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A West End Christmas 2016

A West End Christmas 2016

A West End Christmas is our annual celebration of the festive season with a magical mix of music and verse with the stars and casts of London’s West End Theatre.

Previous celebrities involved have included: Gaby Roslin, Tim McInnerny, Natalie Casey, Celia Imrie, Alex Jennings, Jenny Seagrove, Christopher Biggins, Nickolas Grace, Tim Curry, Sally Dexter, David Rintoul, Aden Gillett, Sian Phillips, Lynda Baron, Brian Protheroe, David Soul, Jessie Wallace, Petula Clark, Jason Donovan, Maureen Lipman, Nigel Harman, Peter Bowles, Derek Jacobi, & Harriet Thorpe. Complimentary mulled wine & mince pies are served.

 

Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon Hyde Park 2016

Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon Hyde Park – Sunday 9th October 2016
The Make a Difference Trust has 4 entrants running to raise money for us this year. Please click on their names below to sponsor them on their Virgin Money Giving fundraising pages:

Jeremy Ellis

David McMullan

Dr John Forni

Harry Francis

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In addition to its core fundraising events, MAD Trust produces a range of ‘Other Events’. Whether In-House or with Producing Partners, they are always guaranteed to be unique, fun and highly entertaining; combining talent and community to ‘make a difference’.

West End Bares Calendar 2017

West End Bares Excalibare Calendar 2017 – NOW ON SALE!

 

Theatre MAD (Make A Difference Trust) are delighted to present WEST END BARES 2016: EXCALIBARE! on Sunday 25th September at 7.00pm and 9.30pm. This year’s show, promises to be an epic adventure, bringing the medieval tales to life like never before.

Following his triumphant appearance last year, Graham Norton will once again host this year’s extravaganza joined by co-hosts, Ramin Karimloo (Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies), Gina Beck (Showboat, Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera) and Ben Freeman (The Rocky Horror Show, Happy Days, Legally Blonde, Wicked) with special guest, Michelle Visage from Ru Paul’s Drag Race.

This year’s show will feature performances by double Olivier award-winner David Bedella (Jerry Springer The Opera, In The Heights, The Rocky Horror Show) and West End leading lady Summer Strallen (Top Hat, The Sound of Music, Hollyoaks). The full company features over 100 of the hottest and most exciting performers from the West End and beyond, including cast members from Aladdin, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dreamgirls, Funny Girl, Kinky Boots, Mary Poppins, Motown and Wicked.

Now in its 7th year and bigger and barer than ever before, this annual event combines the naughtiness of burlesque with the razzle dazzle of the West End. The evening is based on the original concept BROADWAY BARES by legendary Broadway and West End director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.

All proceeds from WEST END BARES 2016: EXCALIBARE! go directly to The Make A Difference Trust; a UK based charity with a vision of a world free from HIV/AIDS. Building on the legacy of 25 years of fundraising by the Theatre industry, they are committed to making that vision a reality. They distributed over £1.6 million in grants to support individuals experiencing hardship across the UK as well as over £1 million to support programmes and projects both domestically and with their international partners.

World AIDS Day – About

World AIDS Day, observed on 1st December every year, is dedicated to raising awareness about the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection.

Each year, The Make A Difference Trust marks Word AIDS Day with an event to bring together the Theatre Industry, the HIV sector, and the general public to remember those lives we have lost to AIDS; to reflect upon what has been achieved and what is still to do in the fight against HIV and AIDS; and, to celebrate over 25 years of fundraising and grant-making by the theatre industry.