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By Royal invitation, join us to celebrate The Royal Show! Prodigal son and
loyal daughter... The Forsyth Variety Company has been given the opportunity
of a lifetime - to entertain Her Majesty at 1962's Royal Variety Performance.
Keen to rehearse, the company heads to the Seagate Theatre under the tutelage
of the company's owner, Ed Forsyth. This is Ed's last hoorah before retiring
and he's keen to leave on a high. But his son, Cal, has absconded, leaving his
twin sister, Evie, to help manage the company after their mother's death.
Hoping to display her best trapeze performance ever, she's also desperate that
the entire troupe should succeed. If only her father hadn't brought in another
old-timer... Billy Rich has come all the way from Hollywood, invited to be
their main star. Billy is full of bluster and ego and his much younger wife,
the mysterious Magdalene, doesn't help. Can this troupe of old-time crooners,
dancing girls and magicians possibly pull this off? Especially when they must
compete with the 1960's rebellious new bands and revolutionary music?
Abandoned by her brother, Evie has no idea if she'll ever be able to wrestle
the troupe into a show fit for a queen. But as the theatrical group heads
towards a royal deadline like no other, Cal returns out of the blue to
introduce a song that could change the world. Is he here to help, or are his
motivations darker? As the company descends into illicit romance, family
intrigue and foul crimes, rehearsals begin to unravel. Can they really do
this? Cal thinks he has the answer, if only the troupe can believe in him.
Because the queen's show must go on... Read more