NYT FUNDRAISING GALA STARS AND STRIPES AT THE BLOOMSBURY HOTEL

  • THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE PLAYS HOST TO ALUMNI AND VIP GUESTS AT FUNDRAISING GALA ‘STARS AND STRIPES THANKSGIVING  FEAST’ AT THE BLOOMSBURY HOTEL
  • OVER 80K WAS RAISED AT THE EVENT WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23:  Cast of the National Youth Theatre West End REP season perform at the National Youth Theatre fundraiser at Bloomsbury Hotel on November 23, 2015 in London, England.  (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

National Youth Theatre FundraiserOn Monday 23 November, The National Youth Theatre hosted a fundraising gala ‘Stars and Stripes Thanksgiving Feast’ at The Bloomsbury Hotel, attended by current NYT performers, past alumni and VIP guests. The event raised more than £80k which will continue to support The National Youth Theatre’s ongoing projects.

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23:  (L-R) NYT Chair and CEO of Getty Images  Dawn Airey, writer Anthony Horowitz, TV Producer Jill Green and actress Fiona Mollison attend the National Youth Theatre fundraiser at Bloomsbury Hotel on November 23, 2015 in London, England.  (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anthony Horowitz;Dawn Airey;Jill Green;Fiona Mollison

Guests included Larry Lamb, Jessica Henwick, Ross Kemp, Olivia Poulet, Daisy Lewis, Spencer Wilding, Charlie Redmayne, Antony Horowitz , Will Tudor, Janet Ellis, Sope Dirisu, Reece Ritchie, Sair Khan, Paula Wilcox, Dawn Airey, Sophie Turner Laing, Russ Lindsay, Tom Allen , Fiona Mollison, David Gilmore, John Robinson, David National Youth Theatre FundraiserPearl and Gemma Oaten.

Lord Harry Dalmeny hosted an auction of very special prizes including tickets for Othellostarring NYT alumni Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo in New York next autumn off Broadway as well as an opportunity to meet the pair and a night in The Park Plaza, an opportunity to make your TV debut on Channel 4’s Humans, a night for two at Soho Farmhouse with a helicopter ride, as well as many exclusive prizes donated by Barbara Broccoli, Matthew Warchus, Annette and Nick Mason and Nick Jones.National Youth Theatre Fundraiser

Entertainment at the event came from The National Youth Theatre who performed a cabaret of ‘Broadway Turkeys’.

The evening was made possible thanks to the support of The Bloomsbury Hotel where VIP attendees enjoyed a dinner of venison and pistachio terrine with orchard apple and redcurrant relish, traditional roast bronze turkey crown, smoked pancetta, basil and pine nut stuffing served with green beans, cranberries and blue cheese, and sweet potato pie wrapped in filo followed by Pecan and chocolate pie, salted caramel ice National Youth Theatre Fundraisercream.

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