Kerry Ellis to perform at the Festival of Remembrance 2010
21 October 2010
Kerry Ellis will be performing at this year's Festival of Remembrance at The Royal Albert Hall on 13 November 2010.
Further to our earlier news item last month, Oliver! the Musical have now confirmed this on their Facebook page:
On Saturday 13 November, Kerry Ellis will not be performing the role of 'Nancy' in "Oliver!" at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Kerry will be performing at the "Festival of Remembrance" at the Royal Albert Hall. This annual Festival commemorates and honours all those who have lost their lives in conflicts and is hosted by The Royal British Legion and attended by the Royal Family and Simultaneously broadcast on BBC1. Kerry will be performing songs from her hit album, "Anthems" available on Decca Records.
For these two performances only, Jodie Prenger will return to the role of 'Nancy'.
For more information, visit The Royal British Legion website.
Source: Facebook: Oliver! the Musical
Update: 12 November 2010
Kerry Ellis and Brian May will be performing "Anthem".
Huw Edwards will present coverage of the event on BBC One at 9.10pm (GMT) on Saturday 13 November 2010.
A special DVD of the festival is made available soon after the event from the Legion's Poppy Shop - www.poppyshop.org.uk.
Source: The Royal British Legion
Update: 13 November 2010
Before performing at this year's Festival of Remembrance, Kerry Ellis and Brian May talked to Chris Stuart from BBC Radio 2.
You can listen to the interview, and their performance of 'Anthem' below:
Kerry Ellis and Brian May - Festival of Remembrance 2010
13 November 2010
Duration: 00:06:02. Recorded from BBC Radio 2.
Or you can watch their performance below:
Duration: 0:03:53. Recorded from BBC 1 - 13 November 2010.
Kerry Ellis and Brian May perform "Anthem" at the 2010 Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall in front of the Royal Family.
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