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Performance TitleThe Last Night of the Poms
Performance Date14 September 1981
Performance DayMonday
Performance Time19:30
Main PerformersBarry Humphries
Orchestra or BandLondon Symphony Orchestra
ChoirsThe New Antipodean Singers
ConductorsCarl Davis
Set List'An Educational Sonorama', Barry Humphries, Carl Davis (Dame Edna Everage, Sir Les Patterson, London Symphony Orchestra, The New Antipodean Singers),
'Overture on Australian Themes', Carl Davis,
'Peter and the Shark', Carl Davis, Barry Humphries
INTERVAL
'Fanfare for a Dame', Carl Davis,
'Song of Australia', Carl Davis, Barry Humphries (Dame Edna Everage, London Symphony Orchestra, The New Antipodean Singers)
Performance NotesDame Edna attacked the audience with gladioli.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1981/141)
2 B&W photographs (RAHE/3/1981/2)
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/VzGVqZwVR4HNl
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1981/141The Last Night of the Poms14-15 September 1981
RAHE/3/1981/2Photographs of the Last Night of the Poms 14 September 1981
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Ylokoipiox_GekThe Last Night of the Poms2
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/130London Symphony Orchestra (LSO); 1904-; English orchestra
DS/UK/10809Humphries; Barry (17 February 1934-22 April 2023); AO CBE; Australian comedian, actor, satirist, artist, and author
DS/UK/10810Davis; Carl (28 October 1936-3 August 2023); CBE; American-British conductor and composer
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