This article is about the 1981 benefit show. For the entire series of Amnesty International's benefit shows, see The Secret Policeman's Ball.
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the British Section of Amnesty International to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated "Secret Policeman's" title that became the iconic series known informally as The Secret Policeman's Balls.
The show took place at the Drury Lane theatre in London over four nights between Wednesday 9 September and Saturday 12 September 1981. It was a successor to the 1979 show The Secret Policeman's Ball. Not all artists appeared at all performances: Phil Collins, for example, could not commit to all four and was present at the last two shows only.[1]
The show was directed by Monty Python alumnus John Cleese and produced by Martin Lewis and Peter Walker (Amnesty's fundraising officer).[2] It subsequently yielded two separate movies (one version for the UK, directed by Julien Temple, and a quite different version for the US) and two record albums (one each of comedy and music performances). The film was distributed by Miramax.
The budget of the 1981 film was £125,000.[3] It made $1.8 million.[4]
The show was very influential in galvanizing rock musicians to become involved in the human rights issue and in other political and social causes in subsequent decades. Musicians who performed at the show who subsequently became activists in various fields include Sting, Bob Geldof, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Donovan and Midge Ure.
Card Dance (w:Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graham Chapman, John Cleese and Marty Feldman for 'At Last the 1948 Show') performed by John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke-Taylor. They are dressed in evening suits but are pretending to be naked - and each perform with two pieces of cardboard discreetly placed (Tim's pieces of paper get progressively smaller during the routine).
Top of the Form (w:John Cleese) performed by John Cleese, Griff Rhys Jones, John Fortune, Rowan Atkinson, Tim Brooke-Taylor, John Bird and Graham Chapman.
^Coleman, Ray (1997). Phil Collins The Definitive Biography (illustrated ed.). London: Simon & Schuster. p. 110. ISBN0-684-81784-5.
^. Variety. 31 December 1981. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
^BRITISH PRODUCTION 1981 Moses, Antoinette. Sight and Sound; London Vol. 51, Iss. 4, (Fall 1982): 258.
^Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 296. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
^Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 322. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
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This article is about the 1981 benefit show For the entire series of Amnesty International s benefit shows see The Secret Policeman s Ball This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Secret Policeman s Other Ball news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message The Secret Policeman s Other Ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the British Section of Amnesty International to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated Secret Policeman s title that became the iconic series known informally as The Secret Policeman s Balls The show took place at the Drury Lane theatre in London over four nights between Wednesday 9 September and Saturday 12 September 1981 It was a successor to the 1979 show The Secret Policeman s Ball Not all artists appeared at all performances Phil Collins for example could not commit to all four and was present at the last two shows only 1 The show was directed by Monty Python alumnus John Cleese and produced by Martin Lewis and Peter Walker Amnesty s fundraising officer 2 It subsequently yielded two separate movies one version for the UK directed by Julien Temple and a quite different version for the US and two record albums one each of comedy and music performances The film was distributed by Miramax The budget of the 1981 film was 125 000 3 It made 1 8 million 4 The show was very influential in galvanizing rock musicians to become involved in the human rights issue and in other political and social causes in subsequent decades Musicians who performed at the show who subsequently became activists in various fields include Sting Bob Geldof Eric Clapton Phil Collins Donovan and Midge Ure Contents 1 Track listing of the music album 1 1 Charts 2 Track listing of the VHS 3 Track listing of the comedy album 4 Performers 5 References 6 External linksTrack listing of the music album editSide 1 Roxanne Sting 3 06 Message in a Bottle Sting 3 44 Cause We ve Ended as Lovers Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton 3 47 Farther Up the Road Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton 4 46 Crossroads Jeff Beck and Clapton 4 15 I Don t Like Mondays Bob Geldof and Johnny Fingers 4 54 Side 2 In The Air Tonight Phil Collins 5 10 The Roof Is Leaking Phil Collins 3 34 The Universal Soldier Donovan 3 00 Catch The Wind Donovan 2 32 I Shall Be Released The Secret Police 9 20 Charts edit Chart 1982 Peakposition Australia Kent Music Report 5 17Track listing of the VHS edit Roxanne Sting Message in a Bottle Sting Farther Up The Road Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton Cause We ve Ended as Lovers Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton The Roof Is Leaking Phil Collins In The Air Tonight Phil Collins Sunshine Superman Donovan Catch The Wind Donovan Colours Donovan I Don t Like Mondays Bob Geldof and Johnny Fingers Glad to Be Gay Tom Robinson Won t Get Fooled Again Pete Townshend Drowned Pete Townshend I Shall Be Released The Secret PoliceTrack listing of the comedy album editSide 1 A Word of Thanks w Rowan Atkinson John Cleese Ronald Eyre performed by Rowan Atkinson John Cleese and John Bird Road Safety Rowan Atkinson Australian Motor Insurance Claims Jasper Carrott Card Dance w Tim Brooke Taylor Graham Chapman John Cleese and Marty Feldman for At Last the 1948 Show performed by John Cleese Graham Chapman and Tim Brooke Taylor They are dressed in evening suits but are pretending to be naked and each perform with two pieces of cardboard discreetly placed Tim s pieces of paper get progressively smaller during the routine Had It Up To Here Victoria Wood Men s Talk w Alan Bennett performed by Alan Bennett and John Fortune What s on in Stoke Newington Alexei Sayle Side 2 The Royal Australian Prostate Foundation w Chris Langham performed by Dame Edna Everage Denis on the Menace John Wells Beekeeping w Brooke Taylor Chapman Cleese and Feldman for At Last the 1948 Show performed by Rowan Atkinson and John Cleese Song in a French Accent Neil Innes Divorce Service w John Cormack performed by Rowan Atkinson Griff Rhys Jones Pamela Stephenson and John Fortune Reading the Riot Act Chris Langham Top of the Form w John Cleese performed by John Cleese Griff Rhys Jones John Fortune Rowan Atkinson Tim Brooke Taylor John Bird and Graham Chapman Drinking Billy Connolly Performers editThe performers in the stage production were Rowan Atkinson Jeff Beck Alan Bennett John Bird Tim Brooke Taylor Jasper Carrott Graham Chapman Eric Clapton John Cleese Phil Collins Billy Connolly Donovan John Fortune Bob Geldof Barry Humphries Neil Innes Chris Langham Griff Rhys Jones Alexei Sayle Pamela Stephenson Sting Pete Townshend John Wells and Victoria Wood References edit Coleman Ray 1997 Phil Collins The Definitive Biography illustrated ed London Simon amp Schuster p 110 ISBN 0 684 81784 5 The Secret Policeman s Other Ball Variety 31 December 1981 Archived from the original on 26 April 2009 Retrieved 24 August 2012 BRITISH PRODUCTION 1981 Moses Antoinette Sight and Sound London Vol 51 Iss 4 Fall 1982 258 Donahue Suzanne Mary 1987 American film distribution the changing marketplace UMI Research Press p 296 Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 illustrated ed St Ives N S W Australian Chart Book p 322 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 External links editThe Secret Policeman s Other Ball at IMDb nbsp The Secret Policeman s Other Ball VHS at Allmusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Secret Policeman 27s Other Ball amp oldid 1217827316, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
