| Main Performers | Pete Townshend,
Rob Deering,
Katie Melua,
Josh Widdicombe,
Jack Dee |
| Secondary Performers | BBC Radio 4s 'Im Sorry I Havent A Clue' Team |
| Orchestra or Band | Collabro,
Symfunny Orchestra |
| Set List | 'Dies Irae' from the Requiem (excerpt), Verdi,
'Hippy Hippy Shake' (excerpt), C Romero,
'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', SHerman, Sherman,
'This is the Moment' from Jeckyll and Hyde, Wildhorn, Bricusse,
'For Good' from Wicked, Schwartz,
'The Typewriter', L Anderson
'As Time Goes By', H Hupfield,
'Bleep Bleep Song' R Deering,
'Let it Go' (excerpt), Lopez, Anderson-Lopez,
'Live and Let Die' (excerpt), P McCartney, L McCartney,
'Sing the Roof Right Off'', Denza, arr. M Pochin,
'Closest Thing to Crazy', M Batt,
'Nimrod', E Elgar,
'Anthem', Rice, Andersson, Ulvaeous,
'Schickel Shamble' (excerpt), R Goodwin,
'Heartbreak Hotel' (excerpt), Durden, Axton, Presley,
'Tiptoe Through the Tulips' (excerpt), Dubin, Burke,
'Jerusalem' (excerpt), H Parry,
'No Rack Can Torture Me', M Pochin,
'Football Fugue', Townshend, Astley (Pete Townshend),
'I'm One', The Who (Pete Townshend),
'Love Reign O'er Me', The Who (Pete Townshend),
'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life', Idle (Ensemble) |
| Performance Notes | 19 April 2017 sees this wonderful event return to the Hall, with musicians and comedians performing a night of music and laughter for Parkinsons UK. Returning to the Symfunny stage and hosting this spectacular evening is stand-up comedian and star of the West Ends Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jason Manford.
We are thrilled to announce that joining Jason is legendary member of The Who, Pete Townshend, and Parkinsons UK resident funny man Rob Deering. Jason, Pete and Rob join our already fantastic line up made up of multimillion selling and award-winning recording artist Katie Melua and the worlds most successful musical theatre group Collabro.
Bringing the funny alongside Jason and Rob will be, stars of BBC sitcom Josh Josh Widdicombe and Jack Dee. Jack will be joined on stage by BBC Radio 4s Im Sorry I Havent A Clue team who said, We are delighted to join the fight against Parkinsons and play silly games in the magnificent setting of the Royal Albert Hall.
In an event like no other all of our acts will be accompanied by the specially created Symfunny Orchestra and Choir, featuring some of the best professional musicians and voices in the UK.
Symfunny is the brainchild of producer, composer and conductor James Morgan, who was diagnosed with Parkinsons at 42. He and his partner, fellow producer, composer and mezzo-soprano Juliette Pochin, are asking their celebrity friends to come together to raise vital funds for Parkinsons UK in a fantastic event. |
| Related Archival Material | Poster (RAHE/2/2017/8a) |