Tuesday 9th April, 2002

Charity premiere of the hit musical “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” in support of UNICEF and SOS

London Palladium

A magical evening of adventure, enchantment and excitement is guaranteed at the Charity Premiere of the first ever stage adaptation of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” on Tuesday 9 April 2002.

The event will be hosted by UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador, Roger Moore, and Dame Vera Lynn, Patron of SOS (Stars Organisation Supporting Cerebral Palsy). The evening promises to provide the most exciting theatrical experience of the year. Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey, Richard E Grant, Martin Kemp and the winner of last year’s Big Brother, Brian Dowling, are amongst a whole host of stars and celebrities who will be attending the event. There will also be an exclusive after-show party sponsored by Harrods in their Georgian Restaurant in Knightsbridge.

This colourful West End stage production brings together a wealth of talents from the theatre world. Michael Ball plays the eccentric inventor “Caractacus Potts” and Emma Williams makes her West End stage debut as “Truly Scrumptious”. Other stars include Anton Rodgers as the batty “Grandpa Potts”, Brian Blessed as the dastardly “Baron”, Nichola McAuliffe as the “Baroness” and Richard O’Brien as the evil “Child Catcher”. Tickets are available from the London Palladium on 020 7494 5573 from £15 per person. For top of the range tickets to the show and after-show party see http://www.unicef.org.uk/events.