nancy Baldwin, and we were delighted that Nurse Gemma Bishop was the runner up for the award. Such a fantastic achievement! Our Honorary Chaplin, Rev. Canon Roger Royle visits us every month to help with the spiritual needs of our residents including giving monthly communion. He also spends time bringing the Christmas Spirit in on Christmas Day with Carols and presents. We are very happy to welcome Executive Committee member Kay Carman who now organises our fortnightly resident’s entertainment and parties.
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I would like to say a special thank you to all of the staff and volunteers, for their dedication in actively supporting our residents, by enabling them to lead a comfortable and happy life, with their compassionate care delivery, their fine food creation, and their novel daily activities, including our twice daily bar openings. Some of our special activities were the Boat trip on the Thames, HM The Queen’s Birthday Celebrations, Kew gardens trips, Shopping trips, Full of Life Fair and our Intergenerational Gardening Project with our local school. For prospective residents, the thought of going into a residential care home can be quite worrying as it is a huge decision that needs careful consideration of how to adapt, as care needs start to change. If we are able to help you by answering any questions you may have on our admissions policy, funding opportunities or room availability then please do contact us on: Telephone: 0208 894 1351 or Email: peter@royalvarietycharity.org We request a biography, followed by completion of our application forms and then an invitation to visit Brinsworth House to give prospective residents an opportunity to gain a better understanding of what we are able to offer and to answer any other questions which may arise. Although we are fortunate to receive referrals and donations from other “sister” entertainment charities, much of our work at Brinsworth House would simply not be possible without the continued financial support from The Royal Variety Performance and the regular donations we receive from the public. I would therefore like to say a huge thank you for making this evening possible through your purchase of a ticket, which will enable the very important work at Brinsworth House to continue. I hope you all have a fantastic evening and enjoy the show! Matron Tatree Preece MA BA (Hons) RGN ONC
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BRINSWORTH HOUSE CARE FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
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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.
In 1912, Alfred Butt, Chairman of the 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 106th anniversary.
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.
In 1974, the Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (VABF) changed its name to the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (EABF), and then again in 2015 to the Royal Variety Charity to widen its criteria of support and breadth of help to the entire entertainment industry.
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 10 occupants in residency, including one married couple.
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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 Royal Variety Charity.
Over the years, Brinsworth House has cared for hundreds of residents. To name but a few... Hylda Baker, Charlie Drake, Alan ‘Fluff’ Freeman CBE, Dame Thora Hird DBE, Richard O’Sullivan, Ben Warris and Norman Wisdom.
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BRINSWORTH HOUSE FACILITIES ACCESSIBILITY Brinsworth House is equipped 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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WISHING EVERYONE A VERY SUCCESSFUL EVENING AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM
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WORK OF THE ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY BY HON. CHAPLAIN, THE REV. CANON ROGER ROYLE
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he late, great Dame Thora Hird, DBE, introduced me to the wonderful work of the Royal Variety Charity, 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 Morecambe. 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 Royal Variety Charity’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 Tatree Preece, a dedicated and talented staff of nurses, carers, cooks, cleaners, handymen, gardeners and administrators make sure that the atmosphere of the home and 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, body, mind and spirit. There are outings; one recent one concerned me. On two trips to the world renowned Kew Gardens during which, when visiting the Garden’s Beehive, they were told about the sex lives of the bees. Not only did they remember what they had been told but were only to pleased to pass on the information to me the next time I had breakfast with some of the residents. I felt I was getting a little too much information! The boat trips on the Thames are always enjoyed as are the afternoons of live entertainment which often bring back memories to those who, in the past, have “trod the boards”. Not satisfied at being entertained by others the residents are now putting on shows themselves. 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 Royal Variety Charity doesn’t just care for those who are in Brinsworth House. Regularl 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 often that much above the minimum wage. The work isn’t regular and as regards pensions, well forget them!
Rev. Canon Roger Royle Hon. Chaplain
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 Royal Variety Charity can and does help.
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Presented annually in aid of the
Royal Variety Charity Staged in the presence of
His Royal Highness, The Duke of Cambridge and
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ACT TWO YOUR HOSTS: ROB
BECKETT & ROMESH RANGANATHAN ZURCAROH
EMELI SANDÉ & THE BEE VOCAL CHOIR KERRY GODLIMAN LUKE EVANS COME FROM AWAY THE KANNEH-MASONS GROAN UPS HARRY CONNICK JR. ROBBIE WILLIAMS & JAMIE CULLUM FINALE
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EMELI SANDÉ & THE BEE VOCAL CHOIR
Zurcaroh, an acrobatic group based in Austria, gained international recognition for their show-stopping performances on ‘America’s Got Talent’ in 2018. With their explosive routines, daring acrobatics and precise synchronicity, they captivated viewers and became host Tyra Banks’ Golden Buzzer act in the competition.
Singer and songwriter Emeli Sandé quickly rose to prominence after her debut album ‘Our Version of Events’ was released in 2012. The record sold over five million copies and became the biggest selling album in the UK that year, beating The Beatles record for the most consecutive weeks in the UK chart for a debut album. Her incredible career has already seen her score three UK No.1’s, four BRIT Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards and in 2018 she received an MBE for services to music.
With more than ten years of stage experience, forty-eight active athletes and an age range from between six to forty-years-old, Zurcaroh create magical shows through expressive dance and spectacular acrobatic components unseen anywhere else. Directed by Brazilian choreographer Peterson de la Cruz Hora, Zurcaroh pride themselves on having nonprofessional dancers perform for the company. Since taking part in ‘AGT’, Zurcaroh have performed at events across the globe and have flown in specially to join us tonight. “We have been lucky enough to perform all around the world but the opportunity to perform in front of royalty is truly an honour. We feel so very privileged to be showcasing new choreography especially for The Royal Variety tonight.”
Tonight, Emeli joins us in the midst of a UK tour to perform ‘You Are Not Alone’, a song written by Emeli from her latest album ‘Real Life.’ In a special collaboration exclusive to the Royal Variety Performance, Emeli will be joined on stage by Manchester’s Bee Vocal Choir, a group formed to help those with mental health issues and improve emotional wellbeing through music. “It’s always such an honour to be asked to perform at the legendary Royal Variety Performance. I have so many childhood memories watching all the incredible performances with my parents and I’m thrilled to be part of the evening with this very special choir tonight.”
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LUKE E VA N S
The charmingly straight-talking, quick-witted Kerry Godliman is one of the country’s finest performers. Both an incredibly talented comedian and a phenomenal actor, Kerry is best known for her appearances on ‘Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow’, ‘Mock The Week’, ‘Live At The Apollo’, ‘Taskmaster’ and ‘8 Out of 10 Cats.’
Welsh sensation Luke Evans is a world-renowned star who has enjoyed enormous success on both stage and screen. Luke began his illustrious career performing in many of London’s West End productions such as ‘Rent’, ‘Miss Saigon’ and ‘Avenue Q’, before landing roles in Hollywood blockbusters such as ‘The Girl on The Train’, ‘The Hobbit’ and the ‘Fast & Furious’ franchise. Despite his obvious musical prowess, it wasn’t until 2017 that the world got to witness Luke’s stunning vocal capabilities. Luke sang for the first time on screen as villain Gaston alongside Emma Watson as Belle in Disney’s much lauded adaptation of ‘Beauty and the Beast.’
Kerry’s acting talents have seen her receive critical acclaim for her role as Hannah in Ricky Gervais’ hit series ‘Derek‘ for Channel 4 and most recently in Ricky Gervais’ latest smash hit Netflix series ‘After Life.’ She has also appeared in the likes of ‘Miranda’, ‘Save Me’, ‘Call the Midwife’, ‘Extras’ and the ITV sitcom ‘Bad Move’- where she starred alongside Jack Dee. Next year, Kerry embarks on her brand new stand-up tour ‘BOSH’, as well as returning for a second series in the Sky drama ‘Save Me’ and ‘After Life.’ Tonight, Kerry is making her Royal Variety debut. “I’m thrilled to be asked to a part of such a wonderful historical evening of entertainment for a fantastic charity.”
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After signing his first ever record deal with BMG earlier this year, tonight Luke will be performing ‘Love Is a Battlefield’ from his debut album ‘At Last’ which is available now. “It is an incredible honour for me to be asked to sing at this year’s Royal Variety Performance. Never in my dreams could I have imagined that one day I would be appearing on one of our nation’s most revered royal performances and I am thrilled to be a part of it.”
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T HE KA N N E H- MAS O N S
Winner of four prestigious Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical, ‘Come from Away’ has taken the West End by storm, as well as continuing record-breaking engagements on Broadway, across America, in Canada and Australia. ‘Come from Away’ received its world premiere on Broadway in 2017, after which it was nominated for seven Tony Awards before transferring to London’s West End earlier this year.
The Kanneh-Masons are seven extraordinarily talented musical siblings who have been dubbed ‘the most talented family in the world.’
Now playing to nightly standing ovations at the Phoenix Theatre, this joyous musical has received enormous critical acclaim. Based on a true story of a small town in Canada, ‘Come from Away’ tells the incredible journey of the seven thousand air passengers from all over the world who were grounded in Canada in the hours following 9/11. The show explores the small tight knit community in Gander, Newfoundland, that invited these ‘come from aways’ into their lives in the days following those events and how their stories became a celebration of hope, humanity and unity.
The family of musical prodigies comprise of Isata (23) on piano, Braimah (22) on violin, Sheku (20) on cello, Konya (19) on Violin, Jeneba (17) on Cello, Aminata (14) on violin and the youngest Mariatu (10) on the cello. Last year Sheku made his Royal Variety debut and captivated audiences with his enchanting performance. This year he’s been invited to return to perform with his six siblings. The multi award-winning family now have a string of accomplishments. Isata released a chart-topping album which reached No.1 in the classical charts, Braimah played with Grammy winning pop band Clean Bandit and Sheku - winner of the 2016 BBC Young Musician competition famously performed at the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding in front of a worldwide audience of 1.9 billion people.
“It is a great privilege to honour their story at the Royal Variety Performance this year.” “It is an honour to be able to share the stage with each other on such a prestigious occasion. It’s a moment we will always remember.”
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H AR RY CO N N I CK JR .
Having made their television debut on The Royal Variety Performance in 2015 with ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’, Mischief Theatre have gone from strength to strength, winning an Olivier Award, a Tony Award, two BroadwayWorld Awards and playing in every continent on earth (except Antarctica, that’s avoided for fear of a frosty reception).
Three Grammys, two Emmys, two Tony Award nominations and sales of over twenty-eight million albums – these are just some of the accolades Harry Connick Jr. has to his name.
Now Mischief Theatre return with ‘Groan Ups’, which follows a group of unruly six-year-olds through school, teenage years and into adulthood. Directed by Kirsty Patrick Ward, it’s the first show in a West End residency at the Vaudeville Theatre featuring writers Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields, alongside original Mischief members; Dave Hearn, Charlie Russell and Nancy Zamit plus Bryony Corrigan and George Haynes. Mischief Theatre will also appear soon in an original BBC TV series entitled ‘The Goes Wrong Show.’ “The Royal Variety gave us our TV debut back in 2015 and we are honoured to return, presenting the opening scene of our new West End hit ‘Groan Ups.’ It’s again a delight to perform for this great charity, which does such wonderful work.”
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Growing up in New Orleans, Harry studied piano with keyboard legends James Booker and Ellis Marsalis and after moving to New York in his teenage years, he quickly made his Columbia Records debut. Harry has since gone on to have thirteen number one jazz albums, as well as multi-platinum success with his soundtrack to the film ‘When Harry Met Sally.’ A celebrated actor, Harry has also made a name for himself on screen, starring in the World War II drama ‘Memphis Belle’, blockbuster ‘Independence Day’ and the hit American sitcom ‘Will and Grace.’ Tonight, Harry will be performing ‘True Love’ from his latest album ‘True Love: A Celebration of Cole Porter.’ Comprised exclusively of Cole Porter compositions, ‘True Love’ highlights Harry’s talents as a pianist, singer, arranger, orchestrator and conductor.
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JAMIE CULLUM Jamie Cullum is a global success story and the most successful UK jazz artist ever. Obsessed with music from an early age, Jamie gained acclaim for his broad mix of jazz, melodic pop and rock after releasing albums ‘Pointless Nostalgic’ and ‘Twentysomething’, the latter of which earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Jamie has sold over ten million albums and has established himself as an award-winning music broadcaster. His BBC Radio 2 show ‘The Jazz Show with Jamie Cullum’ is hugely successful, attracting guests such as Clint Eastwood and Sir Paul McCartney. Jamie’s latest album ‘Taller’ was released earlier this year and he is set to embark on a tour in spring 2020, which includes two shows at The Palladium.
FINALE The Finale will include all the acts from the evening’s show and will be followed by the post show Royal Line-Up.
Tonight, Jamie joins Robbie Williams to collaborate on a festive favourite to close the show. “The Royal Variety is a wonderful tradition for the whole household to watch together. It’s a beautifully curated, fun and entertaining show, one which I’m delighted to be a part of alongside Robbie Williams to deliver something really special.”
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HISTORY OF THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE
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he Royal Variety Performance was first staged in 1912, when His Majesty King George V and Her Majesty Queen Mary agreed to attend a ‘Royal Command Performance’ at London’s Palace Theatre in support of the Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (now the Royal Variety Charity) and its proposal to build an extension to its Home for elderly entertainers, Brinsworth House, in Twickenham. No expense was spared at this first Performance with 3 million roses strewn around the auditorium and the Royal Box. The show opened and closed, as would become traditional, with ‘God Save the King’, and performers included the legendary Scottish singer Harry Lauder and male impersonator Vesta Tilley – the Queen reportedly covered her eyes with her programme at the sight of a woman in trousers. Ballerina Anna Pavlova was also in the line-up, having two years earlier caused a sensation in the Palace Theatre by slapping her male dance partner for dropping her by mistake. The controversial dancehall star of the day, Marie Lloyd, was not invited to perform as she was embroiled in a professional dispute and was in any case deemed ‘too risqué’ for royal eyes; she defiantly staged a rival performance at a nearby theatre instead, billing it as ‘By command of the British Public’, but it was not a success.
His Majesty King George V
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This original show has grown from comparatively humble beginnings into a spectacle watched by a TV audience of over 150 million worldwide in 65 different countries. In Norway, for example, it has even become a New Year’s tradition to watch the Royal Variety Performance, which is broadcast at midnight on January 1st! The second Royal show in 1919 was the first to be given the current billing of ‘Royal Variety Performance’; held at the London Coliseum a year after the end of the first World War, it was declared ‘a celebration of peace’ and featured performers from allied countries including Australia and France.
In 1921, His Majesty King George V agreed to become Life Patron of the Royal Variety Charity – the start of an unbroken line of Royal patronage from the reigning Monarch, which continues to the present day. The show subsequently became an annual event when the King decreed after the Performance that ‘the Monarch, or a senior member of the Royal Family would attend a performance in aid of Brinsworth House and the Royal Variety Charity once a year thereafter’. By 1923 the show had become such an established and popular event that tickets would sell out as soon as they were issued. It was therefore decided in 1926 that that year’s Performance should be broadcast on BBC radio, for enjoyment by a wider audience. In the early 1930s the Royal Variety Performance moved to the London Palladium, which was to become its spiritual home for many years. Many stars still recognised today as timeless variety names performed in this period, including Max Miller and Gracie Fields; the 1932 show also saw debut performances by six comedians who went on to form the Crazy Gang, one of the most successful comedy troupes in British history. 1935 saw the Silver Jubilee of an ailing King George V and Queen Mary, and that year’s spectacular sell-out show proved sadly to be a fittingly grand end to the great support these Royals had shown the Variety Performance. The Jubilee drew huge crowds to the show, with people from all over the world desperate to get their hands on a ticket; one American millionaire offered a staggering £500 (around £36,000 in today’s money) for a pair. That year’s line-up included Stanley Holloway, Jessie Matthews and the Harry Roy Band, and was an enormous success; but the King who had paved the way for a century of Royal patronage and dedication to the
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Entertainment’s Industry’s own Charity unfortunately died a few months later, in January 1936. A one-year interlude followed, during which King Edward VIII’s crown had barely touched his head before British rule and the reins of Variety Performance patronage were taken up once more by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the late Queen Mother). The 1937 event was held again at the London Palladium, and it was widely agreed that controversial comedian Max Miller stole the show. Although no-one could have foreseen it, 1938 turned out to be the final show before World War II stopped play for the next seven years. As if anticipating the dark days ahead, seminal performances were given by an incredible 250 artistes, making it the biggest night in RVP history. Riding high on Hitler’s defeat, Britain channeled the spirit of victory into 1945’s event, billing it ‘The Victory Royal Variety Performance’ and turning it into a national celebration. Tommy Trinder played host to a cast of acts that included Sid Field and Vic Oliver, and Robert Nesbitt made his debut as director for what was to be an impressive 25 further shows. Our current Queen Elizabeth attended as Princess, aged 19, accompanied by the King and Queen and her younger sister, Princess Margaret Rose. Presenter of the 1947 Performance, Val Parnell, caused controversy by choosing several high-ranking international names at the expense of some rather less familiar, homegrown acts; he defended himself by pointing out that the purpose of the event was to showcase the Variety business to its best possible advantage for their Majesties’ enjoyment, adding as an aside that ‘We cannot afford, when people are paying ten guineas a seat, to experiment too much’.
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The Royal Variety Performance continued to reach new heights in the ’40s and ’50s, the precocious star of the 1948 show being an enchanting 13 year-old Julie Andrews, who followed up her solo spot by leading the cast in a verse of the National Anthem in the finale. The original TV recording can be seen on our website and Facebook pages. In 1951 Michael Bentine, future Goon, pulled together an eccentric and hugely popular comedy troupe from six acts who had been regulars on the Royal Variety circuit since 1932; The Crazy Gang was born, and raised the rafters. This was also the year in which surprise appearances were made in the Royal Box by an absent King George VI’s two private nurses; Queen Elizabeth reported to his well-wishers that the King was, regrettably, too ill to attend, ’but he is listening in’. Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne sang His Majesty’s health. There was much excitement around 1952’s Variety Performance, being as it was the first in the reign of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. No doubt to everyone’s relief, upon seeing the programme the Queen declared it ’the best show of all’ – one which featured the Beverley Sisters, Ian Wallace and Norman Wisdom. The Duke of Edinburgh took a particular shine to comedian Tony Hancock and his impersonation of a French Royal Navy commander. The decision of the Crazy Gang in 1951 to do away with the audience’s long-running fear of becoming too raucous in the presence of royalty proved such a success that in 1954 they took the idea to the next level; before the Royal family arrived, the Gang gave the audience a thorough warm-up by strolling in and out of their Box dressed as cleaners, and selling icecreams in the auditorium.
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By a stroke of good fortune, two Royal Variety Performances were arranged in 1955; this meant that the country was perhaps not as disappointed as it could have been when 1956’s show was cancelled due to brewing unrest surrounding the Suez Canal. The performers themselves were distinctly piqued, however, and a disgruntled Jimmy Wheeler launched into his act upon hearing the news, announcing ’I’ve rehearsed this bloody act for a fortnight so somebody’s gonna hear it’. Fortunately not the Royals, however, as his impromptu act was somewhat more risqué than the prepared version. The first 1955 show was held at the Opera House in Blackpool, with predominantly regional talent such as Tower organist Reginald Dixon, comic double-act Jimmy Jewel and Ben Warriss, and a couple of young comedians by the name of Morecambe and Wise. The London line-up was more traditionally diverse, and included Benny Hill and the Chinese Classical Theatre Company. Independent Television’s bid to broadcast the show that year was swiftly quashed, on the grounds that TV would threaten the variety format. The format began to undergo some changes in 1958 at the hands of Bernard Delfont and Robert Nesbitt, not all of them well received. Delfont decided to cut back on long-established British acts in favour of the big American artistes of the day, Pat Boone and Eartha Kitt, as well as fresh local talent like Roy Castle, Max Bygraves and magician David Nixon. The omission of the adored Crazy Gang from the bill caused minor uproar. Further change was afoot in 1959 when the Performance was held, for the first time, in Manchester Palace Theatre. As well as the traditional comic element in the form of Al Read, an 18-year-old Cliff Richard made an angelic and well-scrubbed appearance.
The organisers finally gave in to the lure of televisation in 1960, a year in which the show was utterly eclipsed by Sammy Davis Junior. “In eight electrifying minutes,” the Daily Sketch excitedly reported, “this entertainer made the word ‘star’ seem inadequate”. The year 1963 was the year Beatlemania hit the Royal Variety Performance. The Beatles attracted ecstatic fans outside the Prince of Wales theatre and through 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 of the theatre without being seen. The effect of the crowds obviously affected the other artistes on the bill and Marlene Dietrich made a point of always being in evidence when the photographers were around! During rehearsal Paul McCartney managed to get his guitar caught in the curtains, but 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 those in the cheap seats should clap their hands; the rest could just rattle their jewellery. The original TV recording of the Beatles’ performance of three songs can be seen on our website and Facebook pages. A gifted comedy quartet comprising Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers were a massive hit at the 1965 Royal Variety Performance, which returned to the London Palladium. Dusty Springfield and Shirley Bassey were also on hand to provide a quintessentially 60s musical element.
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The entire English football team took bashfully to the stage after their World Cup triumph in 1966, while the French singer Gilbert Becaud was forced to watch silently from the stalls after having lost his voice. Girl Power made its first appearance in the 1967 show, which was crammed to bursting with female entertainers after their absence had led to complaints the previous year – a modest Sandie Shaw was seen to have changed out of her revealing stage outfit to meet the Queen, commenting that ‘I am told it would be more elegant to be presented to the Queen in something a little more special!’ Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, a seasoned music hall and variety afficionado, announced that the 1968 Performance was one of the best ever. Des O’Connor, Englebert Humperdinck and Petula Clark all played their part, and former Supreme Diana Ross used the occasion to make a moving tribute to Martin Luther King, whose tragic assassination had rocked the world earlier that year. By the 1970s the RVP had really got into its stride, pulling the crowds in with line-ups that positively glittered with stardom; national treasures like Ronnie Corbett and Elton John rubbed shoulders with international sensations including the Jackson Five, Carol Channing and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. A rather risque sketch from the popular BBC TV comedy ‘Till Death Us Do Part’ found its way onto the 1972 bill, much to the consternation of a public keen to protect their delicate Royals. In the event, all went smoothly on the night and a rather harried Bernard Delfont reported afterwards that the Queen Mother had said ‘Well, that wasn’t too bad, was it?’ with evident relief. 1974 was the year in which the Variety Artistes’ Benevolent Fund became the Entertainment Artistes’ Benevolent Fund (EABF), allowing a wider crosssection of showbusiness to fall under the charity’s
protective net. The use of ’Crossroads’ star Noele Gordon as the show’s first ever female host was an additional landmark for that year. In 1976, after 16 years of pre-recorded broadcasts, the Royal Variety Performance took a nerve-wracking leap into the world of live television. The long-suffering Bernard Delfont wearily recalls the poltergeist-level disruptions that beset that year’s show, including falling microphones, power outages and a persistent sound fault that rendered poor Mike Yarwood’s voice practically inaudible over a deafening orchestra. After two years in which to retreat and lick their wounds, the organisers braved the live format once again in 1978. Although all went well, the experience and the potential for embarrassment and disaster were deemed overall too stressful to make it worthwhile, and the show has wisely been pre-recorded ever since. In 1979, a no doubt grey-haired Lord Delfont passed the organisational baton to Louis Benjamin, highly qualified by dint of his position as managing director of Associated Television, chairman of Stoll Moss Theatres and life governor of the EABF. The show was held at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane for the first time.
tribute this was the year the company produced and presented the show. From then until 2010, broadcasting and production alternated each year between the BBC and ITV. ITV contractor London Weekend Television staged the Performance in 1987 and a galactic cast included 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 Queen Elizabeth’s ‘Royal Birthday Gala’ and took place in July in the presence of Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Roger Moore, Sir John Gielgud and the Band of the Grenadier Guards all made an appearance. The following year, a performance of the musical ‘Miss Saigon’ was put on for the show at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. After this, the Royal Variety Performance was held in London’s Dominion theatre for the next five years with a roster of household favourites such as Lulu, Cilla Black and Tom Jones.
The 1980 Performance marked Her Majesty the Queen Mother’s 80th birthday, and as such was a nod to all the variety show greats of the last 50 years who had kept the Queen entertained throughout her reign.
American rabbi-turned-comedian Jackie Mason vastly outstayed his allotted stage time, the adulation he was receiving seeming to blind him to the TV monitor mounted on the theatre’s circle flashing ‘GET. OFF. NOW!’ at him in large red letters.
1981 saw another innovation, stimulated by the need to counter the mounting costs of staging the show. For the first time, sponsorship was introduced to offset the unavoidable production costs and as a less contentious alternative to raising seat prices. Louis Benjamin also alleviated the financial problem by selling advertising spots in the Performance programme, and renegotiated screening fees in the UK and abroad.
Since 2008, Simon Cowell’s hugely successful ITV show, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ has generously donated a proportion of the money raised from viewers’ telephone votes to the Royal Variety Charity. In return, the Royal Variety Charity arranges for the series winner of the talent show to be awarded with the muchcoveted prize of a spot on that year’s Royal Variety Performance. The first winner to perform was opera singer Paul Potts, followed by the incredible 14-year-
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old street dancer George Sampson, then the ten-strong dance troupe, Diversity. Gymnastic group Spelbound wowed the audience the following year, followed by Scottish singer Jai McDowall in 2011, Ashleigh and Pudsey in 2012, Hungarian shadow dancers Attraction in 2013, Collabro in 2014 and Jules, Matisse & Friends in 2015. In February 2011, the Royal Variety Charity awarded exclusive broadcasting and production rights of the show to ITV1 for the next ten years, securing the future of this great entertainment institution until at least 2021, and further strengthened the Charity’s links with the country’s most prominent commercial broadcaster. The year 2012, saw a very special production of the Royal Variety Performance to mark its centenary year. The event was staged at the Royal Albert Hall for the first time, in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. A spectacular international line-up was presented that included, Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Placido Domingo, Bill Bailey, One Direction, Girls Aloud, David Walliams, Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli and Neil Diamond, The 100th anniversary evening was celebrated in style with a further fund raising event at a lavish aftershow banquet at the Hilton Hotel on London’s Park Lane. This one evening of entertainment raised over £700,000 for the charity. The Royal Variety Performance has been hosted by many cities outside London, in its lifetime, including Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Blackpool and Manchester. 2014 was attended by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for the first time and was held at the London Palladium. It included a glittering cast including host Michael McIntyre, Bette Midler, Shirley Bassey, Ed Sheeran, Ellie Golding and One Direction. On 26th June 2015, the Executive Committee of the EABF met for an historic Annual General Meeting. Chairman Giles Cooper had previously gained approval from the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office to change the name of the charity from the EABF to the Royal Variety
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Charity and Buckingham Palace and the Cabinet Office followed by awarding the charity the honour of official use of the title ‘Royal’ within the charity’s name. The Executive Committee subsequently voted on that day to change the name of the charity with immediate effect. The 2015 Royal Variety Performance was staged for only the second time at the Royal Albert Hall and marked another first, with the attendance of HRH Prince Harry for his first time. Security was tight for the ever-popular Prince and it got even tighter as the night progressed and news of the numerous terrorist bombs in Paris spread amongst the security services. The show was led by its youngest ever host at 29 years old, Jack Whitehall, who introduced acts including the debut return of Jeff Lynne’s ELO, together with Little Mix, Brandon Flowers from the Killers, Ricky Martin and Sir Elton John. A highlight included a magical show stopping moment from the cast of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s multi-award winning musical Mary Poppins, when Mary flew to the stage suspended by a zip-wire stretching the entire length of the Albert Hall! However, a surprise addition from the relatively unknown cast of the Play That Goes Wrong, for many stole the show, and included some surprise star cameos including participation from Kylie Minogue, Josh Groban and Jack Whitehall! The 2016 show returned to London’s Hammersmith Apollo for only the second time in its history and was attended by TRH The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Hosted by David Walliams, highlights included Lady GaGa, Sting, Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow and Barry Gibb. The Royal Variety Charity then staged its official aftershow party and banquet at Grosvenor House on Park Lane for the first time. In 2017, the show returned to the London Palladium and welcomed back the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge for a night of spectacular entertainment hosted by Miranda Hart. The Royal Variety Performance 2018 was ‘a first’ on many fronts and in many respects felt like the beginning of a new era. The show was staged at the London Palladium exactly six months (to the day) following
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the marriage of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended their first Royal Variety Performance together on 19th November 2018. Her Royal Highness was pregnant with the Royal couple’s first child and huge crowds gathered outside the Palladium, on a wet and windy November night to catch a glimpse of the Royal arrival. On entry to the Palladium, Chairman Giles Cooper, explained to Her Royal Highness that the posy of flowers presented by 7 year old Darcie-Rae Moyse, had been handpicked from the gardens of the Royal Variety’s care home for elderly entertainers, Brinsworth House. He explained that this was the first time this had been done at the annual event and would be done each year going forward in memory of the Duchess’ first visit to the Royal Variety Show. Comedian Greg Davies presented his first Royal Variety Performance as host and for many was a highlight of the show. He began the evening
with a comic routine highlighting the differences between his Nan and the Nan of HRH The Duke of Sussex (The Queen!), culminating in an hysterical song, ‘the Nan Song’, which included a troupe of elderly lady ‘Nans’ singing and dancing with him, much to the delight of the Royal couple. A huge effort had been made to tailor the artists to the Duke and Duchess, including the Invictus Games Choir singing the national anthem, the original West-End cast of Hamilton, where the original stage set had been flown in from New York’s Broadway the previous week, the cellist from the Royal Wedding Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and the cast of Tina! The Musical.
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PREVIOUS ROYAL PERFORMANCES RVP 91 2018 LONDON, PALLADIUM
Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF SUSSEX & HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX Included: Greg Davies, Hamilton - Original Cast Of West-End Musical, Alex Horne & The Horne Section, Rhod Gilbert, Cirque Du Soleil - Totem, Clean Bandit, The Imitation Game, George Ezra, Ed Gamble, Tina - Cast Of The Tina Turner Musical, Circus 1903, Lost Voice Guy, Sigrid, Rod Woodward, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Rose Matafeo, Rick Astley, Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli, Take That.
RVP 90 2017 LONDON, PALLADIUM
Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE & HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE Included: Miranda Hart, 42nd Street, Circus Abyssinia, Tom Allen, Louis Tomlinson, The Script, Colin Cloud, Paloma Faith, Tokio Myers, Cirque Du Soleil - Ovo, Big Fish, Jason Manford, Annie, Leading Ladies, Seal, The Killers, Ball and Boe.
RVP 89 2016 LONDON, HAMMERSMITH EVENTIM APOLLO
Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES & HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL Included: David Walliams, Robbie Williams, Diversity, Rob Beckett, DNCE, The Beatles Love by Cirque Du Soleil, OneRepublic, Joe Lycett, Tom Fletcher’s The Christmasaurus, ABC, Lady Gaga, An American in Paris, Alan Davies, Gary Barlow, Lance Corporal Richard Jones, Emeli Sandé, Sting, Amber Riley, Barry Gibb.
RVP 88 2015 LONDON, ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE HENRY OF WALES Included: Jack Whitehall, One Direction, Ricky Martin, Chris Ramsey, Kacey Musgraves, Cirque du Soleil, Josh Groban, Little Mix, Matt Forde, Kylie Minogue, Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Mary Poppins, Romesh Ranganathan, Jules, Matisse and Friends, Brandon Flowers, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Corrs, Beverley Knight, Elton John.
RVP 87 2014 LONDON, PALLADIUM
Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE & HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE Included: Michael McIntyre, Bette Midler, English Gents, Simply Red, Jack Whitehall, Demi Lovato, McBusted, Stephen Mulhern, Pumeza, Sarah Millican, Ed Sheeran, Dame Shirley Bassey, Miss Saigon, Trevor Noah, Ellie Goulding, Collabro, Hamish McCann, Rod Woodward, Inala, Russell Kane, Alfie Boe, One Direction.
RVP 86 2013 LONDON, PALLADIUM
Held in the presence of HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES & HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL Included: John Bishop, Gary Barlow, Torvill & Dean, Rizzel Kicks, I Can’t Sing X-Factor musical introduced by Harry Hill, Jessie J, Jason Byrne, Mary J Blige, Flavia Cacace & Dance ‘Til Dawn, Olly Murs, Robbie Williams, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Jimmy Carr, Attraction, Seann Walsh, Gareth Malone & Voices, Hal Cruttenden, John Newman, Bryn Terfel, Dame Edna Everage, Stephen Ward musical, Caro Emerald, Chas & Dave.
RVP 85 2012 LONDON, ROYAL ALBERT HALL
Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II & HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH
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Included: David Walliams, Circus Space, Girls Aloud, Jimmy Tarbuck, Amanda Holden, Britain’s Got Talent Celebration - Diversity, Spelbound, Paul Potts & Stavros Flatley, Bradley Walsh, One Direction, Des O’Connor, Rhod Gilbert, Ronnie Corbett, Alicia Keys, Katherine Jenkins & Placido Domingo, The Bodyguard - Heather Headley, Robbie Williams, Alan Carr, Matilda, Bill Bailey, Ashleigh & Pudsey, Rod Stewart, Ballet Revolución, Sir Bruce Forsyth, Andrea Boocelli, Kylie Minogue, China’s Three Tenors, Neil Diamond.
RVP 84 2011 MANCHESTER, 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
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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 & 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.
RVP 69 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.
RVP 68 1995 LONDON, DOMINION
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
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& 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, VICTORIA PALACE
Held in the presence of HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II Included: Sir David Frost – Host, Diana Ross, Kenny Andrews, Michael Ball, Simon Bowman, Linda Mae Brewer, Beverly Craven, Jim Dale, Les Dawson, Clinton Derricks Carroll, John Diedrich, Mike Doyle, Chip Esten, Rosemarie Ford, Ann Howard, Roy Hudd, Lisa Hull, Gloria Hunniford, Eric Idle, Barry James, Peter Land, Cherida Langford, Patti Lupone, Jillie Mack, Gareth Marks, Jackie Mason, Paul J Medford, Claire Moore, Julia Mckenzie, Omar Okai, Elaine Paige, Billy Pearce, The Roly Polys, Frances Ruffelle, Lea Salonga, Ned Sherrin, Scott Sherrin, Wayne Sleep, Dig Wayne, Marti Webb, Colm Wilkinson, Sandy Strallen, Susan-Jane Tanner, The Cast Of Buddy, The Dagenham Girl Pipers, The London Community Gospel Choir, The Sixties Tiller Girls, The Stephen Hill Singers, The Sylvia Young Theatre School, The Young Voronezh Balalaikas, Cast Of Les Miserables, Cast Of Cats, Cast Of Phantom Of The Opera, Cast Of Miss Saigon, Cast Of Evita, Tribute To Cameron Mackintosh : “ Hey Mr Producer”
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 HillSmith, 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
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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 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.
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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.
RVP 55 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.
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RVP 44 1971 LONDON, PALLADIUM
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.
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,
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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 Burt Bacharach.
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,
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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 1956 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.
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
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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.
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 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 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 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 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 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 16 1937 LONDON, PALLADIUM
RVP 20 1947 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.
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
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RVP 15 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 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 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 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 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.
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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 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
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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.
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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A BIG THANK YOU TO...
THE TILLER GIRLS
F O R T H E I R S U P P O R T O F T H E R O YA L V A R I E T Y C H A R I T Y A N D F O R T H E I R H E L P AT T H I S E V E N I N G ’ S R O YA L VA R I E T Y P E R F O R M A N C E
ASSISTING TONIGHT WILL BE; SHIRLEY CAUGHT, KATH DARRAGH, ROSALIE KIRKMAN, FAY ROBINSON, ROSEMARIE RUSSELL, HAZEL STUART, LYNN FORD THOMPSON, ROSEMARY TROWELL, JUNE VINCENT, DAVID CAUGHT, GARY CAUGHT, GUY FOLLETT, TIM FOLLETT, MARK FOX, DAVID LEACH, CHRIS TAGG, TONY TROWELL, BRUCE VINCENT, SCOTT VINCENT
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ITV STUDIOS ENTERTAINMENT DEPARTMENT The ITV Studios Entertainment Label is proud to produce The ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE 2019 and continue ITV’s long association with this prestigious event.
FIONA CLARK Executive Producer
ITV Studios Entertainment is the largest producer of entertainment programmes in the UK, making popular shows such as:
LAWRIE JORDAN Series Producer
ANT & DEC’S SATURDAY NIGHT TAKEAWAY COUNTDOWN (C4) DANCING ON ICE DRESS TO IMPRESS I’M A CELEBRITY... GET ME OUT OF HERE! IN FOR A PENNY JUDGE RINDER LOVE ISLAND THE BRITISH SOAP AWARDS THE JONATHAN ROSS SHOW THE OLIVIER AWARDS THE VOICE THE VOICE KIDS TOP CLASS (CBBC) UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2) YOU’VE BEEN FRAMED
RICHARD VALENTINE Director
AMANDA GEORGE Line Producer MARK WAGMAN Talent Executive AMY FUNG Assistant Producer KIRSTY PROFFITT Assistant Producer ENYA QUIN-JARVIS Assistant Producer PETER BINGEMANN Production Designer DAVID ARCH Musical Director DAVE DAVEY Lighting Director KEVIN DUFF Sound Supervisor ANTHONY VAN LAAST CBE Stage Director SU JUDD Costume Designer
THE ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE WILL TRANSMIT ON ITV IN EARLY DECEMBER.
NICHOLA BELLAMY Make-Up Supervisor JEREMY TURNER OB Unit Manager MIKE CALLAN Camera Supervisor
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ITV PRODUCTION FIONA CLARK
KIRSTY PROFFITT
Fiona has worked on a range of entertainment shows for the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV. These include ‘Live Aid’, ‘Whistle Test’, ‘Wogan’, ‘The Full Wax’, ‘The Word’, ‘The Big Breakfast’, ‘Children in Need’, ‘Elton John at The Royal Opera House’, ‘One Night with Rod Stewart’ and ‘An Audience With Michael Buble’. As Executive Producer at ITV, her credits have included, ‘Michael Bublé Home For Christmas’, ‘Gary Barlow Journey to Afghanistan’, ‘Sunday Night at the London Palladium’, the BAFTA award-winning ‘The Sound of Music Live’ and the successful return of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ with host Jeremy Clarkson. As a Creative Director at ITV Studios, she also works across a range of shows including; ‘The Voice’, ‘The Voice Kids’, ‘Dancing On Ice’, ‘The Olivier Awards’ and ‘The British Soap Awards.’ Fiona is absolutely delighted to once again Executive Produce this very special show.
Kirsty graduated from the University of Exeter in 2013 with a BA Honours degree in Drama. Whilst travelling Australasia, she began her career in television working for Network Ten in Australia. Since returning to the UK, she has worked on a variety of high profile entertainment programmes including; ‘Tonight at the London Palladium’, ‘Hunted’, ‘All Star Musicals’, ‘Supermarket Sweep’ and ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.’ Kirsty is thrilled to be returning to work on her fourth Royal Variety Performance.
LAWRIE JORDAN
ENYA QUIN-JARVIS
Lawrie graduated from Liverpool’s John Moores University in 2000 and had the good fortune of beginning his career within London Weekend Televsion’s Entertainment department. He started out on shows such as ‘An Audience With Ricky Martin’ and ‘The Record of the Year’- before going on to work on ‘The Royal Variety Performance 2001’, ‘V Graham Norton’ and ‘All Star Mr and Mrs.’ Programmes he has produced since include; ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Live’, ‘The British Soap Awards’, ‘Dance, Dance, Dance’ and the BAFTA nominated ‘Adele at the BBC.’ Lawrie is delighted to join the supremely talented Royal Variety Performance team for the fourth time.
Having graduated with a first-class Honours degree in Journalism, Enya first started her television career working at Sky News. Transitioning from news to entertainment, Enya has since worked on a variety of high profile live entertainment and daytime programmes such as; ‘Sunday Brunch’, ‘Lorraine’, ‘Sing:Ultimate A Capella’, ‘The British Soap Awards’ and most recently ITV’s BAFTA award-winning daytime show ‘This Morning.’ Enya feels privileged to be working on her first ever Royal Variety Performance.
AMANDA GEORGE
RICHARD VALENTINE
Amanda George started her television career working for ‘TV-am’ and then went on to work for Sir David Frost and his production company, David Paradine Productions. She joined London Weekend Television in 1996 working as a Production Secretary/Co-ordinator on a variety of programmes. 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’, ‘Brainiac’, ‘The British Soap Awards’, ‘Nelson Mandela: Happy 90th Birthday’, ‘The Kylie Show’, ‘Michael Bublé: Home for Christmas’, ‘The One and Only Cilla Black’ - plus numerous music specials and ‘An Audience with...’ programmes. Amanda is elated to be Line Producer on her tenth Royal Variety Performance.
Richard is a BAFTA and RTS award-winning Multi-Camera Director who has directed some of the biggest live TV events over the last few years including; ‘One Love Manchester’, ‘Sound of Music Live’, ‘Chime for Change’, ‘Live 8’, ‘The Olympic Torch Concert’, ‘Live Earth’, ‘FIFA 2010 World Cup Kick Off Concert’, ‘Help For Heroes Concert’, ‘Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony Glasgow 2014’, Ireland’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’, ‘Strictly Come Dancing’, ‘Dancing On Ice’, Princess Eugenie’s Wedding at Windsor and ‘The Royal Wedding & The Diamond Jubilee.’ He has also directed music specials with U2, Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, Duran Duran, Tom Jones, Jamie Cullum, Tim Minchin, Take That and Westlife. This will be the seventh Royal Variety Performance Richard has directed and he is overjoyed to be involved again as it is such a unique show.
AMY FUNG
ASIF ZUBAIRY
After graduating from her degree in Media and Communication, Amy started her TV career as an intern at MTV. She has gone on to work on some of the biggest entertainment shows with a particular passion for live event programming including; ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’, ‘Comic Relief’, ‘Stand Up To Cancer’, ‘Ball & Boe: Back Together’, ‘Derren Brown: Sacrifice’ for Netflix and various music specials and award shows. Amy is excited to be joining another fantastic line up for her second Royal Variety Performance.
Asif Zubairy is Commissioning Editor, Entertainment for ITV. In over thirty years working in television, he’s been Head of Entertainment at the Nine Network Australia, Director of Original Programming at Walt Disney Branded Television and Director of Programmes for the Paramount Comedy Channel. Originally a Producer/Director, he’s worked across all programming genres for all the UK’s major broadcasters.
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
SERIES PRODUCER
LINE PRODUCER
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
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ASSISTANT PRODUCER
DIRECTOR
COMMISSIONING EDITOR OF ENTERTAINMENT
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MARK WAGMAN
DAVID ARCH
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.’ He 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 Minogue and Joan Rivers. Mark has consulted across a wide range of programmes for ITV including; ‘The Diamond Jubilee Pageant’, ‘Tonight at the Palladium’, music specials including ‘Ball & Boe Back Together’ and ‘Sheridan.’ Mark was also part of the BAFTA winning team behind ‘Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration’ and oversaw the talent for HRH The Prince of Wales’ 70th Birthday celebration for ‘We Are Most Amused and Amazed.’
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 credits include; Joni Mitchell, Diana Ross, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and Robbie Williams. David has worked on over two hundred feature films including; Music Oscar winners ‘The Shape of Water’, ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ and ‘Gravity’, Piano Solos for ‘The Kings Speech’ , ‘Aladdin’, ‘Interstellar’, ‘Notting Hill’, ‘Star Wars’ episode three and five films from the ‘Harry Potter’ series. David is honoured to be the Musical Director for this, his ninth Royal Variety Performance.
PETER BINGEMANN
DAVE DAVEY
Peter Bingemann has been the Production Designer of many high profile shows including the ‘Live 8’ 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 created ‘We Are Most Amused’, for Prince Charles’ 60th birthday. Other recent designs include ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, ‘Celebrity X Factor’, ‘The British Soap Awards’, ‘Bublé at The BBC’, ’The VE Day 70 Concert’, ‘Let’s Sing & Dance for Comic Relief’, ‘The Nobel Peace Prize Concert’ in Oslo’, ‘The BRIT Awards’, ‘Sunday Night at The Palladium’, ‘Popstar to Operastar’, ‘Take That Come to Town’, ‘The Kylie Show’, ‘Neil Diamond: One Night Only’, ‘The BAFTA Film Awards’ at The Royal Albert Hall, ‘The Classical BRIT Awards’ and ‘The Laureus Sports Awards’ in Lisbon. Peter is proud to be taking part in his twelfth Royal Variety Performance.
Dave specialises in large, ambitious entertainment shows and live music events and his lighting can be seen on some of Britain’s biggest and best television series, most recently ‘Britain’s Got Talent’, ‘The Voice UK’, ‘Dancing On Ice’, and ’The National Television Awards.’ Dave has been awarded a BAFTA Craft Award and three RTS Craft Awards. This is Dave’s seventh year on the Royal Variety Performance and he is thrilled to be taking part once again.
KEVIN DUFF
SARAH WHITING GRAY
Kevin started his career in 1987 at London Weekend Television and cut his teeth on the many music and variety shows that they produced. Since then he has worked all over the world and is now part of the Zen Broadcast team based at their Hampshire studio’s. A four-time BAFTA Award winner and also RTS Craft Award Winner, Kev is thrilled to once again be looking after the audio aspects of The Royal Variety Performance for ITV.
Sarah’s childhood was spent backstage in theatres as her dad appeared in West End shows including ‘South Pacific’ and ‘The Sound Of Music.’ She trained in Stage Management at RADA where fellow students included Imelda Staunton and Timothy Spall. Following RADA she worked in theatre, a highlight being a world tour with The Old Vic starring Timothy West and Prunella Scales, a fabulous experience for a gal who hadn’t been further than Margate. Sarah moved into television light entertainment on shows such as; ‘Pop Idol’, ‘Blind Date’, ‘Des O’Connor Tonight’ and ‘Tonight at the London Palladium.’ She spent five months teaching volunteers to make props for the Olympic 2012 opening ceremony, including 1200 drums made from buckets, one of which now proudly acts as a garden planter. Sarah is enthralled to be back at the London Palladium for her twelfth Royal Variety Performance.
ANTHONY VAN LAAST CBE
CAROLINE CALEY
Anthony has just finished choreographing ‘Tina The Musical’ on Broadway, which opened last week and Cher’s tour, which is currently touring Europe. He is also about to start working on a new film for Disney. Anthony is thrilled to be working on his thirteenth Royal Variety Performance.
Caroline trained and worked as a Stage Manager in theatre before joining the BBC where she was lucky to work on a wide variety of programmes, including two happy years on ‘Blue Peter.’ As a freelancer, she has specialised in both studio and location comedy and live entertainment and events including; ‘Absolutely Fabulous’, ‘Miranda’, ‘The IT Crowd’, ‘Little Britain’, ‘French & Saunders’, ‘Benidorm’ and ‘Horrible Histories the Movie.’ Live TV includes ‘Live 8’, ‘The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert’, ‘Comic Relief’, ‘Children in Need’, ‘Over the Rainbow’, ‘The Magicians’, ‘The Sound of Music Live’, ‘BBC Sports Personality of the Year’, ‘Dancing On Ice’ and ‘The Voice UK.’ This year marks Caroline’s tenth Royal Variety Performance and she is thrilled to be part of the team once again.
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SOUND SUPERVISOR
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LIGHTING DIRECTOR
STAGE MANAGER
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BRINSWORTH HOUSE SUMMER PARTY 2019
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he summer party was a huge success, with unanimous positive feedback received from all the home’s residents, their relatives and friends. Chairman Giles Cooper was present, who welcomed the residents and their relatives to the party and Head of PR David Pogson was successful in securing journalists from the Daily Mail and the Twickenham & Richmond Times to cover the event. The line-up for the Variety Show which had been arranged by Peter Hinton and Executive Committee Member Kay Carman, included the return of some of the residents’ favourite acts who had graced Brinsworth’s stage over
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the previous 12 months, Steph Parry, Gayatri Nair and Cassidy Janson sung modern classics and show tunes, Katie Lewis wowed the audience with a stunning tap routine, Daniel Dean gave a brief but excellent magical turn and current students from Tring Park School for Performing Arts took to the stage, including Jodie and Des O’Connor’s son Adam, who serenaded the crowd. The worthy winner of Britain’s Got Talent 2019; the Chelsea Pensioner Colin Thackery delighted everyone present by closing the show.
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Acting for Others provides financial and emotional support to all theatre workers in times of need through the 15 member charities.
On behalf of the 15 member theatrical Charities of Acting for Others we are proud to support the Royal Variety Performance and the work of the Royal Variety Charity this evening.
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A TRIBUTE TO A SIR DONALD GOSLING, KCVO A LIFE GOVERNOR OF THE ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY
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part from his family, Sir Don’s first love was the Royal Navy. That shouldn’t surprise you when I tell you that in 2012 he was made Vice Admiral of the United Kingdom by Her Majesty the Queen. Coming a very close second was the world of show business. He may not have been a regular theatre goer but for more than a decade he would buy at least 40 tickets for the Royal Variety Performance and as you know those don’t come cheaply! He even bought tickets for this years show before he died on September 16th. As well as being a Life Governor of the Royal Variety Charity and a friend of Lord Lew Grade, he was also a member of the Grand Order of Water Rats and President of Vaudeville Golfing Society. How this all started goodness only knows apart from the fact that Sir Don and his business partner, Sir Ron Hobson as Joint Chairman of National Car Parks started doing business with the Rank Organisation. Their then CEO Graham Dowson started taking Don to film premiers and I think he got to like the red carpet and the receptions with the stars. The then Head of Security at NCP, Ivor Reynolds a former police man linked him up with the Vaudeville Golfing Society, not that he ever played golf to my knowledge. Having got that link, joining the Grand Order of Water Rats was a natural. Sir Don liked achievers and he certainly saw show business people as achievers. He loved laughter and had a fantastic memory for jokes some of which he even repeated to the Queen, not all of which were totally suitable for the whole family. Fortunately our Queen, unlike Queen Victoria, was amused. During the first Gulf War he flew myself and a wonderful comedian, Stan Taylor, to the Gulf to visit Royal Navy warships and entertain the sailors. Well certainly Stan entertained them but I have to say they also made me most welcome. There was another Naval visit. This time to a submarine which had been down below for over 100 days and had just surfaced off Italy. My travelling companion was another person from the world of entertainment, snooker personality John Virgo. This time when some of the submariners saw a “dog collar” on board they wished they had never surfaced! When Sir Don became associated with the Royal Variety Charity it was called the Entertainment Artists Benevolent Fund and he was well aware that not all entertainers were high earners. For some, life was very difficult when they fell on hard times because of an illness, an accident, a bereavement or an unexpected big bill. He took a particular interest in his fairly near neighbour Brinsworth House. He would go to the In House shows. He would listen to the complaints of residents. One complaint he always remembered was when the price of a gin and tonic at the bar went up by 10 pence. At Christmas time he always gave Brinsworth tins of biscuits and sweets as well as other goodies to be enjoyed over the festive season. Recent years he has sent a cheque which amongst other things covered the cost of the bubbles the residents drank as they and opened their Christmas presents. At the turn of the century he gave generously so that the conservatory could be built and was very pleased when HRH the Prince of Wales visited Brinsworth to open it in 2001. The conservatory has been a real blessing recently while the kitchen and dining room have undergone a much needed total refurbishment programme. Sir Don always had the insight to see behind the glamour and glitter of show business. He was well aware that times could be hard. Because he was the person he was, he was determined to help those who, having entertained others were now in need of support themselves. Sir Don, The Royal Variety Charity wishes to say a very big Thank You. Roger Royle
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THE COMEDIANS GOLFING SOCIETY
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Chairman Dave Brock Captain Jester 2019 Eric Pieri and all the members of the Comedians Golfing Society are proud to support this evening’s performance & would like to wish all those involved in tonight’s show every success.
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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. LORD FREDERICK WINDSOR.
WISH THE ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY A VERY SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY EVENING!
KING RAT NICHOLAS PARSONS CBE
& A L L M E M B E R S O F T H E G R A N D O R D E R O F W AT E R R AT S. . .
MEMBERSHIP 2019 Tom Anderson, Mark Andrews, Barry Balmayne, Steve Barclay, Tony Barton, Mike Batt, David Berglas, Bob ‘The Cat’ Bevan MBE, Lionel Blair, Stan Boardman, Alfie Boe, John Bouchier, John Boulter, Dave Brock LLB (Hons), Adger Brown, Duggie Brown, Joe Brown MBE, Frank Bruno MBE, Bryan Burdon, Anthony Bygraves, Wyn Calvin MBE OStJ, David Capri, Johnnie Casson, Tony Christie, Johnny Clark, Bernie Clifton, Con Cluskey, Dec Cluskey, Graham Cole OBE, David Colquhoun, Jess Conrad OBE, Michael Crawford CBE, Neil Crossland, Barry Cryer OBE, Toni Dalli, Martin Daniels, Bill Dare, Kevin Dean, Thomas J Dean, Roger De Courcey, Sid Dennis, Terry Devine, Raphael Djanogly OBE, JP, MA, Peter Donegan, Craig Douglas, Mike Doyle, Robert Earl, Robert Earl Jnr, Andy Eastwood, Chris Emmett, Matt Endersby, Steve Etherington, Udo Fontaine, Ian Freeman, Steve Galler, Paul Ganjou, Richard Gauntlett, Gordon Giltrap, Frank Ginnett, Ben Goffe, Rusty Goffe, Peter Goodwright, Cliff Hall, Tony Hatch, Melvyn Hayes, Vincent Hayes MBE, Tim Healy, Steve Hewlett, Vince Hill, Frazer Hines, Nigel Hopkins, Roy Hudd OBE, Engelbert Humperdinck, Frank Ifield, Neil Innes, Ian Irving, Pete James, Jack Jay, Ken Joy, Richard Joy, Kaplan Kaye, Albie Keen, Gerard Kenny, Ross King, Simon King, Ian Lavender, Johnny Laycock, David Lee, John Lodge, Gary Lovini, Johnny Mans, Terry Marshall, Derek Martin, Mike Martin, Ray Martin, John R. Maxim ALCM, Brian May CBE, Nicko McBrain, Chas McDevitt, Steve McFadden, John McKenzie, Ray McVay, Brian Meaden, Neil Morrissey, Billy Murray, Pete Murray OBE, Dave Myers, Gary Newbon, Charlie Noble, Duncan Norvelle, Tom O’Connor, John O’Neill, Kev Orkian, Jimmy Osmond, Nicholas Parsons CBE LLD, Joe Pasquale, Billy Pearce, Tom Plummer, Peter Polycarpou, Mark Porter, Bob Potter OBE, Leslie Randall, John Ratcliff CBE, Mike Redway, Ronald Regan, Ian Richards, Bobby Roberts, Bobby Roberts, Jnr., Andrew Robley, Sean ‘Rollo’ Rollason, George Saunders, Don Shearman, Robert Sherman, Alan Simmons, Ben Simmons BA (Hon), Keith Simmons, Ronnie Smart, Colin Spaull, Paul Squire, Jerry Stevens, Jeff Stevenson, Clive Stock, John Stokes, John Styles, MBE, Jimmy Tarbuck OBE, Rhys Thomas, John Thurston MB, FRCP, FRCEM, FIFEM, Ian Tough, Andrew Van Buren, André Vincent, Rick Wakeman FRCM, Prof (Hon) LCM, Adam Wakeman, Roy Walker, Adrian Walsh, Roy Wood Hon D Mus, Chris Woodward, Rod Woodward, Mike Yarwood OBE
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THANK YOU LAURIE MANSFIELD AND GILES COOPER WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND FANTASTIC CONTRIBUTION TO THIS EVENING’S SHOW: ADVERTISING
Acting for Others, Actors Benevolent Fund, Brymor Group, CAA, Chelsea Lodge, Delfont Foundation, Embracing Age and LGOAL, GOLR, GOWR, Handshake, HTP Architecture, Lexicon Recruitment, Media Insurance Brokers, Qdos, Roseline Construction, Sandy’s Fish, Shanly Homes, Smith & Williamson, Soho Estates, The Comedian’s Golfing Society, The Stage, Tring Park School for Performing Art.
AGENTS / MANAGEMENT / PR
Danny Julian, Flo Howard - Off The Kerb, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, Thomas Schonberg, Matt Gordon, Nicholas Allott OBE, Helen Guest – Cameron Mackintosh, Janine Shalom – Premier PR, Dan Chalmers, Julie Eldridge – Warner Music, Moira Bellas – MBC PR, Arnold Stiefel, Lotus Donovan – Stiefel Entertainment, Manish Arora, Rob Clark – Sony Music, Michael Loney, Angelica Bergese - ie:music, Marc Connor – Air MTM, Jon Thoday, Julien Matthews, Jules Lom- Avalon, Laura Ohnona, Gemma Reilly, Jo Power – BMG, Todd Interland – Interland Management, Becky Williams, Doug Wright – LD Communications, Charlie Wagner – Cirque Du Soleil – Luzia, Bruno Morelli, Helena McGeough, Flossie Easthope – Virgin EMI, Jodie Cammidge, Jessica Spaine – Polydor Records, Sarah Haddow, Peterson Da la Cruz - Zurcaroh, Dan McDwyer – Bee Vocal Choir, Jack Lea – Playful Productions, Lewis Jenkins - The Corner Shop PR, Kenny Wax, Kezia Lock, Sarah Whiteside, Tom Holloway – Kenny Wax LTD, Rebecca Allen, Molly Ladbrook–Hutt, Nirvana Chelvachandran, Eleanor Thomson – Decca Records.
MARKETING / PHOTOGRAPHY / CREATIVE / SECURITY / EXTERNAL SUPPLIERS
Soho Media Group - Patrick McNamee, Harry Rose, Luke Wright, Bex Walters, Greig Boyd, Kirsty Stokes, Luisa Moura, Peter Clark, Anglo Digital - Liam Jones, Jam Chalmers, Arena TV, Creative Technology, DLM Events, Flowers: The Bloomery, Twickenham and Bobby Warans and Helen Byrne, ITV Photographer & Production Headshots: Matt Frost, John Henry’s, Pace Prestige Services, Plus 4 Audio, Potion Pictures, PRG, Inside Out FX, Royal Variety Charity Photographers – Andy Newbold & Rupert Frere, Scott Fleary, Strong Flavours, The Farm Group, The London Metropolitan Police, The Royal Protection Team, Westminster City Council, Zen Broadcast.
TILLER GIRLS AND THEIR HELPERS
Shirley Caught, Kath Darragh, Rosalie Kirkman, Fay Robinson, Rosemarie Russell, Hazel Stuart, Lynn Ford Thompson, Rosemary Trowell, June Vincent, David Caught, Gary Caught, Guy Follett, Tim Follett, Mark Fox, David Leach, Chris Tagg, Tony Trowell, Bruce Vincent, Scott Vincent.
VENUES AND SPONSORS
Mike Hamer, Laura Underwood, Nigel Ward and all the staff at the London Palladium, Wendy Alders, Alessandra Zerla and all the staff at the Intercontinetal, Park Lane. A special thanks to our Aftershow Party sponsors, in particular Brian Woodhouse at Kuoni and to Susanne Nowak and Shannon White at Green & Blacks.
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THANK YOU
ITV STUDIOS
Executive Producer – Fiona Clark, Director – Richard Valentine, Head of Production – Sue Dunford, Line Producer – Amanda George, Series Producer – Lawrie Jordan, Talent Executive – Mark Wagman, Assistant Producers – Amy Fung, Kirsty Proffitt and Enya Quin-Jarvis, Production Designer – Peter Bingemann, Art Director Emily Fain, Lighting Director – Dave Davey, Script Supervisor – Michelle Arnold, Production Coordinator – Jennifer Adeeko, Production Secretary – Joelle Wallbank, Production Runner –Jordan Cope, Costume Designer – Su Judd, Make-up Supervisor – Nichola Bellamy, Production Buyer – Bobby Warans, Camera Supervisor – Mike Callan, Sound Supervisors – Kevin Duff and Andy Wernham, Mark Ballard Plus 4 Audio, Vision Mixer – Hilary Briegel, Video Editors – Mark Wybourn, Mark Goodwin and Damian O’Neill, Senior Floor Manager – Roger Dempster, Technical Stage Director – Simon Bourne, Stage Managers – Caroline Caley and Sarah Whiting Gray, Production Accountant – Angela Skelton, Stage Director – Anthony Van Laast CBE, Musical Director – David Arch, The Royal Variety Orchestra and ITV Music Team.
ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY
Hon. Life President - Laurie Mansfield, Chairman - Giles Cooper, Vice-Chairman - Phil Dale, Treasurer - Ian Freeman, The Executive Committee (elected): , Kay Carman, Pat Church, Dee-Dee Crosher, Paul Ganjou, Cheryl Garland, Valerie Garland, Fawn James, Martin Jones, John Logan, Vicki Michelle MBE, George Muranyi, Gordon Peters, Babs Powell, Robert Powell, Rev. Canon Roger Royle, Keith Simmons, Dowager Lady Westbury CBE. JP, Vice-Presidents (honorary title): Jim Davidson OBE, Roger De Courcey, Robert Earl Jnr, Roy Hudd OBE, Peter Jay, Stuart Littlewood, Joe Pasquale, Nick Thomas MBE, Life Governor (honorary titles): Lord Michael Grade CBE, The Dowager Lady Westbury CBE. JP, Cdre. RNR, Hon. Chaplain (honorary title): Rev. Canon Roger Royle, Management employed by the Royal Variety Charity: Finance Director – Martin Dalby, Matron of Brinsworth House – Tatree Preece RN, ONC, BA (HONS) MA, Administrator – Kirsty Bristow, Head of PR - David Pogson LVO, Fundraising Manager - Pippa Collins,Operations Manager – Peter Hinton, Grants Officer – Sheila Powell, Clinical Lead - Suhasini Raja, Senior Nurse – Muriel de Silva, Events Co-Ordinator – Katie Boland, Events Assistant – Victoria Bond, Finance Officer – Myra Harte, Catering Manager – Henry Sheerin, Head Chef - Stuart Jones, Activities Co-Ordinator – Jayshree Crank, Maintenance Manager – Joe Williams, Brinsworth House Staff: Sue Amory, Mo Atia, Dorothy Atkins, Pedro Baretto, Gemma Bishop, Stewart Carmichael, Coral Campbell, Emilinda Canlas, Jill Curley, Luisa de Abreu, Dudi Dollani, Ecaterina Duda, Caesalia Fernandes, Anita Gasu, Kate Geoffrey, Anni George, Dawn Good, Alina Gurung, Teresa Gowland, Howa Hashim Mohammed, Anita Horvath, Kham Hussein, Kathleen Howden, Golda John, Remelda James, Emese Juhasz, Mark Lester, Sheila Forde, Ariel Madronio, Geena Martin, Millie McLeod, Luisa Moreno, Mohinder Panesar, Rachel Preston, Patricia Smith, Kelly McCarthy – Gale, Lena West, Mary Walsh, Kavya Sundaram, Janice Stedman.
BROCHURE
Creative direction & design by Soho Media Group Printing of brochure and jacket by Complete Print Group This brochure is printed on ‘Heaven 42’ & ‘Arcoprint 1 EW’ and certified in accordance with the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Copyright © Royal Variety Charity 2019. 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. Registered Trademarks ® The Royal Variety Performance, The Royal Variety Show and the Royal Variety Charity are Registered Trademarks throughout the world, owned by the Royal Variety Charity.
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THE OFFICIAL
ROYAL VARIETY
AFTERSHOW PARTY C HAM PAG N E R EC EP T I O N & B A N QUE T
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ON BEHALF OF THE ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY LAURIE MANSFIELD & GILES COOPER WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD IN PRODUCING THIS EVENING’S OFFICIAL R O YA L VA R I E T Y A F T E R S H O W P A R T Y & B A N Q U E T ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY KATIE BOLAND Event Co-ordinator, VICTORIA BOND Event Assistant, KIRSTY BRISTOW Event Support, PETER HINTON Event Support, INTERCONTINENTAL, PARK LANE WENDY ALDERS Event Manager, ALESSANDRA ZERLA Event Executive, TOASTMASTER LEE TAYLOR, MSH MUSIC JAMES CHEN, SOFIA PRESTA, INIS OIRR ASANO, THEO BENTLY CURTIN, PAUL MARTIN MAGIC, PAUL MARTIN, LEE HATHAWAY, LEE SMITH, MIKE SULLIVAN, NICK READE, LIAM BALL, MANDY DAVIS IPOP SUZANNE ASTON, MARINA BERRY, LUKE HIGGINS, RYAN ASTON, CHRIS CLARKE, TAL ENTERTAINMENT LTD, TODD LITTLEWOOD, THE VEGAS SHOW GIRLS EMMA-JANE TYLER Creative Director, BAILEY FRANCES, EMMA HARROWER, GEMMA BRADY, LOUISE MAY PARKER, LAURA EPSIE, KRISTY JOHNSTON, SINEAD KENNY, CHARLOTTE DA SILVA, LEIGHTON SHARPE, DEAN COACH KUONI BRIAN WOODHOUSE Marketing Manager, GREEN & BLACKS SUSANNE NOWAK, SHANNON WHITE, PEARCE HIRE, PHOTOGRAPHY ANDY NEWBOLD, RUPERT FRERE, SOHO MEDIA GROUP PATRICK MCNAMEE, HARRY ROSE, LUKE WRIGHT. W W W. R OYA LVA R I E T YC H A R I T Y.O R G
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On behalf of the Royal Variety Charity, Laurie Mansfield & Giles Cooper would like to thank the hundreds of people who have worked on thi evening’s Royal Variety Performance, with special thanks to Fiona Clark Lawrie Jordan, Richard Valentine, Asif Zubairy & Amanda George from ITV Studios and of course, to all the staff at the London Palladium.
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Patron Her Majesty The Queen Founded 1908, Registered Charity No. 206451 Life-President Laurie Mansfield, Chairman Giles Cooper www.royalvarietycharity.org