British theatre stars are uniting over Zoom for a one-night only performance to raise money for those in the arts sector struggling through the pandemic.
Dame Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Kenneth Branagh and Sir Derek Jacobi are just a few names already confirmed for the lineup.
“We can’t appear on the stage and we can’t be in a studio…but we can on this extraordinary thing called Zoom,” Dame Judi Dench told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show.
Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, Kenneth Branagh, Maggie Smith and I are set for Virtual Fundraiser For One Knight Only https://t.co/7DT9aKlqiP
— Ian McKellen (@IanMcKellen) November 10, 2020
For £45, guests are invited to experience For One Knight Only on the 29th of November, titled in recognition of the knighthoods all participants have received.
“[The arts] bring a huge revenue to the country and people during lockdown have turned to watching television and old films and new films…and that’s partly why Acting for Others is important”, Dench continued.
“It does go to the people who are all self-employed and don’t necessarily act but work in the theatre and keep the theatres going.”
Words by Maddy Raine.
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