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Max Bygraves - Programme, 1971

Title

Max Bygraves - Programme, 1971

Date

7 October 1971

Description

Full programme for entertainment show starring popular singer and entertainer Max Bygraves.

What's the story?

Max Bygraves was an incredibly popular singer, actor and entertainer on both television and stage.
The biography in the programme provides a neat summary of his life and career.
Growing up in the 1970s it was common for his Singalongamax albums to be part of your parent’s vinyl collection, next to the Jim Reeves and Mario Lanza.
Bygraves emigrated to Australia in 2005 and died in 2012, just six weeks short of his 90th birthday.
Bygraves was a regular performer at the Theatre Royal. He performed at the venue in 1974 and to mark the re-opening of the Theatre Royal, he was the star performer at a Royal Gala Performance in the presence of Princess Anne in June 1978.

Type

Programme

Location of item

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Rights

Theatre Royal & Royal Concert Hall Nottingham

Contributor

Researcher: David Longford