Do you hear the people sing? ๐ต That's the Les Mis cast and crew getting ready for the flea market. Come find their stall, pick up something special, and help raise money for Acting for Others. One day more? No quite - the 25th July! #WestEndFleaMarket #ActingForOthers #LesMiserables
Acting For Others
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Acting for Others provides financial and emotional support to all theatre workers in times of need through the 14 member charities. Charity no 241279
๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ - ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ You don't have to be in the room where it happens to be part of something special โญ๏ธ๐ The cast and crew of Hamilton will be at the flea market! What merch are you most excited to get your hands on? #WestEndFleaMarket #ActingForOthers #HamiltonMusical
Early Bird tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am! These are limited to 120 tickets at ยฃ18.00 and will allow you entry to the fair before the general queue opens. There will be a separate list for our access, and for general admissions, you can queue on the door! ๐
๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐! Next Thursday, 120 tickets will go on sale for The West End Flea Market. Tickets will be ยฃ18.00 and will give you first access to the Flea Market. Link will go live at 10am and will be shared via our social media channels and website. ๐
The Theatrical Guild are inviting the theatre community to Climb Over the O2 on 18th September - raising funds for backstage and front of house workers facing hardship. โฐ Register by 30th June ๐ฉ admin@ttg.org.uk ๐ท ยฃ37 fee / ยฃ250 fundraising target ttg.org.uk | upattheo2.co.uk
๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ - ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ข๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป! Dance Professionals Fund is opening a second round of applications of the Best Foot Forward Professional Development Grants due to demand. The opportunity to apply runs until 8 June, 2026.
๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐! ๐ Isabel Marsh and Matt Lapinskas have done it - 26.2 miles each through the streets of London for Acting for Others ๐ So grateful to them, and to everyone who cheered and donated along the way ๐ญ Donate: actingforothers.co.uk
Meet Isabel Marsh ๐ญ๐โโ๏ธ This Sunday she's running the London Marathon for Acting for Others โ because, in her words, performing brings people together, and the arts deserve to be supported. Send her some love (and a donation if you can) ๐ ๐ https://2026tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/isabel-marsh
๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ Actor Matt Lapinskas (EastEnders / Dancing on Ice) is running the 2026 London Marathon for Acting for Others and Theatre Chaplaincy UK ๐ญ๐ Donate: justgiving.com/page/lapinskas #LondonMarathon #ActingForOthers
Last night's Olivier Awards were a reminder of just how much talent, passion, and hard work goes into making British theatre the best in the world. ๐ Congratulations to every single winner on stage and off. Here's to you. โจ #OlivierAwards2026 #Theatre #WestEnd #ActingForOthers
We have made the decision to reschedule the West End Flea Market due to events taking place in central London. We apologies for any inconvenience caused. We are delighted to confirm that the West End Flea Market 2026 will now take place on Saturday 25th July. We look forward to see you there!
๐ผ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐๐๐ง๐จ. ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ชฃโจ The Golden Bucket Awards 2026 are happening on Tuesday 21st April, 2pmโ4.30pm, hosted by the one, the only, Carl Mullaney! Our incredible fundraisers are getting the recognition they deserve. Watch this space. ๐ #GoldenBucketAwards #A4O
Acting for Others is excited to share futures Remixed, a new MGCfutures podcast made with past Bursary Recipients. Episodes 1โ3 of Universal Stories are out now, with more on Power, Freedom and Hope coming soon. Tune in on all major podcast platforms #MGCfutures #UniversalStories #FutureOfTheatre
๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ฉ. We had the great privilege of working with Rob during the pandemic raising over ยฃ300,000 for Acting for Others, a record-breaking achievement for the charity. We are eternally grateful for Robs kindness. He will be greatly missed. ๐
Denville Hall celebrates 100 years with a ยฃ26M Centenary Appeal, backed by Acting for Others. ยฃ13M builds assisted living & facilities (cafรฉ, cinema, gym, gardens); ยฃ13M funds 'Alfred's Fund' endowment. Donate/volunteer: rsvp@denvillehall.org.uk
๐จ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐! Make sure you pop our events in the diary for this year - and keep your eyes pealed for how you can get involved! ๐
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป๐! ๐๐ญ ๐๏ธ Saturday 16th May ๐ 10am - 12pm ๐The Actor's Church ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ , ๐ โ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐...
Weโre resharing a great opportunity from our member charity Equity Charitable Trust. ๐ญ The John Fernald Award supports emerging theatre directors & makers with ยฃ10k for fees or living costs (not production). Deadline: Sun 8 March 2026, midnight.
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง โจ ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐, ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐, ๐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ with Johnny Thirkell How British trumpet and flugelhorn player, Johnny Thirkell went from playing in a colliery band to recording with some of the biggest names in the music industry. #BackstageCurry #StagePodcast #TheatrePodcast
๐ฝ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐'๐จ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ Acting for Others and our 14 member charities support EVERY theatre worker - on stage, backstage, front of house, and creatives. No one in our community should face hardship alone. ๐ญ๐
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง โจ Latest episode out now! With our ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ ambassador Bonnie Langford! Episode 46 "๐พ๐๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ง!" with ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ #BackstageCurry #StagePodcast #TheatrePodcast
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฐ๐ฑ: ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ! ๐ง Mark Bajerski's journey from the UK to Spain, discovering his gift as a psychic healer. Voted Spain's #1 Psychic 2012 & 2013 ๐ Listen wherever you get podcasts! #BackstageCurry #TheatrePodcast
๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ญ If you've worked in theatre/film for 7+ years and are facing financial difficulties due to illness or injury, The Royal Theatrical Fund is here to help. ๐ 02078363322 ๐ trtf.com Share to help someone who needs it. #Theatre #Support
๐ฉฐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐จ! Friday 16 Jan, 4:30pm South East Dance. Learn about DCD support, health resources & explore your transferable skills. Stay for Spring Season Launch at 6pm! Register: programming@southeastdance.org.uk #DanceCareer #Brighton
๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ง โจ Episode 44 "Stage, Screen and Winning!" with ๐๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ซ๐ฎ Olivier Award winning actress Liza Sadovy, discusses appearing in musicals, plays and being nominated. Liza describes what itโs like to be nominated for awards and if winning has made any difference to her career. ๐ฝ๏ธ ๐ญ
๐ ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ญ "๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ, ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ค" - Dame Judi Dench, President
โ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ฃ'๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ โ๏ธ The holidays remind us how powerful compassion can be. With every act of generosity, we share light, love, and hope across our community. Thank you for helping make this season truly meaningful. Thank you for supporting Acting for Others this year ๐
The wonderful Mark Curry, host of podcast Backstage Curry gives us a Christmas message! You can listen to the podcast on any of the streaming sites ๐ง ๐โ๏ธ๐
๐ก๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐! ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐! ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฟ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ Pantomime season is in full swing, actor Peter Duncan describes what this famous theatrical tradition means to him.
๐๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ซ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐๐จ! We have had some wonderful memories made this year, and fabulous fundraisers! Thank you to everyone who has supported the charity - we are looking forward to next year already... Get in touch if you have any ideas for fundraising ๐