The actor and comedian Lee Mack hosts the annual entertainment extravaganza to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity, from London's Royal Albert Hall. This year's star-studded events features special performances from Nile Rodgers & Chic, George Ezra, Ellie Goulding, Sam Ryder, Becky Hill, a stunning duet from Hollywood star Rita Wilson and US jazz sensation Gregory Porter, as well as a Christmas treat from David Baddiel, Frank Skinner, Ian Broudie, the Lightning Seeds and England's Lionesses. More show-stopping moments are provided by the West End casts of the multi-award winning Cabaret and Disney's Newsies, and Cirque Du Soleil also return to the Royal Variety with a death-defying display from their new show, Kurios. As the evening draws to a close, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Gary Barlow, Gareth Malone and the London Youth Choir perform a very special version of Sing, in tribute to the Queen's patronage of the Royal Variety Charity.
