8pm, Monday 23rd November 1987
Royal Variety Performance
in the presence of
Her Majesty the Queen
and
His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh
TV Broadcast
The performance was shown on TV on Sunday 29th November 1987.
Cannon and Ball performed their stand-up routine, including a rendition of ‘He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother’ at the end.
Programme
The Overture
Alyn Ainsworth and his orchestra
The National Anthem
The London Palladium
– a new song by Leslie Bricusse
Anthony Newley
and the Alan Harding Dancers
Ghosts of the Theatre
– played by Jessica Martin, Gary Wilmot, Peter Goodwright, Hilary O’Neil, Allan Stewart, Bernie Winters and Leslie Crowther
George Carl
International speciality
Bobby Davro
Dolores Gray
from ‘Follies’
Les Dawson
and the Roly Polys
Johnny Logan
Cannon and Ball
Shirley Bassey
There will be an intermission of fifteen minutes
Entracte
5 Star
Ronn Lucas
Les Miserables
Dudu Fisher, Kaho Shimada, Michael Maguire and members of the original London company
Musical Director Martin Koch
Musical Arrangements by John Cameron and Robert Billig
Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie
Comedy Masterclass
Eartha Kitt
Hale and Pace
James Galway
introduces
Alan Brind – violin, Young Musician of the Year
Evelyn Glennie – percussion
Vladimir Ovchinikov Winner 1987 Harveys Leeds Piano Competition
Mel Torme
and
George Shearing
Michael Barrymore
The Phantom of the Opera
with Sarah Brightman
Musical Director: Michael Reed
Mike Yarwood
Johnnie Ray
Rosemary Clooney
Sir Harry Secombe
Jimmy Tarbuck
Tom Jones
The Finale