Joanna Neary " Wife On Earth, The TourBrief Encounter-inspired Fantasist-housewife Celia (A pitch-perfect impersonation Observer) and friends take their Cosmic Shambles Network Podcast on the road with their wife-based gang show. Theyll be asking what on earth is a wife? And why? From the history of wifery, to the wiles and wherefores of when to wife; a dozen wives, (ex-wives, future wives, non wives and anti-wives) wait in the wings at a village hall near you, ready to share their startling stories, while bickering and drinking wine out of a teapot. Ben Moor " Who Heres Lost?What do we make with our lives?An artist worries his work has lost its way. An architect wants to see her buildings a final time. A changing landscape searches for itself.Who Heres Lost? is a story about what we value as we go along, and how we present it to others.It features bubble-wrap, party games, museums and ants.And ice cream.Funny, melancholy, surreal, mind-expanding; Ben Moors shows arent easy to describe, but impossible to forget. The Scotsman: As a storyteller he is superb.

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Mama Biashara
Kate Copstick’s charity, Mama Biashara, works with the poorest and most marginalised people in Kenya. They give grants to set up small, sustainable businesses that bring financial independence and security. That five quid you spend on a large glass of House White? They can save someone’s life with that. And the money for a pair of Air Jordans? Will take four women and their fifteen children away from a man who is raping them and into a new life with a moneymaking business for Mum and happiness for the kids.
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Theatre MAD
The Make A Difference Trust fights HIV & AIDS one stage at a time. Their UK and International grant-making strategy is based on five criteria that raise awareness, educate, and provide care and support for the most vulnerable in society. A host of fundraising events, including Bucket Collections, Late Night Cabarets, West End Eurovision, West End Bares and A West End Christmas continue to raise funds for projects both in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Acting For Others
Acting for Others provides financial and emotional support to all theatre workers in times of need through the 14 member charities. During the COVID-19 crisis Acting for Others have raised over £1.7m to support theatre workers affected by the pandemic.
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