London Laughs
A Revue devised and produced by Robert Nesbitt. Choreography by Douglas Squires; Costumes designed by Cynthia Tingey; Decor by Tod Kingman.
London Palladium - 6 May, 1966
The Cast included;
Harry Secombe, Jimmy Tarbuck, Thora Hird, Freddie Frinton, Anita Harris, Russ Conway, Tony Sympson, Nicky Henson
The LONDON PALLADIUM ORCHESTRA conducted by BILLY TERNENT; Orchestrations by RONNIE HANMER, BURT RHODES, ALAN ROPER, BILLY TERNENT and LES WILLIAMS
The Programme:
- LONDON IN VICTORIAN TIMES (Music by Cyril Ornadel, Words by Jimmy
Grafton)
(a) "BOW BELLS" MICHAEL JONES and THE SHEPHERD SINGERS
(b) THE COACHYARD OF "THE WHITE HART"
The Landlord : TONY SYMPSON
A Traveller : HARRY SECOMBE
His Valet : NICKY HENSON
The Maids and Ostlers : THE DANCING GIRLS AND BOYS - TIMES CHANGE (By Jimmy Grafton, Jeremy Lloyd & David Clymie,
Music by Cyril Ornadel)
JIMMY TARBUCK, HARRY SECOMBE & NICKY HENSON - LONDON LIFE TODAY
ANITA HARRIS
The 'In-Crowd' - THE DANCING GIRLS AND BOYS - OVERLOOKING THE PARK (By Ronald Chesney and Ronald Woolf)
The Receptionist: DAVE ARMOUR, The Maid: DIANE SMITH, The Porter: JACK FRANCOIS, The Visitors: THORA HIRD and FREDDIE FRINTON - HISTORY REPEATS (By Jimmy Grafton, Jeremy Lloyd & David Clymie)
The Yeomen of the Guard: THE SHEPHERD SINGERS
The Yeoman Sergeant: MICHAEL JONES
A Yeoman Warder: HARRY SECOMBE
Guy Fawkes, Esq.: TONY SYMPSON - TATTY 'EAD 'IMSELF
JIMMY TARBUCK - SALOON BAR SING SONG or "Saturday Night at the Local, 1912"
Mine Host: JACK FRANCOIS, The Barman: MICHAEL JONES, The Singing Waiter: NICKY HENSON, The Customers - ANITA HARRIS, THORA HIRD, FREDDIE FRINTON and THE SHEPHERD SINGERS, The Entertainers
RUSS CONWAY, JIMMY TARBUCK and HARRY SECOMBE - DOWN AT THE OLD BULL and BUSH - on 'appy 'ampstead 'eath THE ENTIRE COMPANY
- GET INTO GEAR-"Fashion Follies of 1966"
Two 'Squares': ROGER HOWIT & TED MERWOOD
The Mods : The Dancing Girls and Boys
The Dedicated Follower of Fashion: JIMMY TARBUCK - BOUTIQUE TECHNIQUE (By Jimmy Grafton, Jeremy Lloyd & Bryan
Blackburn)
The Proprietor: JIMMY TARBUCK, His Designer: NICKY HENSON, A Customer: HARRY SECOMBE, Two More Customers: SHEILA BRUCE & JEAN HAMPSON - MODEL GIRL (Staged and Choreographed by Ross Taylor)
The Top Model: ANITA HARRIS, The Photographers: IAN BUNDY, COLIN DOYLE, ROGER HOWIT TED MERWOOD, ANDREW MORRISON, MARK MOSER - THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK (By Ronald Chesney and Ronald Woolf)
THORA HIRD and FREDDIE FRINTON - LONDON NIGHTS ("When the Lights go on in Piccadilly" by
Ronald Hanmer and Douglas Squires)
The Theatregoers: THE SHEPHERD SINGERS, 'The Girls in Sequins' introduce RUSS CONWAY - LIME STREET AND ROUGHCAST
JIMMY TARBUCK - BEL CANTO
HARRY SECOMBE - SPRINGTIME IN PICCADILLY CIRCUS
THE ENTIRE COMPANY