Leading theatrical charity Acting For Others has announced the stars and the hit shows lined up to take part in this year’s West End Flea Market at St Paul’s Church and Churchyard, Covent Garden on 20 May 2023.
West End Flea Market regular Christopher Biggins will be joined by award-winning choreographer Arlene Phillips to pass judgement on the stalls created by teams from productions and venues including: Back to the Future, Concord Theatricals, Disney on Stage, Menier Chocolate Factory, Hamilton, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Moulin Rouge, The Phantom of the Opera, The Rocky Horror Show, Six The Musical, The Book of Mormon, The Mousetrap, The Play That Goes Wrong, The Theatre Café and Go Live Theatre Projects.
Biggins and Phillips will also join Bonnie Langford, Samantha Bond, Harriet Thorpe, Frances Mayli McCann, Jordan Luke Gage, Jodie Steele, George Maguire, Cassidy Janson, Christina Bianco, Mazz Murray, Aimie Atkinson, John Owen-Jones and Oliver Tompsett to sign autographs inside the church.
The popular event will also feature a Panto Dame singalong with Emma Lindars, Acting For Others merchandise, signed posters and programmes, the theatrical tombola offering a chance to win VIP tickets to see Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, live entertainment and refreshments from Theatre Café.
Flea Market favourite Psychic Su Pollard will be on hand with her unique brand of fortune-telling, while Biggins Bargains – the Bargain Hunt-inspired activity in which two celebrity teams battle it out to auction off their theatrical finds for the highest amount – will also return.
Following on from last year’s post-pandemic event which raised over £45,500 – almost double the amount raised at the first West End Flea Market in 2019, hopes are high for 2023.
After the fundraising success of the annual West End Bake Off, West End Flea Market was created in 2019 as another star-studded fundraiser for Acting For Others, the umbrella organisation that represents 14 UK theatrical charities and offers emotional and financial support to members of the entertainment industry who have fallen on hard times. The inaugural event raised £26,000 for the charity.
West End Flea Market is sponsored by The Mackintosh Foundation and the Actors Benevolent Fund.
Angela Thomas
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