Its gonna take a lot for me to get in; I cant afford to play nice.Theyre the most prestigious universities in America: Harvard. Princeton. Yale. Columbia. Brown. Cornell. UPenn. Dartmouth. And all eight release their admissions decisions on the same day. In an American high school, six friends await the release of admissions decisions. But tension grows as the hour passes, forcing them to grapple with the pressures and prejudices driving their desire to get into the Ivy League. Succession meets the petty dramas of high school, Ivy Day is a sharp and darkly funny interrogation of elite higher education. Ivy Day previously received a rehearsed reading at The Space Theatre during their ScriptSpace season, and a sold-out performance at The Golden Goose Theatre in 2024. Writer/Director Arianna Muoz is an Off West End nominated-theatremaker and Nicholl Fellowship semifinalist. Other writing includes #Edit (Hope Theatre, Theatre Deli) and her debut feature screenplay, Mary Shelley (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences).

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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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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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