Halifax Evening Courier  - Great night of variety with Johnnie Casson, Cannon and Ball
One Night Only was a charity variety show in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support and organised by Coronation Street actor Tom Hudson. And what a terrific show it was!!

Introduced by chirpy host and compere Dean Winters, singers, dancers and comedians, together with an illusionist, an impressionist, a juggler and a fire-eater, kept a packed house entertained for two-and-a-half hours and raised a lot of money for a very good cause. And a world record was broken.

Powerful female voices are very much in vogue at the moment and Coronation Street's Tupele Dorgu, Emmerdale's Hayley Tamaddon and Lisa T all projected and characterised their songs well.

Wayne Champagne conducted a jolly singalong with the audience while Ben Nickless, donning a variety of props, skilfully impersonated a whole series of pop singers.

Britain's Got Talent provided two contrasting acts – The Cheeky Monkeys' superb dance routines and Phil Blackmore's astonishing juggling skills.

Illusionist Martyn James made his glamorous assistants disappear and rematerialise quite uncannily, while Johnnie Casson had the audience in stitches, upstaging top-of-the-bill comedians Cannon and Ball.
And the world record?

Officially verified by the Mayor and Mayoress of Calderdale, Conrad and Hilary Winterburn, we watched Luke Roberts spin 10 yoyos simultaneously, beating the old record of nine to get his name included among the Guinness World Records.

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2007 ROCHDALE VARIETY PERFORMANCE: HUGE SUCCESS! Review here