Sixty Years of Song
Dedicated to our late friend
Lesley Moore
Nov 2012
To celebrate the Queen's Diamond
Jubilee, Donnington Little Theatre performed a concert of popular hits
from the 1950's to the 2000's.
Performance Numbers
To view clips of the Performance numbers by original artists please click the play buttons against each listing and return to the window above to view
1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's
| Title | Artist | Year | UK# | US# | Performed By | |
| 1950's | ||||||
| ACT 1 | ||||||
| Handful of Songs by Tommy Steele |
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1957 | 5 | - | Ladies |
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| Catch a Falling Star by Perry Como |
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1957 | 9 | 2 | Emma, Sadie & Ladies |
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| If You Love Me (Really Love Me) (Hymne à
l'amour) by Édith Piaf |
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1950 | Gina |
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| Singing the Blues by Guy Mitchell |
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1956 | 1 | 1 | Ladies |
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| Autumn Leaves by Roger Williams |
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1955 | - | 1 | Bill |
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| 1960's | ||||||
| Poetry in Motion by Johnny Tillotson |
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1960 | 1 | 2 | Michael & Ladies |
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| Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye Tammi Terrell |
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1967 | - | 19 | Alexia |
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| I got you Babe by Sonny & Cher |
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1965 | 1 | 1 | Carol & Andy |
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| People by Barbara Streisand from Funny Girl |
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1964 | - | 1 | Sue |
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| Daydream Believer by The Monkees |
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1967 | 5 | 1 | Ensemble |
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| Streets of London by Ralph McTell |
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1969 (1974) |
2 | - | Vikki & Cynthia |
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| Love is all Around by The Troggs |
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1967 | 5 | 7 | Nykkö & Kate |
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| Beatles' Medley - Eleanor Rigby I Want To Hold Your Hand Hey Jude by The Beatles |
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1966 1963 1968 |
1 - 1 |
11 1 1 |
Ensemble |
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| 1970's | ||||||
| Candle in the Wind by Elton John |
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1974 | 11 | - | Michael, Vikki, Gina, Sally & Andrea |
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| Rockin' all over the World by Status Quo |
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1977 | 3 | - | Ensemble |
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| You don't bring me Flowers by Neil Diamond & Barbra Streisand |
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1978 | 5 | 1 | Vikki & Stephen |
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| YMCA by Village People |
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1978 | 1 | 2 | Ensemble |
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| Always on my Mind by Brenda Lee |
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1972 | - | - | Cynthia |
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| Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen |
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1975 | 1 | 9 | Stephen & Offstage group |
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| Is This The Way To Amarillo by Tony Christie |
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1971 | 18 | - | Ensemble |
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| ACT 2 | ||||||
| 1980's | ||||||
| Like a Virgin by Madonna |
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1984 | 3 | 1 | Alexia & Ladies |
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| I Just called to say I Love You by Stevie Wonder |
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1984 | 1 | 1 | Michael |
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| The Wind beneath my Wings by Roger Whittaker |
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1982 | - | - | Gina |
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| Take my Breath away by Berlin from Top Gun |
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1986 | 1 | 1 | Kate & Ladies |
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| The Winner takes it all by Abba |
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1980 | 1 | 8 | Sue |
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| Islands in the Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton |
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1983 | 7 | 1 | Vikki & Michael |
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| Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen |
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1984 | - | - | Gina |
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| 1990's | ||||||
| Wannabe by The Spice girls |
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1996 | 1 | 1 | Sally, Amanda, Mary, Carol & Cynthia |
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| Closest thing to Crazy by Katie Melua from the Mike Batt album |
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1995 (2003) |
10 | - | Alexia |
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| Time to say Goodbye (Con te partirò) by Andrea Bocelli |
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1995 | 69 | - | Sue & Michael |
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| Angels by Robbie Williams |
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1997 | 4 | 53 | Stephen |
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| Achy Breaky Heart by Billy Ray Cyrus |
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1992 | 3 | 4 | Andy & Ensemble |
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| To Make you feel my Love by Billy Joel Written by Bob Dylan |
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1997 | - | 50 | Vikki |
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| 2000's | ||||||
| Get this Party Started by Pink |
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2001 | 2 | 4 | Ensemble |
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| Beautiful by Christina Aguilera |
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2002 | 1 | 2 | Alexia |
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| Wherever you are by the Military Wives (Directed by Gareth Malone) |
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2011 | 1 | - | Ladies |
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| Leave Right Now by Will Young |
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2003 | 1 | 81 | Stephen |
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| Can't get you out of my Head by Kylie Minogue |
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2001 | 1 | 7 | Cathy & Dancers |
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| You Raise Me Up by Westlife Written by Secret Garden |
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2005 | 1 | - | Ensemble |
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The Production Team:
| Producer | Cynthia Shaw | |
| Accompanist | Nykkö Mikaël Grégoire | |
| Choreographers | Verity Matthews & Amanda Robertson | |
| Flautist | Kate Prentice | |
| Set | Stewart Lee, Alan Shaw & Cast Members | |
| Painting Decor | Carol Melhuish & Cynthia Shaw | |
| Sound | Richard Foxcroft | |
| Lighting | Verity Brown | |
| Box Office | Denise Olenik & Jenny Oakley | |
| Type setting | Alan Shaw | |
| Bar Manager | Ian Martin | |
| Photography | Ian Martin |
The Performers:
Rehearsal/Backstage Photographs: (Please click to enlarge)
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