The Royal Doulton Music Hall is a fictional location featured in the 2018 film Mary Poppins Returns. It is a music hall located inside a Royal Doulton bowl that Mary Poppins, Jack, and the Banks children enter through a magical crack.
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In the film, Mary Poppins takes the Banks children to her cousin Topsy's shop to fix their mother's broken vase. Along the way, they encounter Jack and his fellow lamplighters, who join them on their trip. At the shop, they discover that Topsy is in a bad mood because it is her "second Wednesday", when everything turns upside down. Mary Poppins suggests that they look at things from a different perspective, and sings "Turning Turtle" with Topsy.
After leaving the shop, Mary Poppins notices a crack on the vase, which reveals that it is actually a Royal Doulton bowl that depicts a countryside scene with animals. She decides to take the children inside the bowl to fix it and uses her magic umbrella to transport them through the crack. They find themselves in an animated world where they are greeted by Shamus, a talking dog who drives a carriage. He takes them to the Royal Doulton Music Hall, where Mary Poppins and Jack perform a song with the same name for an audience of anthropomorphic animals.
The song celebrates the joy and wonder of the music hall and features various acts such as acrobats, dancers, magicians, and comedians. Mary Poppins and Jack also change their costumes several times during the song, matching the different styles of music and entertainment. The song ends with a grand finale where Mary Poppins and Jack fly above the stage with balloons.
