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Sandi Toksvig's Christmas Cracker Starring Ronnie Corbett

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Tuesday 15 December 2009 -
Thursday 24 December 2009

A Christmas cabaret in Royal Festival Hall featuring an array of guest stars from the worlds of music, magic and comedy, including the legendary Ronnie Corbett. Hosted by queen of the quips Sandi Toksvig and a house band, the show is a joyous mix of music and comedy. It features festive sing-a-longs and, in time-honoured tradition, a re-working of a much-loved period drama in the form of a hilarious romp through Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, written by Sandi Toksvig and a specially commissioned Christmas anthem by Fascinating Aida's Dillie Keane. Created by Sandi Toksvig and Southbank Centre Artistic Director Jude Kelly, and directed by Fiona Laird, who directed Stephen Fry's Cinderella at the Old Vic in 2007 starring Sandi Toksvig, each performance will have the same format, although star guests will vary through the show's ten-day run.

Special guest stars now announced! Keep checking the website for updates - the remaining guest stars to be announced soon.

The 20 December performance is captioned and has speech-to-text reporting.

Date	Vocalist	Scrooge	Cratchits	Choir
15 Dec	Maria Friedman	Stephen Mangan	Sara Kestelman	Voicelab
16 Dec	Maria Friedman	Nicholas Parsons	Sara Cox	Voicelab
17 Dec	Sarah Connolly	Fiona Shaw	Jeremy Hardy	Diversity
18 Dec	Denise Van Outen	John Humphrys	Dick & Dom	Diversity
19 Dec	Barb Jungr	Roger Lloyd Pack	Sara Kestelman	Diversity
20 Dec	Clive Rowe	Jon Snow	June Whitfield	London Gay Men’s Chorus
21 Dec	Sharon D. Clark	Rob Brydon	Sara Kestelman	London Gay Men’s Chorus
22 Dec	Frances Ruffelle	Arthur Smith	Sue Perkins	London Gay Men’s Chorus
23 Dec	Barb Jungr	Tim Pigott-Smith	Miriam Margolyes	Voicelab
24 Dec	Maria Friedman	Lionel Blair	Sue Perkins	Voicelab

Please note: this information is correct at time of going to press and may be subject to change.