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Bruce Forsyth to mark 70 years in showbusiness at Royal Albert Hall
Published Thursday, Nov 24 2011, 13:33 GMT | By Mayer Nissim | 7 comments
Bruce Forsyth will return to the stage next year to mark his 70th year in showbusiness.
The 83-year-old Strictly Come Dancing host brings his music and comedy show Bruce Forsyth: Live on Stage to London's Royal Albert Hall on May 3.
Forsyth said: "I can't believe it's been such a long time since I last did what I love best - working to a live theatre audience.
"It's how I started and what I did for so many, many years. Television is great but for me, as a performer, nothing compares to a live theatre show."
In his first stage show for over a decade, he will perform tracks from his current album These Are My Favourites, which features his granddaughter Sophie Purdie.
Forsyth's last stage performance came in 2000 with the one-off Tonight at the London Palladium.
The entertainer was knighted by the Queen last month and admitted at the time that it had been "five years of torment" waiting for the gong.
> Sir Bruce Forsyth thanks British press, public for knighthood
Watch a clip of Bruce Forsyth opening Friday Night with Jonathan Ross below:
The 83-year-old Strictly Come Dancing host brings his music and comedy show Bruce Forsyth: Live on Stage to London's Royal Albert Hall on May 3.
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Forsyth said: "I can't believe it's been such a long time since I last did what I love best - working to a live theatre audience.
"It's how I started and what I did for so many, many years. Television is great but for me, as a performer, nothing compares to a live theatre show."
In his first stage show for over a decade, he will perform tracks from his current album These Are My Favourites, which features his granddaughter Sophie Purdie.
Forsyth's last stage performance came in 2000 with the one-off Tonight at the London Palladium.
The entertainer was knighted by the Queen last month and admitted at the time that it had been "five years of torment" waiting for the gong.
> Sir Bruce Forsyth thanks British press, public for knighthood
Watch a clip of Bruce Forsyth opening Friday Night with Jonathan Ross below:
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