Editing Des O'Connor (section)

===Stage===
O'Connor appeared at the [[Glasgow Empire Theatre|Glasgow Empire]], [[MGM Grand Las Vegas|MGM Grand]], [[Las Vegas]], the [[Sydney Opera House|Opera House]], Sydney, and the [[O'Keefe Centre]], Toronto, and  made more than one thousand solo appearances at the [[London Palladium]].<ref name=bbc1/>

In late 2011, O'Connor starred in ''[[Dreamboats and Petticoats]]'' at the [[Playhouse Theatre]].{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

In May 2012, O'Connor replaced [[Russell Grant]] in the West End musical, ''[[The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical)|The Wizard of Oz]]'', at the [[London Palladium]], as Professor Marvel, Doorman at the Emerald City, Tour Guide, and The Wizard.<ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Confirmed-Des-OConnor-to-Make-Musical-Debut-as-The-Wizard-in-THE-WIZARD-OF-OZ-from-May-22-20120509 "Confirmed: Des O'Connor to Star as The Wizard in THE WIZARD OF OZ from May 22; Show to Close in September"], BroadwayWorld, 22 May 2012, accessed 21 February 2021</ref>

In October 2015, O'Connor and [[Jimmy Tarbuck]] starred in their own one-off show at the London Palladium to raise money for the new Royal Variety Charity. Due to the success of this show, they toured the country in 2016 from April to October. The venues they visited were (in chronological order), the Southampton [[Mayflower Theatre]], [[Grand Theatre, Leeds|Leeds Grand Theatre]], Southend [[Cliffs Pavilion]], [[Bristol Hippodrome]], [[Bournemouth International Centre]], and [[Milton Keynes Theatre]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

In 2017, O'Connor and Tarbuck toured the UK again from May to December. The venues they visited included [[Theatre Royal, Norwich]], [[Wolverhampton Grand Theatre]], [[Blackpool Opera House]], [[Princess Theatre, Torquay]], [[The Hexagon, Reading]], [[Theatre Royal, Newcastle]] and [[Grand Theatre, Swansea]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

Until 2019, O'Connor toured theatres around the UK with his one-man show.{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}