Royal Variety Performance 2004

Entertainment Artistes Benevolent Fund
Light Entertainment Television & Theatre
Founded 1908 Registered Charity 206451

Patron HM The Queen.
President Laurie Mansfield. Chairman Peter Prichard OBE. Vice Chairman Phil Dale.
Treasurer Ray Donn
Executive Administrator Peter Elliott

Was presented on
Tuesday 14th December 2004
In the presence of
HRH The Prince of Wales

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At
The London Coliseum
St. Martin's Lane.
Trafalgar Square. London WC2

The London Coliseum

London Coliseum Pictures © Grant Smith
.

Frank Matcham (Theatre Architect 1854-1920) designed this supreme masterpiece
The London Coliseum in 1904 as the flagship venue for his chain.
Happily the theatre survives largely intact as the home of the
English National Opera.
The theatre has recently completed a magnificent £41m
major refurbishment in time for this years centenary celebrations.

Laurie Mansfield Greets HRH
President Laurie Mansfield & Administrator Peter Elliott
Greet HRH at his arrival at The London Coliseum

Artistes' That Appeared

Sir Cliff Richard

Brian McFadden

Delta Goodrem

Dara O'Briain

Ennio Marchetto

Girls Aloud

Josh Groban

Funny Girls

Jimmy Carr

Jamelia

Will Smith

Pirates of Penzance

Round The Horne-Revisited

Michael Buble

Denise Van Outen

Ozzie & Sharon Osbourne

Barbara Windsor

The Producers

Gwen Stefani

Lemar

Natasha Kaplinsky

Shane Richie

Graham Norton

Billy Elliot
The Musical

David O'Mer
& Yamil Borges

Liza Minnelli

Sir Elton John

Tommy Steele

Olivia Newton-John

Finale

Anthony Davis
Voice Overs

Television Production
Under the direction of Kevin Bishop.
Producer: Dominic Smith
Assistant Producer: Simon Proctor
Associate Producer: Nina Chatterjee

Celebrities and artists from the worlds of music,television and entertainment gather at London's Coliseum for the prestigious annual Royal Variety Performance,
in the presence of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
As always there will be some big surprises for the audience on the night.
This year,the Coliseum celebrates its centenary and re-opens after undergoing a £41m restoration.
The Royal Variety Performance is a charity event in aid of the
Entertainment Artistes Benevolent Fund.


Production Team L/R Martin Koch Musical Supervisor Simon Kimmel Production Designer Richard Valentine Director Dominic Smith Producer Kim Gavin Stage Director & Choreographer Kevin Bishop Executive Producer Anne Throup Production Manager		Production Team L/R Linda Martin Costume, Designer Nina Chatterjee Assistant Producer Sarah Gardiner Production Secretary Christina Baker Make-up Designer Simon Proctor Assistant Producer Katie Collins Production Assistant

The 2004 Royal Variety Performance
was transmitted on BBC Television
Wednesday 15th December 2004

Crown Society provided the catering for the
2004 Royal Variety Show and The Royal Box

Selection of
2004 Royal Variety Performance Pictures
by Doug McKenzie Here.

Press Release

After the first Royal Show on 1st July 1912
at The Palace Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London
In the presence of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary
The King said he would attend a once-yearly variety show provided the profits went to
the Variety Artistes Benevolent Fund as the EABF was then known.
The Entertainment Artistes Benevolent Fund has been honoured by Royal patronage ever since.
The Royal Variety Performance provides most of the funding to maintain Brinsworth House
the Funds home for retired members of the entertainment profession and their dependants.

The 2004 show is the 76th Royal Variety Performance,
for 16 years the RVP was not presented owing to world conflict and Royal Family mourning.
Since that first event, over six thousand artists from all over the world have given
their services freely to the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund.

Royal Variety Performance 2002

Royal Variety Performance 2003