| Main Performers | Robin Ince,
Steve Backshall,
Helen Glover,
Anil Seth,
Dr Helen Sharman,
Dr Erica McAlister,
Professor Chris Jackson,
Dr Helen Czerski,
Professor Jim Al Khalili - speakers
Nina Conti - ventriloquist
Professor Brian Cox - speaker, piano
Marc Almond,
Boy George,
Sinead Quinn,
Sophie Ellis Bextor - vocals
Nitin Sawhney - piano,
Tanita Tikaram - vocal, guitar,
Ash Cutler,
Rachel Hawnt |
| Orchestra or Band | Steve Pretty's Brass Band (Steve Pretty, Ben Handysides, Steve Thompson, Jeff Miller, Ollie Weston),
House Band,
Jack Liebeck and His String Quartet |
| Set List | Christmas Music including 'Theme from A Puppets Chritmas Carol' (Steve Pretty's Brass Band),
'Merry Christmas Everyone', Shakin' Stevens (Ellis Bextor),
Welcome (Ince, Cox),
Talk - The Nature of Time (Al-Khalili),
Poem (Ince),
Talk - Neuroscience, Consciousness, Perception (Seth),
'Murder on the Dance Floor' (Ellis Bextor, House Band) with Disco Laser Show (Seb Lee-Selisle and team),
Talk - World Outside My Window (Sharman),
'World Outside My Window ' (Tikaram),
Talk - Sports Science (Glover),
'Life on Mars', D Bowie (Ellis Bextor, Jack Liebeck and His String Quartet),
INTERVAL
Christmas Music (Steve Pretty's Brass Band),
'Estrellita', Ponce (Jack Liebeck and His String Quartet),
Talk - Black Holes (Cox),
Talk - Bot Flies (McAlister),
'Say Hello, Wave Goodbye', Soft Cell (Marc Almond),
'Candles Burning' (Marc Almond),
Talk - Rocks (Jackson),
Talk - The Oceans (Czerski),
'Breathing Light', N Sawhney (Nitin Sawhney),
Talk - Sharks (Backshall) with video accompanied by music (Cutler, Hawnt)
'Heroes', D Bowie (Boy George),
Christmas Carol (Boy George)
Ensemble Finale -'Fairytales of New York', The Pogues (Boy George, Sinead Quinn, Brian Cox, Nitin Sawhney, House Band, Steve Pretty's Band) |
| Performance Notes | This December join Professor Brian Cox and Robin Ince, of Radio 4s The Infinite Monkey Cage, for their science and music variety show Christmas Compendium of Reason. A festive event like no other, full of comedy, wonder and so much more! Prepare for an excellent night out, with a whole host of very special guests.
Guests in the audience included Professor Alice Roberts.
Christmas Luxury Box packages were available for £2,040 (Loggia Box) or £1,000 (2nd Tier Box) which included exclusive box hire, christmas crackers, champagne, food and drink, dedicated waiter, and programmes). Festive Fine Dining tickets were available for £235 per person which included arena seat, champagne, dinner, Christmas cracker and programme. |
| Related Archival Material | Digital Photographs |