Leading theatrical charity Acting For Others has revealed last weekend’s West End Flea Market raised over £70,000 – making it the most successful flea market so far.
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West End Flea Market 2023 – stars and shows
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.
Musicals Mash-Up 27-1 December 2022
Welcome to Musicals Mash Up in which we catch up with lots of the week’s stories that haven’t yet appeared on the Musical Theatre Review pages. We hope you approve! News editor Angela Thomas reports.
Crowds help West End Flea Market raise over £45,500 for charity
Leading theatrical charity Acting For Others has revealed last weekend’s West End Flea Market raised over £45,500 – almost double the amount raised at the first West End Flea Market in 2019. Thousands of people joined in the fun at St Paul’s Covent Garden where Christopher Biggins was joined by Michael Ball and Bridgerton’s Golda […]
West End stars to step out on stage and on the pitch for charity football event
A host of West End favourites will feature in a fundraising football and concert event in aid of theatrical charity Acting For Others and child bereavement charity Sands London in July. The fundraiser on 17 July 2022 at the New River Sports and Fitness Centre in Wood Green will open with a short concert at […]
West End Flea Market to set out its stalls again
Leading theatrical charity Acting For Others has announced the return of the West End Flea Market this May. The popular event which raised an impressive £26,000 when it debuted in 2019 will be back at The Actors’ Church, St Paul’s in Covent Garden on 21 May. Theatre fans will once again be invited to browse […]
Dance duo Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis announce second Rise Up With The Arts online event
Strictly Come Dancing favourite Pasha Kovalev and his long-term dance partner Anya Garnis will host the second annual Rise Up With The Arts on World Theatre Day next month. With all profits raised to be donated to charities Acting For Others, The Actors Fund and icandance, the streamed trans-Atlantic celebration of the theatre industry will […]
October 31 date for #CheerUp Charlie – The Show charity event
Inspirational young anti-bullying campaigner Charlie Kristensen will return to The Actors’ Church in Covent Garden with his celebrity-filled fundraising event, #CheerUpCharlie – The Show on 31 October 2021. Announcing the concert which will raise funds for the charities Acting For Others and The National Deaf Children’s Society, Charlie said: “It is an honour to have […]
Kerry Ellis sings new version of ‘Memory’ in tribute to live theatre
West End favourite Kerry Ellis has recorded a special version of ‘Memory’ from Cats in support of Acting For Others. The haunting and much-covered ballad from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical has been re-written to provide the soundtrack for an emotional music video which aims to raise awareness of the plight of the industry due to […]
New Show Must Go On! kids range launched by the Theatre Support Fund+
The team behind the Theatre Support Fund+ has unveiled a new range of The Show Must Go On! merchandise created with children in mind. Kid-friendly T-shirts, draw-string sports bags and mobile phone cases are now available as part of the successful lockdown-launched fundraising initiative in support of Acting For Others, The Fleabag Support Fund and […]
Monday Night At The Apollo – new dates announced
Revised dates have been announced for the new live and live-streamed fundraising concert series Monday Night At The Apollo. Originally due to play two shows in front of a socially distanced audience at the Apollo Theatre on Shaftesbury this month with a third concert in early February, the shows will now take place on 12 […]
Anderson and Petty announce virtual concert A Christmas Wish in aid of Acting For Others
Songwriters Anderson and Petty have announced A Christmas Wish, a virtual concert with West End stars from Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Six: The Musical, Wicked and more, available to stream at select times from 17-20 December 2020. The concert is hosted by Ben Stock and Hilary O’Neil and is in aid of theatrical charity Acting For Others who provide emotional and financial support to […]
Theatre Support+ Fund Christmas merchandise unveiled and new dates for live shows
The team behind the Theatre Support Fund+ has unveiled a new Christmas range of The Show Must Go On! merchandise to coincide with the announcement that the successful lockdown-launched fund has now raised half a million pounds for Acting For Others, The Fleabag Support Fund and NHS Covid-19 Urgent Appeal. Commenting on the response to […]
Five Questions With: Kieran Brown
There have been occasions during 2020 when actor and singer KIERAN BROWN has been able to perform, not least a concert with The Barricade Boys on the jetty at the Turbine Theatre and his own Halloween cabaret at Above The Stag Theatre. However, it is his skills as a photographer which have come to the […]
High demand for The Show Must Go On Live! At The Palace Theatre leads to additional dates
Two extra dates have been added to The Show Must Go On! Live At The Palace Theatre concert series in response to high public demand. After selling out the initial four star-packed special performances at London’s Palace Theatre, the team behind the successful lockdown-launched Theatre Support Fund + will now move their fundraising efforts onstage for […]
Acting For Others Covid-19 support fund passes £3.3 million
Over £3.3 million has been raised so far through the lockdown fundraising efforts of the industry to help fellow professionals through the Covid-19 fund set up by leading theatrical charity Acting For Others – the umbrella group for 14 industry charities Paying tribute to the fundraising efforts of over 200 organisations and initiatives, the president […]
Palace theatre dates for The Show Must Go On charity concerts
The team behind the successful lockdown-launched Theatre Support Fund + will move their fundraising efforts on-stage with four star-packed special performances at London’s Palace Theatre next month. Presented by the Theatre Support Fund + and Take Two Theatricals, The Show Must Go On! Live At The Palace Theatre will be the first show to reopen […]
West End stars and recent graduates to unite for charity concert
West End favourites and potential stars of tomorrow will join forces for an online charity concert in November. Hosted by Britain’s Got Talent’s Michael Auger and Charlotte Jaconelli, Spotlight on the Future LIVE! will be recorded live and streamed online from 6 to 9 November 2020. Featuring a mix of solos, duos, trios and quartets, […]
Transatlantic party to celebrate Noël Coward
Stage and screen acting royalty Judi Dench and Derek Jacobi are among the stars from both sides of the Atlantic who have recorded contributions to a special fundraising online celebration of the life and times of Noël Coward. Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the legendary writer and actor’s West End debut as a 19-year-old […]
Jamie team to reunite for third one night only event
Cast and creatives from hit British musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will reunite online for the third instalment in the popular One Night Only series next month. SimG Productions and Musical Theatre Radio’s third One Night Only event on YouTube on 4 September will follow on from June’s successful reunion of the team behind From […]
West End stars sign up for online coaching
West End stars are among the leading industry professionals contributing to a new digital platform offering personal one-to-one masterclasses. With all profits going to Acting for Others, SLOCOACH ARTS provides access to world-class vocal coaches, leading dancers from international dance companies and tuition from experts in a range of disciplines including ‘Fosse’, accents and improvisation. […]
Video of winning Song For Our Time released
Marking 20 weeks since theatres across the country went dark, the organisers of the Song For Our Time competition have unveiled the winning song recorded by West End and Broadway star Hadley Fraser. Written by Amir Shoenfeld and Caitlyn Burt, ‘Looking At The Moon’ was chosen from nearly 300 entries from songwriters from across the […]
Saturday Night Fever team to reunite for One Night Only
Adam Garcia and Arlene Phillips will be among the cast and creatives from the original 1998 production of Saturday Night Fever to reunite online for a special event next month. Following on from June’s successful reunion of the team behind From Here To Eternity, SimG Productions’ second One Night Only event will take place on […]
Stars from the world of stage and screen donate treasured items to charity for the Theatre Super Auction
The auction specialists Bid-In Group is showing its support to the theatre and performing arts industry with the launch of the Theatre Super Auction, raising much-needed funds for the Theatres Trust, Acting for Others and Theatre Artists Fund. Funds raised from this event will be donated directly to the charities and organisations involved whose businesses […]
Theatre Support Fund raises £250,000 for charities
The team behind the Theatre Support Fund + has raised a quarter of a million pounds in just eight weeks thanks largely to the popularity of its The Show Must Go On T-shirts. Launched by friends and theatre industry workers Chris Marcus and Damien Staunton to raise funds for those hardest hit by the Covid-closedown, […]
Star-packed online concert to mark Godspell’s 50th
West End favourites Ruthie Henshall, Ria Jones and Jenna Russell will be among the star names joining an online charity concert marking the 50th anniversary of Godspell next month. Presented by Thomas Hopkins and Michael Quinn for Ginger Quiff Media in association with Hope Mill Theatre, the Godspell 5oth Anniversary Concert will stream worldwide on 27, […]
Fundraising Grinning Man masks on sale
Award-winning designer Jon Bausor has released a limited edition of facemasks based on the original artwork for hit show The Grinning Man. Created to raise money for theatrical charities and launched to coincide with the streaming of Bristol Old Vic’s critically-acclaimed production, the masks have been made by ethically paid freelance costume makers who had […]
Acting For Others’ Covid-19 fund receives over £600,000
Over £600,000 has been raised through the lockdown fundraising efforts of the industry to help fellow professionals through the Covid-19 fund set up by leading theatrical charity Acting for Others. Paying tribute to the fundraising efforts of over 120 extraordinary organisations and initiatives, the umbrella group for 14 industry charities will distribute £290,000 next week […]
More stars announced for Mark Curry’s Conversations
Veteran stage and screen star Millicent Martin is among the latest guests announced for the series of in-conversations with presenter and broadcaster Mark Curry recently launched in aid of Acting For Others. The 85-year-old actress and singer who was nominated for a Tony for her performances in Side By Side By Sondheim (1977) and King […]
Theatre Support Fund+ raises £125,000 for charities so far
Since the launch four weeks ago the Theatre Support Fund+ has reached its first milestone by raising £125,000 for charity. Organisers have received more than 7,500 orders for ‘The Show Must Go On’ t-shirt and related merchandise with packages shipped to 42 countries across the globe. The orders are being packed daily by a team […]
Mark Curry to take charge of fundraising chat series
Bonnie Langford and Debbie McGee feature in the first two episodes of a series of in-conversations with presenter and broadcaster Mark Curry launched in aid of Acting For Others. Available via Acting For Others’ YouTube channel, each conversation takes place via Zoom with Curry questioning his guest about their lives and careers and discussing how […]
Star-studded online concert Kings Of Broadway 2020 will celebrate the work of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman & Stephen Sondheim
Kings Of Broadway 2020, an online concert celebrating the music of the legendary Broadway composers Jule Styne, Jerry Herman and Stephen Sondheim (the latter two whose lyrics will also be celebrated), will premiere at 7pm on Sunday 31 May 2020 via the ‘Quick Fantastic’ channel on YouTube. The evening will feature a cross section of […]
New Theatre Support Fund creates fundraising T-shirt
The producers of 16 of the biggest musicals in the West End have given their blessing to a new T-shirt aimed at raising funds for those in the industry hardest hit by the current crisis. Featuring a design that uses the distinctive branding of some of the world’s most famous shows, the T-shirts are the […]
Titanic cast members record charity single
Actors from six productions of Titanic The Musical have united (virtually) to record a special version of one of the show’s moving songs ‘We’ll Meet Tomorrow’. Aimed at raising funds for Acting for Others, the performers are drawn from the 2013 Southwark Playhouse UK premiere through to last year’s tour of China. The featured performers […]
Online fundraiser to mark Joseph’s 50th year
Over 30 performers from across the world will appear in a star studded online charity concert to celebrate 50 years of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. With the support of the Really Useful Group and the Universal Group, work is well under way on creating the special concert version of Andrew Lloyd Webber and […]
Lloyd Webber Albert Hall concert is the next offering on The Shows Must Go On channel
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s star packed 50th birthday celebration concert will be the next show to be made available free of charge as part of the newly launched The Shows Must Go On YouTube channel. Recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on 7 April 1998, the Andrew Lloyd Webber Royal Albert Hall Celebration features a […]
Fundraising initiative Musical Marathon unites musical directors from around the world
Over 20 leading musical directors will unite early next month for an online concert to raise funds for NHS Charities and Acting For Others. Produced by Sam Young, Musical Marathon will feature performances by musical directors from high-profile productions including Hamilton, Les Misérables and Six. Further information about which participants are performing which songs can […]
Les Misérables – The Staged Concert digital download will raise money for arts charities and the NHS
Cameron Mackintosh has announced the planned debut of the hugely successful Les Misérables – The Staged Concert on digital download in the UK and Australia, which will also raise much needed funds for performers, musicians and the NHS. For every digital download, available from Monday 20 April 2020 RRP £9.99, The Mackintosh Foundation will separately […]
Join Ramin Karimloo and special guests for a live-streamed Phantom afterparty
Tonight at 9.45pm (17 April 2020), following the 7pm online streaming of the 25th anniversary concert of The Phantom of the Opera, West End and Broadway star Ramin Karimloo is hosting a live-streamed afterparty (What a Masquerade: Ramin Karimloo’s Phantom Afterparty). Karimloo said: “It’s going to be a joyous, celebratory evening of togetherness and hope. […]
Acting For Others sets up separate Covid-19 fund
Leading theatrical charity Acting for Others have announced the formation of a separate Covid-19 fund to co-ordinate efforts to support those in the arts facing hardship as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Coinciding with the announcement that next month’s West End Flea Market fundraiser has been postponed, the organisation which will make funds available […]
A virtual West End choir performs ‘Do You Hear The People Sing?’ from Les Misérables
Over 70 performers from top West End shows have come together to record a special version of Do You Hear The People Sing?, reminding us that ‘even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise’. With an introduction from Christopher Biggins and a voiceover by Lesley Joseph, the video encourages viewers to donate to […]
Selected Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals to be streamed on new free channel The Shows Must Go On
Things will get a little bit brighter for musical theatre fans from 7pm on Friday (3 April 2020) when the 2000 adaptation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will be made available free of charge on YouTube. Starring Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman, Richard Attenborough and Joan Collins, the production will be the first in […]
Musical Theatre Quiz Night in aid of theatre charities
Award-winning musical director Jordan Li-Smith will be hosting a live-stream musical theatre quiz night via Facebook on Sunday (5 April 2020) at 7pm to raise money for a range of theatrical charities. Announcing the Lockdown Musical Theatre Quiz Night, Li-Smith said: “I’ve had such a wonderful time creating this quiz in aid of our amazing […]
Charities to benefit from All The Web’s A Stage event announced
Acting For Others, Help Musicians and The Golsoncott Foundation are the charitable organisations set to benefit from Theatre Together’s upcoming online event All The Web’s A Stage. Over 60 artists and industry professionals are now involved in the project which was set up to find ways to raise money for those in the arts facing […]
Composers invited to write ‘A Song For Our Time’ charity track
As the theatre industry continues to find new ways to offer support for those who are hardest hit by current crisis, composers are being invited to write a new song to be recorded by West End stars and a virtual choir to raise funds for theatrical charity Acting For Others. The brainchild of award-winning producer […]
Footage from London production of Eugenius! to be broadcast on Facebook as fundraiser for Acting For Others
The team behind hit British musical Eugenius! will release footage recorded during the show’s 2018 London runs online on Friday (20 March) at 7pm in order to raise money for theatrical charity Acting For Others and help entertain those self-isolating at home. Announcing their decision to make the archive footage from the show’s Other Palace […]
Fundraising success for inaugural West End Flea Market
Leading theatrical charity Acting For Others is celebrating raising an impressive £26,000 from the first West End Flea Market held last weekend at The Actors’ Church, St Pauls in Covent Garden. Thousands of theatre fans turned out to join in the fun as teams from The Book of Mormon, Hamilton, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, The […]
Young Frankenstein team crowned West End Bake Off champs
Young Frankenstein took home the top honours at the fourth annual West End Bake Off charity event held at The Actors’ Church, St Pauls. Judges Christopher Biggins, Ruthie Henshall and Wendi Peters crowned the team from the hit show the winners, following in the footsteps of last year’s champions 42nd Street. Commenting on the day’s […]
First judges and competitors revealed for West End Bake Off 2018
Actresses Ruthie Henshall and Wendi Peters will be among the judges at this year’s West End Bake Off which has been scheduled for the day of Prince Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle, Saturday 19 May. Due to be held once again at The Actors’ Church, St Pauls the fourth edition of the annual fundraiser organised […]
Fourth West End Bake Off to coincide with Royal Wedding
Acting For Others has announced this year’s West End Bake Off has been scheduled for the day of Prince Harry’s marriage to Meghan Markle, Saturday 19 May. The fourth edition of the annual fundraiser that combines freshly baked cakes and sweet treats with West End theatre stars will once again take place at The Actors’ […]
