The Royal Theatrical Fund

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The Royal Theatrical Fund. Founded 1839 by Charles Dickens to provide support for members of the entertainment profession & dependents. Contact admin@trtf.com

๐—˜๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ - ๐—˜๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ The next episode of Actors Never Retire is out now! Actress, dancer, and one of British theatre's true icons. Listen to wherever you get your podcasts ๐ŸŽง

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๐—˜๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ - ๐—˜๐—น๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น "Don't take any luggage. Take your wife, take your baby and go." From arriving in England with nothing but a baby bag, to winning a Tony Award on Broadway Elizabeth Seal's life is extraordinary. Episode out on Friday, wherever you get your podcasts!

A first listen of Actors Never Retire. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Episode 1: the wonderful Myra Sands - Evita, Cats, Sweeney Todd, Funny Girl - on a life in theatre, and the accident that nearly took it all away. Drops tomorrow, Friday 12 June. ๐ŸŽญ Listen where ever you get your podcasts ๐ŸŽง

๐๐ž๐ง๐ž๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ One grant. One turning point. For a writer in crisis, TRTF was the moment everything changed. We're here for performing arts professionals who need support. www,trtf.com

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๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿ’™ Part three of six ๐˜๐˜ง ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฌ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ. ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ง.๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜จ.๐˜ถ๐˜ฌ #TheatreSupport #RoyalTheatricalFund #TheatreFunding #CreativeIndustry #TheatreProfessionals

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿ’™ Part two of six. ๐ผ๐‘“ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ฆ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘‘๐‘’๐‘œ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข'๐‘Ÿ๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘”๐‘”๐‘™๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”, ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘›'๐‘ก โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘–๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘™๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’. ๐‘†๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ : 116 123 (๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’, 24/7) | ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘›๐‘‘.๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘”.๐‘ข๐‘˜

๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜†'๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿ’™ ๐˜—๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜น

โ€œ๐™๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ข๐™š๐™–๐™ฃ๐™จ ๐™จ๐™ค ๐™ข๐™ช๐™˜๐™ ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™–๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™˜๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™š๐™ข๐™ค๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ฎ.โ€ The Royal Theatrical Fund provides vital support to entertainment professionals facing hardship. A small grant can be life-changing, offering security, dignity and hope for the future. ๐Ÿ’™ If you, or someone you know needs help visit trtf.com

Royal Theatrical Fund vertical social media tile divided into a white left panel with the charityโ€™s logo and a maroon right panel featuring the centered white quote โ€˜This support means so much practically and emotionally.โ€™ above the words โ€˜Beneficiary Postโ€™ separated by thin horizontal lines.Royal Theatrical Fund social media graphic featuring a large navy-blue quote panel on the left with white text from an actor thanking the charity for financial help at Christmas with two teenage daughters, describing the support as a huge weight off their mind both practically and emotionally, signed โ€˜Actorโ€™; on the right is the Royal Theatrical Fund logo on a light background.Royal Theatrical Fund informational graphic with a large maroon oval in the centre on a light background containing white text explaining that the Royal Theatrical Fund provides vital support and small lifeโ€‘changing grants to entertainment professionals facing hardship, encouraging people who need help to visit trtf.com a

Behind every performance is a life, with real struggles, real setbacks, and real people who show up to help. Meet Brady Isaacs Pearce, and discover how the Royal Theatrical Fund helped her during her time of need. Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing her story. ๐Ÿ’™

๐™’๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™™๐™š๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™จ๐™–๐™™๐™™๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™๐™š๐™–๐™ง ๐™–๐™—๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ฅ๐™–๐™จ๐™จ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™๐™ค๐™— ๐™‚๐™ง๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ We had the great privilege of working with Rob & Lockdown Theatre during the pandemic, raising more than ยฃ110k for TRFT! We are eternally grateful for Robs kindness, and the invaluable role he played in creating this theatrical magic. ๐Ÿ’™

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"๐™๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช, ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช, ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™  ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช" The Royal Theatrical Fund provides vital support to entertainment professionals facing hardship. A small grant can be life-changing, offering security, dignity and hope for the future. #TheatreSupport #TheatreCommunity #BritishTheatre #SupportTheArts

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๐Ÿ”๏ธ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—บโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ โ€“ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐Ÿ”๏ธ Tomโ€™s taking on the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge on 25.06.26 in memory of his sister Laura, who passed at 35. Raising ยฃ1,600 for The RTF. Donate/share: https://www.gofundme.com/f/toms-yorkshire-3-peaks-challenge

A three-panel collage for Tom Leo's Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge. Top left: Tom in a black beanie and camouflage jacket, backpack on, standing on a grassy hill path with a trail marker post. Top right: Quote bubble: "As I take on the miles and the climbs, I'll be reflecting on her strength, her spirit, and the love that will always remain." Bottom: Group photo at a wedding with three smiling peopleโ€”woman in green dress (possibly Molly Hanson), man in suit and tie, and blonde woman in green dress (Laura)โ€”all standing close together outdoors. Bottom text: "Tom takes on the Yorkshire Three Peaks.A split-image graphic promoting Tom Leo's Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge fundraiser for the Royal Theatrical Fund in memory of his sister Laura. On the left, a photo of smiling blonde woman (Laura) kneeling in a theatre auditorium with empty seats behind her, wearing a light blue dress, holding a white-spotted Dalmatian dog. On the right, a scenic Yorkshire Dales landscape with green hills,

๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ก๐จ๐ข๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” Please note, there is ๐’๐’ ๐’„๐’‰๐’๐’Š๐’“ this coming Wednesday (25th February). It has been moved to ๐–๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก! New members welcome! ๐Ÿ’™ For more information, please contact ๐š๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง@๐ญ๐ซ๐ญ๐Ÿ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ โ˜• ๐ŸŽถ

The poster uses a red and black color scheme with a central illustration of a conductor leading a choir, flanked by photos of a group of singers (mostly women in red scarves) performing on a wooden stage with curtains, and a smaller image of a church interior.

"๐˜ผ๐™ฃ๐™ฎ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™„ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™™๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ฅ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™„โ€™๐™ข ๐™›๐™ž๐™ฉ ๐™„ ๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ก๐™ก ๐™™๐™š๐™›๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™™๐™ค ๐™จ๐™ค." ๐Ÿ’™ If you, or someone you know needs help visit trtf.com ๐Ÿ’™ If you can, please consider donating to support the Royal Theatrical Fund, and those in need.

โ€œGraphic for The Royal Theatrical Fund featuring a large navy-blue vertical panel on the right with the quote โ€˜Anything I can do to help out once Iโ€™m fit I will definitely do so.โ€™ and the words โ€˜Beneficiary Postโ€™ beneath it, alongside the charityโ€™s crest logo on a white background.โ€Testimonial graphic for The Royal Theatrical Fund on a deep red background, showing a large quotation mark and a heartfelt message from a backstage worker describing how a grant has eased financial hardship during recovery, with key phrases in bold and the charityโ€™s logo on the right.Informational graphic for The Royal Theatrical Fund showing a navy-blue oval text box on a light background explaining that the charity offers vital financial support to entertainment professionals facing hardship, encouraging people to seek help at trtf.com or donate, with the charityโ€™s logo at the bottom

Applying for help is easy - just three simple steps! ๐Ÿ’™ ๐‘‚๐‘Ÿ ๐‘“๐‘’๐‘’๐‘™ ๐‘“๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘’, ๐‘’๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘™ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก ๐‘š๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘”๐‘’ #ApplyForHelp #TheatreCharity #EntertainmentSupport #TheatreCommunity #TheatreWelfare #CharitySupport #HereToHelp

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The Emergency Crisis Grant is a one-off financial award designed to support UK-based theatre and entertainment professionals facing severe financial hardship, particularly due to the cost-of-living crisis. It helps with essential needs such as food, fuel, and housing costs ๐Ÿ’™ | www.trtf.com

๐—–๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€! โ˜• ๐ŸŽถ Wednesday 28th January 10:30am - 12:30pm The Actor's Church All abilities and new members welcome! ๐ŸŽต.๐ŸŽต.๐ŸŽต

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"๐™”๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™จ๐™ช๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™๐™–๐™จ ๐™๐™š๐™ก๐™ฅ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ข๐™š ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™„ ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™š๐™ญ๐™ฅ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™จ." The Royal Theatrical Fund provides vital support to entertainment professionals facing hardship. A small grant can be life-changing, offering security, dignity and hope for the future.

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Acclaimed actor Sir Derek Jacobi shares why supporting the Royal Theatrical Fund in your Will matters ๐ŸŽญ Leave a lasting legacy for theatre professionals in need. Discover how you can help protect the future of our performing arts community. ๐Ÿ’™ Watch now to learn more about legacy giving.