Dear Friends
As we watch events in Ukraine unfold on the news daily, we felt compelled to help our friend Issy van Randwyck as she puts together an amazing fundraiser to help the Refugee crisis, inspired by and supporting the work of Magda Harvey and her amazing team of volunteers at the Polish White Eagle Club on Balham High Road who recently hit the BBCNews and No10 Twitter feed in response to their extraordinary efforts.
Ukraine Unplugged brings together stars of stage and screen to entertain you on the evening of Sunday 10 April, hosted by the brilliant ANNEKA RICE and PENNY SMITH. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be able to sing along, but most importantly, you'll be raising funds for Choose Love and their work with Ukrainian Refugees. ALL TICKET SALE REVENUE WILL GO DIRECTLY TO CHOOSE LOVE AND THEIR WORK WITH UKRAINIAN REFUGEES.
Ukraine Unplugged will be held on Sunday 10 April at 7pm at the White Eagle Club on Balham High Road - easily accessible by tube or rail (Tooting Bec and Balham). Doors will be open at 6.30pm and there will be a paid bar.
We know you get asked to sponsor/help/take part all the time but this is an opportunity to see well known stars on your doorstep and help a cause that is so critical today.
To buy tickets go to https://ticketlab.co.uk/event/id/11060
To make a donation go to https://paypal.com/pools/c/117921088781316449
Exciting Silent Auction with donations from Anya Hindmarsh, Phil Shaw, James Ogilvy, Annie Tempest and so many more. Bidding details to follow.
Best wishes
Ukraine Unplugged Committee
OUR STARS WHO ARE GIVING THEIR TALENT FOR THE EVENING:
JANIE DEE (Follies)
ALLAN CORDUNER (Homeland)
JOHNNY FLYNN (The Dig, Stardust, Emma, Operation Mincemeat)
REBECCA FRONT (The Thick of It)
PATRICIA HODGE (Miranda)
TOBY JONES (Captain America, The Hunger Games, Dobby in Harry Potter)
TIM MCINNERNY (Game of Thrones, Blackadder)
ELIO PACE (The Billy Joel Songbook)
ANNE REID (Last Tango in Halifax) WITH JASON CARR
JEMMA REDGRAVE (Dr Who)
SIMON SLATER (Monarch of the Glen, Holby City)
JOHN DALGLEISH (Olivier Award Best Leading Actor in a Musical for Sunny Afternoon) AND GEORGE MAGUIRE (Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for Sunny Afternoon) will be singing KINKS songs from the hit Olivier winning musical SUNNY AFTERNOON;
ROBERT HANDS, DUGALD BRUCE LOCKHART, TAM WILLIAMS, DAVID NEWMAN from PROPELLER THEATRE COMPANY will be performing the hilarious 'LOVERS QUARREL' scene from their award winning production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
ELIO PACE, SIMON SLATER, ISSY VAN RANDWYCK, RICHARD BRIGHTIFF singing some of the songs from the CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE hit show SONG OF SINGAPORE.
MORE CAST TO BE ANNOUNCED ...
Kindly supported by:
White Eagle Club Pret A Manger
Thanks to the staff & students of the BA Theatre Design course, Wimbledon College of Arts, UAL for tonight's set design.