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What The World Needs Now: The Burt Bacharach Songbook
What The World Needs Now: The Burt Bacharach Songbook | Victoria Theatre Halifax | Sunday 11 October
Led by longtime Bacharach music director Rob Shirakbari
with
THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
featuring
SHAUN ESCOFFERY / RUMER / ED HARCOURT
plus special guests
“One standing ovation after another” The Times ****
“With songs and musicians this fine, it would be hard to go wrong” The Telegraph ****
Following on from the sold out Royal Albert Hall show in June Burt Bacharach’s songbook hasannounced a date at the Victoria Theatre Halifax, the only date in Yorkshire, in October 2026. The evening honours one of the most influential songwriters of the past century with the show featuring many classic songs including The Look of Love, Walk on By, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Make It Easy On Yourself, Alfie, and the timeless anthem What The World Needs Now Is Love plus lots more.
Featuring live performances by beloved UK artists RUMER (known for hits such as ‘Slow’ & ‘Aretha’ from her 1million selling album Seasons of my Soul)and SHAUN ESCOFFERY (theBritish soul/R&B singer/actor who has performed with major artists inc. Quincy Jones and currently stars as Mufasa in London’s WestEnd massive hit production of ‘The Lion King’) both of whom have worked with Burt Bacharach and the Mercury nominated singer-songwriter ED HARCOURT plus additional guests.
The show will be brought to life with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra under the musical direction of Rob Shirakbari - Bacharach’s long time arranger and music director.
Bacharach remains one of the most decorated songwriters with a catalogue that includes 73 US Top 40 and 52 UK Top 40 hits as well as 3 Academy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards and an Emmy.
“A man (Rob Shirakbari) so instrumental in helping me put this show together… writing the arrangements, writing the orchestrations. I couldn’t have done it without him.” - Burt Bacharach
Led by longtime Bacharach music director Rob Shirakbari
with
THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
featuring
SHAUN ESCOFFERY / RUMER / ED HARCOURT
plus special guests
“One standing ovation after another” The Times ****
“With songs and musicians this fine, it would be hard to go wrong” The Telegraph ****
Following on from the sold out Royal Albert Hall show in June Burt Bacharach’s songbook hasannounced a date at the Victoria Theatre Halifax, the only date in Yorkshire, in October 2026. The evening honours one of the most influential songwriters of the past century with the show featuring many classic songs including The Look of Love, Walk on By, Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head, Anyone Who Had a Heart, Make It Easy On Yourself, Alfie, and the timeless anthem What The World Needs Now Is Love plus lots more.
Featuring live performances by beloved UK artists RUMER (known for hits such as ‘Slow’ & ‘Aretha’ from her 1million selling album Seasons of my Soul)and SHAUN ESCOFFERY (theBritish soul/R&B singer/actor who has performed with major artists inc. Quincy Jones and currently stars as Mufasa in London’s WestEnd massive hit production of ‘The Lion King’) both of whom have worked with Burt Bacharach and the Mercury nominated singer-songwriter ED HARCOURT plus additional guests.
The show will be brought to life with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra under the musical direction of Rob Shirakbari - Bacharach’s long time arranger and music director.
Bacharach remains one of the most decorated songwriters with a catalogue that includes 73 US Top 40 and 52 UK Top 40 hits as well as 3 Academy Awards, 6 Grammy Awards and an Emmy.
“A man (Rob Shirakbari) so instrumental in helping me put this show together… writing the arrangements, writing the orchestrations. I couldn’t have done it without him.” - Burt Bacharach
Sunday 11 October
The Victoria Theatre
Fountain Street West Yorkshire HX1 1BP
Sunday 11 October 2026 at 7:30pm Tickets £57.50
Organised by
Victoria Theatre Halifax
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