St Albans Gang Entertain the World

St Albans Gang Show put itself firmly on the world map in April 2006 when they entertained Scout Chiefs from across the world. Ninty members of the 2006 cast put on an hour long gala show in London as part of a unique weekend to launch the 2007 World Scout Jamboree.

The St Albans Gang were asked to represent the UK by national Scout headquarters who sent representatives to see the 2006 show. The Jamboree organisers were originally looking for a short 20 minute performance but were so impressed with the St Albans Gang that they asked them to put together a full one hour show.

The gala performance combined big musical production numbers with smaller comedy sketches and close harmony singing and won two standing ovations from the 150 strong international audience .

In addition to the international guests the evening was attended by the Chief Scout Peter Duncan, the Chief Executive of the Scout Association Derek Twine and representatives from the World Scout Bureau.

Chief Scout and ex Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan was delighted with the Show. As an actor and TV presenter he has many years of experience in the performing arts and said 'The St Albans Gang did a truly magnificent job of entertaining our guests from around the world. Over 50 countries were represented at the gala evening and everyone was hugely impressed with the energy, creativity and true professionalism of the performers. They were a credit to UK Scouting & Guiding'.

The St Albans Gang were honoured to have been asked to represent the UK on the world scene. It was a tremendous challenge as the cast had just three weeks to rehearse the show and the behind the scenes logistics were amazingly complex. However, the cast and crew pulled out all the stoppers and did a simply fantastic job of getting the show on the road

The St Albans Gang combined the performance with their annual camp which took place at Gilwell Park in Chingford. In addition to their gala performance on Saturday they also enjoyed a weekend of camping and outdoor activities.