Record

Performance TitleBrassed Off Live
Performance Date25 May 2022
Performance DayWednesday
Performance Time19:00
Main PerformersMembers of the cast - Peter Gunn, Mary Healey, Philip Jackson, Stephen Tompkinson, Mark Herman (director), Steve Abbott (producer)
Secondary PerformersShaun Randall - cornet
Orchestra or BandGrimethorpe Colliery Band,
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
ConductorsBen Palmer
Set ListQ&A (Mark Kermode, members of the cast)
INTERVAL
Film screening - 'Brassed Off', dir. M Herman (1996, 107mins) (Grimethorpe Colliery Band)

'Death or Glory',
'A Sad Old Day',
'Floral Dance',
'Aforementioned Essential Items',
'En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor',
'Years of Coal',
'March of the Cobblers',
'There's More Important Things in Life',
'Cross of Honour',
'Jerusalem',
'Florentiner March',
'Danny Boy (Londonderry Air)',
'We'll Find a Way',
'Clog Dance',
'Colonel Bogey',
'All Things Bright and Beautiful',
'William Tell Overture' (Shaun Randall),
'Honest Decent Human Beings',
'Pomp and Circumstance'
Performance NotesFollowing the unfortunate cancellation of our 2020 event, we are delighted that British classic Brassed Off will be returning to the Royal Albert Hall in 2022 for a special screening with live accompaniment by the brass band that inspired the story. The beloved Films in Concert version returns to where it all began, after selling out its world premiere here in 2017 and playing to packed houses on a national tour.

This 1996 bittersweet comedy-drama, written and directed by Mark Herman, stars Pete Postlethwaite as Danny, the devoted leader of the Grimley Colliery Band, who is determined to show the Tories ‘we are not defeated’. Ewan McGregor, Stephen Tompkinson and Tara Fitzgerald are just some of the stand-outs in an impressive ensemble cast.

Relive a piece of British cinema history as the Grimethorpe Colliery Band and members of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra under the baton of Ben Palmer perform the score live alongside the film on the big screen, at the iconic venue at the film’s heart.

Plus, Mark Kermode will be hosting an exclusive Q&A before the show with members of the cast including Peter Gunn, Mary Healey, Philip Jackson and Stephen Tompkinson, alongside director Mark Herman and producer Steve Abbott.

By arrangement with Film Four Limited and Prominent Features Limited.
Ticket Prices£26-£73
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work12584Brassed Off Live1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/23190Kermode; Mark (2 July 1963); English film critic
DS/UK/2943The Grimethorpe Colliery Band (1917-)
DS/UK/15677Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra (RPCO); 1987-; English orchestra
DS/UK/22021Palmer; Ben (fl 2003-); British conductor
DS/UK/22902Abbott; Steve (28 July 1954); British film producer
DS/UK/21533Herman; Mark (1954-); English film director, screenwriter
DS/UK/2273Tompkinson; Stephen (1965-); English actor
DS/UK/21530Jackson; Philip (1948-); English actor
DS/UK/21531Healey; Mary (1942-); English actress
DS/UK/21534Gunn; Peter (1963-); English actor
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