The Secret Policeman's Ball. The Complete Edition. Volume 1 (

THE SECRET POLICEMAN'S BALL THE COMPLETE EDITION A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF LIVE COMEDY AND MUSIC FOR AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL IN THE BEGINNING WHEN John Cleese offered to 'get a few friends together' to stage a comedy benefit in aid of Amnesty International, the result was "A Poke in the Eye (with a sharp stick)". His 'few friends' were the cream of the comedy world including his fellow Monty Python stars Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam, Beyond the Fringe members Peter Cook, Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller, Graeme Garden, Tim Brooke Taylor and Bill Oddie from The Goodies, Dame Edna Everidge, John Fortune, Eleanor Bron, John Bird and Jonathan Lynn. A comedy institution was born. "The Mermaid Frolics" in 1977 saw music added to the mix and the shows produced classic performances from artists including Sting, Pete Townshend, Peter Gabriel, Duran Duran, David Gilmour, Daryl Hall, Tom Jones, John Williams, Phil Collins, Dave Stewart, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Lou Reed, Morrissey, Jools Holland and even Spinal Tap! This special boxed set is a unique collection of classic live comedy and music from seven Amnesty International shows spanning 25 years. Enjoy! VOLUME ONE ~~~~~~~~~~ * PLEASURE AT HER MAJESTY'S (1976) * MERMAID FROLICS (1977) PLEASURE AT HER MAJESTY'S ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASURE AT HER MAJESTY'S WAS THE FILM VERSION OF THE STAGE SHOW: "A POKE IN THE EYE (WITH A SHARP STICK)" Duration: 71 minutes Location: Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, London SW1 Dates: 1st, 2nd and 3rd April 1976 Three late night shows. Credits: Conceived by John Cleese and Peter Luff Stage Show: Directed by Jonathan Miller Produced by Peter Luff and David Simpson for Amnesty International Original designs by Terry Gilliam Film: Directed by Roger Graef Edited by Thomas Schwalm Running Order: 1. John Cleese, Michael Palin - Pet Shop (aka The Parrot Sketch) 2. Alan Bennett - T E Lawrence 3. Barry Humphries as Dame Edna Everage - Spunk 4. John Fortune, Eleanor Bron - Happy Darling? 5. Peter Cook - Miner 6. Monty Python: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Carol Cleveland, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Guest Appearance: Peter Cook - Court Room Sketch 7. John Fortune, John Bird - You Say Potato 8. Neil Innes - Protest Song 9. John Cleese, Jonathan Lynn - The Last Supper 10. The Goodies (Tim Brooke Taylor, Graeme Garden, Bill Oddie) - Funky Gibbon 11. Alan Bennett - Telegram 12. Desmond Jones - Hamlet (Mime) 13. Peter Cook, John Fortune - Asp 14. Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Bill Oddie, John Cleese - The Japes Lecture 15. Eleanor Bron - Appeal 16. Beyond the Fringe: Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, Guest Appearance: Terry Jones - So That's the Way You Like It. (Shakespeare Sketch) 17. Monty Python and the entire cast - Lumberjack Song ℗ & © Amnesty international UK Section Ltd 1976 www.joinamnestynow.com THE MERMAID FROLICS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE MERMAID FROLICS IS THE FILM VERSION OF THE STAGE SHOW, "AN EVENING WITHOUT SIR BERNARD MILES" Duration: 52 minutes Location The Mermaid Theatre, London. Date: Sunday 8th May 1977. One three hour show Credits: Stage Show: Directed by Terry Jones Produced for Amnesty International by Peter Luff and David Simpson Film: Produced and directed by Roger Graef Original cover design: John Blackburn and partners Running Order: 1. Julie Covington, Pete Atkin - Opening sequence: Rehearsal of "Making love under the apple tree" 2. Sir Peter Ustinov - Queen Mary 3. Julie Covington, Pete Atkin, The Bowles Brothers - "The Original, Original Honky-Tonk Night-Train" 4. John Cleese, Jonathan Miller - Words... and things. 5. Peter Cook - E.L. Wisty (from Beyond the Veil) 6. Sir Peter Ustinov - African Customs Post 7. Julie Covington, Pete Atkin, The Bowles Brothers - "After You've Gone" 8. Desmond Jones - Hamlet (mime) 9. Terry Jones - "Forgive Me" 10. Sir Peter Ustinov - John Geilgud interview and Pieter de Hoogh 11. John Williams - "Sevilla" 12. John Cleese, Connie Booth - Bookshop 13. Julie Covington, Pete Atkin, The Bowles Brothers - "At the Hop" 14. Curtain call 1977 ℗ and © Amnesty International UK Section Ltd www.joinamnestynow.com A Word of Thanks In 1976 Amnesty International staged the first show in its now famous Secret Policeman's Ball series. At that time Amnesty International had 3000 members in the UK and was struggling to raise funds for its campaigns. The shows had a dramatic effect and Amnesty's UK membership rose by a staggering 700% in three years. Amnesty International is now firmly established as the world's largest international human rights organisation with a worldwide membership of over 1 million people. We are still struggling to raise the necessary funds! Since Amnesty International was founded, its members and supporters have achieved much and helped to save many thousands of lives. The contribution to human rights made by the performers and everyone involved in making these shows has been huge and simply cannot be overstated. Amnesty International would like to pay tribute and give very special thanks to all the performers, producers, directors and the many hundreds of people who gave their time, energy and remarkable performances to make these ground-breaking shows possible. And for making them so good that they ore still making us laugh and still raising funds to help save lives today. We thank you all.

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