Friday, December 1, 2017

M-Net to broadcast The Royal Variety Performance 2017 on Sunday 31 December as a New Year's Eve special.


M-Net will once again broadcast The Royal Variety Performance 2017 and will play out this year's variety concert on on Sunday 31 December at 22:00 as a New Year's Eve special.

The Royal Variety Performance is the British entertainment industry's annual fundraising event since 1912.

It features legendary British and global artists and acts - especially notable stars and performances from the past year - who stage a variety concert that gets filmed and with members of the British royal family annually in attendance.

The Royal Variety Performance 2017 has Miranda Hart as the host this year and will include appearances and performances by Cirque du Soleil and Circus Abyssinia, the Annie The Musical cast and the 42nd Street cast, as well as James Blunt, Seal, Amber Riley and Louis Tomlinson.

Also part of the variety stage show this year are Alfie Boe, Beverley Knight, Cassidy Janson, Jason Manford, Kelsey Grammar, The Killers, Michael Ball, Paloma Faith, The Script and Tom Allen.