The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport via Arts Council England, Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the Backstage Trust have led a campaign for donations to the Theatre Artists Fund over the past 48 hours, alongside other major benefactors and trusts. From this extraordinary collective effort, £2 million has already been raised to help the […]
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Rankin celebrates London theatre with new collection of photographs
Renowned photographer and filmmaker Rankin is celebrating the talent and resilience of London’s theatre industry with a major new project in support of the Theatre Artists Fund and London youth homelessness charities. Produced in partnership with the Mayor of London and the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) as part of the #BackOnStage campaign, the initiative […]
Stars lend their voices to reading of children’s book Broadway Baby
Olivier Award winners Sharon D Clarke and Matt Henry and TV favourite Catherine Tate are among a host of stage and screen stars featuring in a virtual reading for new children’s book Broadway Baby. Celebrating the Official London Theatre Kids Week and in support of the Theatre Artists Fund, the online reading of the best-selling […]
Intermissions goes Live at the Vaudeville Theatre
Following the success of last year’s digital shows Alice Fearn is back with Intermissions Live, this time in person at London’s Vaudeville Theatre on 24 May 2021. For one night only the Intermissions team, including vocalist Emma Lindars and musical director Nick Barstow, will reunite onstage for an evening of live music, interviews and very […]
Theatre Artists Fund to mark a year since UK theatres closed
Stage and screen stars and leading theatre makers are lining up to support a new campaign for the Theatre Artists Fund marking a year since UK theatres were forced to close their doors due to Covid. Famous names including Michaela Coel, Ruth Madeley, Maxine Peake, Eddie Redmayne, Luke Thompson and Harriet Walter are revealing the […]
Book Review: Broadway Baby – Russell Miller and Judith A Proffer
BROADWAY BABY – Russell Miller and Judith A Proffer (www.broadwaybabybook.com) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ At a time when theatres are temporarily shuttered and fans, artists and theatre workers are missing live performances, Broadway Baby charms with a whimsical love letter to Broadway. Artfully illustrated by the award-winning Yoko Matsuoka, this […]
Transatlantic choir features on charity love letter to musical theatre
A 90-strong transatlantic virtual choir has been assembled to celebrate the magic of musical theatre in a charity video recording. Featuring members of the British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT), The Hollywood Film Chorale, The Pinewood Singers and West End musical performers, the recording of original song ‘Imagine A World That Didn’t Sing’ is now available […]
Star-packed live-streamed charity shows planned
Leading choreographer Anthony Van Laast will present a star-packed series of concerts in September, aimed at raising funds for those in the industry hardest hit by the ongoing Covid-crisis. The four 45-minute charity concerts – West End Unplugged (Live from L-Acoustics Creations) – will feature some of musical theatre’s biggest stars alongside leading theatre musicians […]
Percentage of tickets sold for West End theatre tour to go to Theatre Artists Fund
Five pounds from every ticket sold for the popular Silent Disco Walking Tours of the West End will be donated to the Theatre Artists Fund. The walking tours which take theatre-lovers on a guided journey through the streets of London has re-started with each tour taking place on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. The tours offer […]
Applications open for new Theatre Artists Fund
Theatre professionals across the country are being invited to apply for emergency support from a new fund launched this week. Backed by stage and screen director Sam Mendes and stars including Hugh Bonneville, Anne Marie Duff and Sophie Okonedo, the Theatre Artists Fund has been launched following a large donation from streaming giants Netflix. Aimed […]
