presents

Choreographed by

 

 

1958 – 1960

..‘THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING’..

with
Valerie Walsh
Maggie Fitzgibbon
Steve Arlen
Jean Muir
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1960 – 1962

‘The Ten O’Clock Follies’

with
David Wilkinson
Steve Arlen
Aleta Morrison
Pat Ferris
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1962 – 1963

//‘fantastico’//

with
Steve Arlen
Katia
Josephine Blake
Grazina Frame
Eileen Gourlay
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers


1963 – 1964

//‘High Life’..

with
Peter Regan
Eileen Gourlay
Christine Craig
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1964 – 1965

//‘Roman Holiday’//

with
Lynda Baron
Michael Desmond
Enrico Giacomini
Joyce Mandre
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1965 – 1966

//‘Fatal Fascination’..

with
Lynda Baron
Gary Miller
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers 

 

1966 – 1967

..‘Dangerous Curves’..

with
Peter Elliott
Pearl Ho
Penny France
Julie Cavell
Joyanne Delancey
Sonia Bendi
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1967 – 1968

//‘Wild West End’//

with
Rod McLennon
Michael Rowlatt
Judy Collins
Jacqueline Jones
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1968 – 1969

//‘Fine Feathers’//

with
Grazina Frame
Norma Taylor
Cassandra
Charles Yates
Barry Blayne
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1969 – 1970

//‘Out of This World’//

with
Norma Taylor
Antonia Ellis
Kenny Day
Dick Jordan
Carol Elvin
Maive Moran
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1970 – 1971

..‘Jet Set ‘70’..

with

Diana Quiseekay
Michael Rowlatt
Bobby Hanna
Paula Lane
Zena Clifton
Linda Dunn
Brenda May
Jimmy AnthonyThe Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers


1971 – 1972

//‘Tonight’s the Night’//

with
Diana Landor
Bobby Hanna
Robert Wilder
Lyndsey Williams
Tina Harris
Sandra Blair
Loraine Hart
Steve Cornell
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1972 – 1973

..‘Magnifique’..

with
Lee Gibson
Robert Johnstone
Linzi Mitchell
Tina Harris
John-John Keefe
Elizabeth Elliott
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1973 – 1974

..‘Dream Machine’..

with
Michael Rowlatt
Ann Chivers
Valerie Hoadley
Elizabeth Elliott
Colleen May
Steve Cornell
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1974 – 1975

..‘A Touch of Venus’..

with
Elizabeth Elliott
Peter Gee
Diana Quiseekay
Dick Jordan
Joyanne Delancey
Connie Reid
Lavina Smith
Pepsi
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

1975 – 1976

..‘Sweet Temptation’..

with
Jacqueline Jones
Bernard Sharpe
Valerie Hoadley
Charles Yates
Carol Conlon
Simon Kent
The Talk of the Town Singers and DancerS

 

1977 – 1979

// ‘Razzle Dazzle’
//

with
Sara France
Anita Joannou
Adele Neatrour
Les Ames
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers 

 

1979

//‘Bubbly’//

with
Blayne Barrington
Alison Bell
Peter Kenyon
Sara France
Chrissie Nagle
Sarah Antrim
John Peter-Jones
Richard Roman
Lee Craig-Raymond
Sarah Antrim
Sue Finch
Jo Thomas
Janice Bird
Rodney James
Geoffrey Barrington
Keith Bacall
Joyce Court
The Talk of the Town Singers and Dancers

 

STAR APPEARANCES AT THE TALK OF THE TOWN

 

 

 

 

START OF SEASON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1960

 

 

1964

 

 

 

 

 

Eartha Kitt

7th September

Alma Cogan

6th February

Andrews Sisters

5th December

Ethel Merman

19th February

 

 

 

Mary Kaye Trio

18th March

 

1961

 

Bruce Forsyth

4th May

 

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Shirley Bassey

1st June

 

Max Bygraves

30th January

 

Sophie Tucker

6th July

 

Lena Horne

27th March

 

Nina & Frederik

3rd August

 

Sophie Tucker

15th May

Lena Horne

14th September

 

Johnnie Ray

26th June

Barry Sisters

9th November

 

Frances Faye

24th July

 

 

Dorothy Squires

25th September

 

1965

 

McGuire Sisters

16th October

 

 

Julie Wilson

13th November

Matt Monro

1st February

 

 

Eartha Kitt

17th February

 

1962

 

Edmund Hockridge

19th April

 

 

Gene Barry

17th May

Joan Regan

1st January

Patachou

31st May

Eartha Kitt

21st February

Tony Hancock

28th June

Lisa Kirk

21st May

Buddy Greco

9th August

Frankie Vaughan

30th July

Frances Faye

6th September

Shirley Bassey

1st October

Jimmy Tarbuck

19th October

Beverley Sisters

26th November

Hildegarde

15th November

 

 

Frankie Vaughan

6th December

 

1963

 

 

 

 

 

 

1966

 

Marion Ryan

21st January

 

 

Dolores Gray 20th February Cliff Richard & 31st January

Phil Ford &

15th April

The Shadows

 

mimi hines   vicki carr 14th March

Shirley Bassey

13th May

Max Bygraves

31st March

Joan Regan

3rd June

Liza Minnelli

9th May

Sophie Tucker

24th June

Rolf Harris

6th June

Joan Turner

5th August

Beverley Sisters

4th July

Jackie Mason

9th September

Johnny Mathis

25th July

Edmund Hockridge

7th October

The Seekers

22nd August

Max Bygraves

14th October

Pearl Bailey

26th September

 

 

Frankie Vaughan

25th October

 

 

Frank Ifield

5th December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1967

 

Abbe Lane

2nd June

 

 

Matt Monro 16th June

Dave Allen

17th January

Bruce Forsyth

14th July

Tom Jones

1st March

Sammy Davis Jr

25th August

Val Doonican

10th April

Vic Damone

5th September

Dusty Springfield

8th May

Herman’s Hermits 22nd September

Mel Torme

5th June

Lonnie Donegan

6th October

Shirley Bassey

3rd July

Raphael

3rd November

Vince Hill

31st July

Billy Eckstine

15th December

Marion

21st August

 

 

Montgomery

 

1970

 

Dickie Valentine

4th September

 

 

Johnny Mathis

2nd October

The Temptations

12th January

Gigi Galon

30th October

Millicent Martin

26th January

Wayne Newton

6th November

Caterina Valente

26th February

Sandie Shaw

4th December

Des O’Connor

30th March

 

 

Shirley Bassey

13th April

 

1968

 

Frances Faye

.27th April

 

 

Bruce Forsyth

25th May

The Shadows

1st January

Stevie Wonder

22nd June

The Supremes

22nd January

Roy Castle

13th July

Bruce Forsyth

5th February

Shani Wallis

10th August

Lulu

12th February

Cliff Richard

28th September

Max Bygraves

26th February

Buddy Greco

26th October

Matt Monro

14th March

Bruce Forsyth

23rd November

Kathy Kirby

15th April

Frankie Vaughan

7th December

Cliff Richard

13th May

 

 

The Seekers

10th June

 

1971

 

Dusty Springfield

8th July

 

 

Roy Orbison

5th August

Matt Monro

4th January

Rolf Harris

2nd September

Lulu

25th January

Raphael

30th September

The Bachelors

18th February

Joe Brown

14th October

Howard Keel

22nd March

Englebert

28th October

Dave Allen

19th April

Humperdinck

Roger Whittaker

15th May

Frank ifield

25th November

Lovelace Watkins

1st June

Judy Garland

30th December

Hines, Hines & Dad

14th June

 

 

Caterina Valente

12th July

 

1969

 

The New Seekers

9th August

 

 

Lovelace Watkins

23rd August

Lonnie Donegan

3rd February

Vince Hill

24th September

Sandie Shaw

10th February

Beverly Sisters

25th October

Frankie Vaughan

10th March

Dorothy Squires

2nd November

    Sacha Distel 16th November

The Barron Knights

5th May

Bruce Forsyth

6th December

 

 

 

 

 

1972

 

Lovelace Watkins

27th August

 

 

James Darren

24th September

Blue Mink

17th January

Jimmy Tarbuck

15th October

Dick Emery

1st February

Peter Gordeno

29th October

Des O’Connor

26th February

Frankie Vaughan

3rd December

Buddy Greco

13th March

 

 

Lovelace Watkins

3rd April

 

1974

 

Frankie Vaughan

1st May

 

 

Nelson Sardelli

29th May

Lorna Luft

14th January

Sergio Franchi

3rd July

Tony Christie

4th February

Clodagh Rodgers

24th July

Mike Yarwood

18th February

Tommy Leonetti

Covered on 31st July

The New Seekers

4th March

 

& 1st August

Rolf Harris

28th March

The New Seekers

14th August

Rolf Harris

16th April

Pearl Bailey

4th September

 

Re-opening

Dailey & Wayne

9th October

Sacha Distel

22nd April

Tonia Bern-Campbell

23rd October

Des O’Connor

20th May

Malcolm Roberts

1st July

Billy Eckstine

6th November

Roger Whittaker

29th July

Dusty Springfield

 

Gene Barry

12th August

Covers:

 

The Three Degrees

9th September

Frankie Vaughan

5, 6, 7, December

Lovelace Watkins

23rd September

Jimmy Tarbuck

8, 9 December

Paul Melba

30th September

Bruce Forsyth

11th December

The Drifters

21st October

 

 

Peter Gordeno

4th November

 

1973

 

Matt Monro

16th December

 

 

 

 

George Fame &

8th January

 

1975

 

Alan Price

 

 

 

Neil Sedaka

22nd January

Peters and Lee

6th January

Cliff Richard

22nd February

Lena Martell

3rd February

Des O’Connor

19th March

Lorne Lesley

3rd March

Georgia Brown

16th April

Caterina Valente

17th March

Dave Allen

30th April

Frankie Vaughan

7th April

Dick Jensen

28th May

Dickie Henderson

5th May

Pearl Bailey

18th June

Dailey & Wayne

2nd June

Covers:

 

Cliff Richard

19th June

Bruce Forsyth

21st June

Roger Whittaker

7th July

The Peddlers

22nd June

Kamahl

28th August

Julie Rogers

23rd June

Tony Christie

11th August

Matt Monro

2nd July

Vince Hill

1st September

Buddy Greco

30th July

The Platters

22nd September

Tommy Leonetti

13th August

Cleo Laine

6th October

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roy Castle

27th October

 1978

Salena Jones

11th November

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Rolf Harris

8th December

Buddy Greco

2nd January

 

 

Vince Hill

30th January

1976

Jackie Trent &

27th February

 ..................................

 

Tony Hatch

 

Dukes & Lee

5th January

Madeline Bell

20th March

Diane Solomon

19th January

Frankie Stevens

1st May

Peters and Lee

2nd February

Los Reales del

5th June

Lena Martell

1st March

Paraguay

Peter Gordeno

29th March

Peter Gordeno

28th August

Julie Rogers

26th April

Matt Monro

30th October

Marilyn Michaels

3rd May

Frankie Vaughan

27th November

Salena Jones

10th May

 

 

Tony Monopoly

24th May

 1979

Mel Torme

21st June

 

 

The Sandpipers

12th July

Patti Boulaye

8th January

Roger Whittaker

2nd August

Marc Anthony

12th February

Kamahl

23rd August

The Drifters

12th March

Julie Rogers

20th September

Grace Kennedy

26th March

Dream Express

18th October

Tony Monopoly

23rd April

Frankie Vaughan

8th November

Madeline Bell

4th June

 

 

Delta Rhythm

25th June

 

1977

 

Boys

 

 

Buddy Greco

23rd July

Madeline Bell

3rd January

Helen Geller

20th August

The Bachelors

31st January

Rolf Harris

17th September

The Drifters

28th February

Marti Caine

15th October

Matt Monro

14th March

Peters and Lee

5th November

Wilma Reading

18th April

Sandy Contella

26th November

Guys ‘n’ Dolls

2nd May

Vince Hill

10th December

Los reales del

16th May

 

 

Paraguay

 

1980

 

Peter Gordeno

30th May

 

 

Tony Monopoly

8th August

Black Abbotts

7th January

Kamahl

3rd October

Cashears

4th February

Roger Whittaker

7th November

Billy Daniels

3rd March

Julie Anthony

5th December

Iris Williams

31st March

Peter Gordeno

6th December

Anita Harris

28th April

Tony Monopoly

17th December

Pearl Bailey

12th May

Peter Gordeno

19th December

Grace Kennedy

9th June

Salena Jones

24th December

Anni Anderson

23rd June

Frankie Vaughan

26th December

Tony Monopoly

15th September

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kamahl

13th October

 

 

Anita Harris

10th November

 

 

Rolf Harris

8th December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1981

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vince Hill

5th January

 

 

Grace Kennedy

2nd February

 

 

Bruce Forsyth

16th February

 

 

Rita Moreno

16th March

 

 

The Drifters

30th March

 

 

Sacha Distel

27th April

 

 

Madeline Bell

25th May

 

 

Grace Kennedy

22nd June

 

 

Wall St. Crash

20th July

 

 

Annie Ross

17th August

 

 

Wall St. Crash

14th September

 

 

Los Reales Del

5th October

 

 

Paraguay

 

 

Bobby Rydell

9th November

 

 

Anita Harris

7th December

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1982

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matt Munro

1st February

 

 

Peter Gordeno

1st March

 

 

Wall St. Crash

5th April

 

 

Julie Rogers

26th April

 

 

Joe Longthorne

17th May – 12th June