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:

1. 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
2. TIMES CHANGE (By Jimmy Grafton, Jeremy Lloyd & David Clymie, Music by Cyril Ornadel)
   JIMMY TARBUCK, HARRY SECOMBE & NICKY HENSON
3. LONDON LIFE TODAY
   ANITA HARRIS
   The 'In-Crowd' - THE DANCING GIRLS AND BOYS
4. 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
5. 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
6. TATTY 'EAD 'IMSELF
   JIMMY TARBUCK
7. 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
8. DOWN AT THE OLD BULL and BUSH - on 'appy 'ampstead 'eath THE ENTIRE COMPANY
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARK (By Ronald Chesney and Ronald Woolf)
    THORA HIRD and FREDDIE FRINTON
13. 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
14. LIME STREET AND ROUGHCAST
    JIMMY TARBUCK
15. BEL CANTO
    HARRY SECOMBE
16. SPRINGTIME IN PICCADILLY CIRCUS
    THE ENTIRE COMPANY