Description
The Talking Pictures TV and Renown Pictures Festival Of Film at The Alban Arena
Guest Information:
Dame SIÂN PHILLIPS Award-winning star of stage and screen, Dame Siân Phillips is known for Under Milk Wood (1971), television’s I, Claudius, How Green Was My Valley and many other films and series.
DIANE KEEN Diane starred in The Cuckoo Waltz, Rings on Their Fingers, The Shillingbury Tales and Doctors, to name a few!
ANNE REID CBE played Valerie Barlow in Coronation Street and Celia in Last Tango in Halifax among many other roles.
BARBARA FLYNN played Freda Ashton in A Family at War; other roles include: A Very Peculiar Practice; The Beiderbecke Trilogy and many more.
SIMON WILLIAMS AND LUCY FLEMING The star of Upstairs, Downstairs and his wife, Lucy, daughter of Celia Johnson, present Posting Letters to the Moon, the World War II letters between Celia and her husband.
JIMMY CRICKET has been well-known since the 1970s with shows on TV and radio. He brings his catchphrases, humour and trademark wellies to the stage.
BERNIE CLIFTON Comedian, singer and ‘Crackerjack’ legend, Bernie has done it all, from national television to performing in Las Vegas.
KAREN KAY Singer, comedian and ace impressionist, Karen Kay appeared with Bob Monkhouse, Max Bygraves, Des O’Connor and many more in the 1970s and 80s.
ERIC & ERN with Jonty Stephens and Ian Ashpitel A brilliant homage to Morecambe & Wise, full of their most loved routines, songs and sketches.
NEARLY NEWLEY Kaplan Kaye presents a one man tribute to the performer, actor and composer, Anthony Newley.
NICHOLAS YOUNG reunites with Tomorrow People cast members SAMMIE WINMILL and MIKE HOLOWAY to discuss the 1970s series.
MADELINE SMITH Madeleine began as a model, moving into acting during the 1960s. She has starred in Live and Let Die, The Vampire Lovers, Up Pompeii, and The Two Ronnies, plus many more.
MARK SHORTLAND Mark’s performances include a mixture of illusion, audience participation and comedy, blended with an individual style of magic and suggestion.
CAROLINE MUNRO The Cellar Club hostess and horror legend starred in Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter & The Spy Who Loved Me.
LOLA LAMOUR professional singer Lola has a penchant for musical styles from the 1940s and 1950s. She transports her audiences to the bygone age of big band music with nostalgic tunes from yesteryear.
The entertainment also includes rare and lost films, shorts and TV episodes, musical clips from yesteryear AND our own FOOTAGE DETECTIVES, MIKE READ and NOEL CRONIN – live on stage!
The Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans, AL1 3LD.
Doors open 10am • Curtain up 11am • Event ends 7pm
TWO DAYS OF GENUINE FUN!
Every year, Talking Pictures TV and Renown Pictures take over the Alban Arena, St Albans, for a star-studded spectacular of a weekend, with live on stage entertainment plus screenings of lost and rare shorts, films & TV episodes – perfect for fans of good old fashioned entertainment.
