Come From Away, Mary Poppins and Groan Ups set for Royal Variety Performance

The casts of West End shows Come From Away, Mary Poppins and Groan Ups will appear at the Royal Variety Performance.

ITV has confirmed the line up of acts who will be on the Royal Variety Performance 2019 line up later this year.

The Royal Variety Performance will come from the iconic London Palladium Theatre, which is hosting the event for the 43rd time.

Hosted by Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan, the Royal Variety Performance 2019 will take place on Monday, November 18 at the London Palladium Theatre.

The show will air on ITV in December with the exact air date to be announced.

Confirmed to be performing are the cast of West End musical Mary Poppins – Zizi Strallen as Mary Poppins and Charlie Stemp as Bert, with Petula Clark, who will feed the birds.

They’ll be joined by the cast of the Tony and Olivier award winning musical Come From Away and hit West End show Groan Ups.

Other performers on the night are Rod Stewart, award winning US composer and entertainer Harry Connick Jr, Britain’s Got Talent winner Colin Thackery and a unique collaboration from Emeli Sandé and Manchester’s Bee Vocal choir formed to inspire those experiencing mental health difficulties.

Also on the line up are Lewis Capaldi and Mabel who will each perform their record breaking singles, Hollywood star Luke Evans, comedy act Flo and Joan ann an exclusive extract from Cirque Du Soleil’s Luzia, plus comedians Kerry Godliman and Frank Skinner.

About the author: Josh Darvill

Josh is Stageberry's editor with over five years of experience writing about theatre in the West End and across the UK. Prior to following his passion for musicals, he worked for more than a decade as a TV journalist.

 

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