Theatre Support Fund+ and Aqua Shard offer show-stopping prize draw of unique paintbrushes signed by renowned theatre actors

Exclusively designed paintbrushes which made up Aqua Shard’s show-stopping 2021 Christmas tree in support of Theatre Support Fund+ are to be offered in a prize draw which launched on 28 January to tie in with BBC1’s Big Night Of Musicals.

Eight hundred stunning, golden, brushes dipped in glitter made up the tree, which was designed by distinguished British theatre designer Soutra Gilmour, and created by Theatre Support Fund+’s own Chris Marcus alongside Jonathan Hall and their team at Marcus Hall props.

Fifty of the 800 paintbrushes have been signed by a host of renowned actors from the theatre community, including Hugh Bonneville, Emilia Clarke, Olivia Coleman, Stockard Channing, Trevor Dion Nicholas, Tamsin Greig, Judi Dench, Alice Fearn, Derek Jacobi, John Owen Jones, Robert Lindsay, Joanna Lumley, Trevor Dion Nicholas, Ian McKellen, Mazz Murray, Catherine Tate, David Suchet, Zizi Strallen and Layton Williams with many more to be announced. Over 50 prizes will be up for grabs in a prize draw offered by Theatre Support Fund+ to raise monies for freelancers in the theatre industry which is still recovering from the ongoing pandemic.

The team is offering supporters the chance to enter the prize draw by purchasing a £10 ticket via the Theatre Support Fund+ website. All monies raised will go to their charity partners Acting For others and Fleabag Support Fund. Fifty prizes are up for grabs with more names being released on social media. One lucky winner will also win the magical Peter Pan afternoon tea for two at Aqua Shard, on the 31st floor of The Shard in London.

The theatre industry has suffered two years of uncertainty and show closures as a result of the pandemic which has massively affected the entire community especially its freelancers who have been offered little support from the government and continue to face difficult times. The team continues to raise monies for those who face hardship with the theatre community being one of the hardest hit industries from the Coronavirus pandemic.

To be in with a chance of winning one of the 50 prizes and to help continue the work of the Theatre Support Fund+ visit www.theatresupportfund.co.uk to purchase a £10 ticket be in with a chance of winning one of these exclusive prizes.

Supporters have from now until midnight on 6 February to purchase tickets. Winners will be picked at random and announced on 7 February.