A packed concert hall glows red as a large choir performs onstage, with audience members standing and clapping from the aisles and seats.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre2024

Christmas Bop

The Production

London Gay Men’s Chorus brought Christmas Bop to the Queen Elizabeth Hall at the Southbank Centre, a vintage festive concert inspired by the dance halls of the 1950s and 1960s. The show featured upbeat seasonal classics including “Jingle Bell Rock,” “I Saw Daddy Kissing Santa Claus” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.”

40 photographs in the curated edit

Musical Director: Simon Sharp
Commissioned by: London Gay Men's Chorus
Photography: Steve Gregson

A solo singer stands in a pink spotlight at center stage, backed by a small band and empty choir risers under deep blue lighting.

A group of dancers pose energetically at the front of the stage while a large choir behind them raises their hands under bright pink lighting.

A singer in a dark green dress performs into a handheld microphone beside a grand piano, with choir members standing on risers behind her.

A wide stage view shows a large choir and band performing beneath sweeping blue beams and warm red light.

Two performers at the front of the stage pose with fluffy white feather fans, with seated musicians and choir members behind them.

A conductor leads a large choir from the side of the stage as blue and magenta lights wash across the hall.

A close group of singers face a conductor in the foreground, performing with animated expressions under pink and blue stage light.

From the back of the auditorium, a large audience watches a brightly lit stage filled with choir members and musicians.

Performers kneel and spread their arms across the front of the stage while the choir and audience clap behind them in blue and pink light.

A blonde singer in a dark fitted dress holds a microphone and gestures outward, framed by seated and standing performers in pale costumes under warm red and green stage light.

A large choir in white raises both hands on tiered risers while a conductor, pianist, and small ensemble perform in front under red and green concert lighting.

Two performers with headset microphones share a close, smiling moment at the front of the stage, with performers in white and silver watching from risers behind.

In a wide theatre view, performers in white celebrate at centre stage, including a horizontal lift, as a large choir fills the risers under a bright blue spotlight and warm red lighting.

Three smiling performers in white and silver hold hands and raise their arms near the front of the stage, with the conductor and choir behind them.

Dancers in white and silver spread across the front of the stage with outstretched linked arms while a large choir sings on risers behind them in red and green light.

A crew member in a black cap concentrates at a glowing control console in the dark, with another headset-wearing crew member standing behind.

Two singers stand at separate microphones in a pool of blue light, with a pianist dimly visible to the left on the otherwise dark stage.

Two singers stand at microphones under saturated blue light, one in a dark suit and one in a white shirt with black suspenders, with a pianist blurred behind.

A wide stage view shows couples dancing across the front while a large choir and band perform behind them beneath pink, yellow, and blue beams of light.

A group of singers in pink, white and denim outfits sing toward a conductor seen from behind, with magenta stage lighting and musicians in the background.

A solo performer in a white fedora and black leather jacket sings with one hand behind his head, backed by blurred musicians in warm pink lighting.

A performer in a white hat and bright pink jacket leans forward in a playful dance pose, surrounded by seated and standing cast members.

A singer in a long dark dress performs at centre stage with one arm raised, accompanied by piano, conductor and band under vivid blue lighting.

A large choir in white and silver fills the risers while a front line of performers link arms and kick in unison under red and green stage lights.

A full choir stands on risers behind a band and conductor, with a performer in a shiny red-and-gold costume at the front under sweeping coloured lights.

A performer in a shiny red-and-gold costume with a large pointed collar stands hands on hips before a choir, band and conductor.

An ensemble stretches across the stage in connected poses under intense blue, magenta and red lighting, with microphones along the front.

A performer in a black vest and long white fringed gloves sings into a headset microphone, hands raised expressively before a blurred chorus.

A large ensemble in dark suits stands across the stage with arms raised beneath blue spotlights, with the audience visible in silhouette.

A large choir sings with raised hands as a conductor faces them from the foreground under vivid blue and magenta stage lighting.

A wide stage view shows a large choir on risers behind a soloist in a dark green dress, with a pianist and band at the front in warm red lighting.

The full ensemble fills the stage with arms lifted, a choir on risers behind front-line performers beneath red and green concert lights.

Performers in shirts, ties, and waistcoats kneel and lean toward one another in a playful chain across the stage under blue and pink spotlights.

From the back of the auditorium, a front line of performers stands before a large choir, framed by red and green beams and dotted light patterns.

A Santa-costumed performer poses center stage with arms outstretched, surrounded by dancers holding white feather fans and a large festive choir behind.

A full-stage festive tableau shows a Santa-costumed performer at center, dancers with white feather fans along the front, and a large choir on risers behind.

A line of performers poses at the front of the stage while the choir stands behind them in green light, with blue beams and dotted patterns across the floor.

A conductor and band face a large choir singing beneath hanging disco balls, with red lighting and scattered golden reflections across the stage.

A distant auditorium view shows the brightly lit stage, large choir, band, and disco ball surrounded by dark audience silhouettes.

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