A MIDSUMMER MUSICAL GALA SUNDAY 20th JUNE 2010

A MIDSUMMER MUSICAL GALA
AN ACTOR’S LIFE FOR ME !

Fundraising Event for Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Hosted by Jeremy Irons

A Cast of final year students

Joined by:

Samantha Bond
Alex Jennings
Tim Pigott-Smith
Joanna Riding
Greta Scacchi
Members of the Cast of The Archers
( All artists subject to availability )
Devised & Directed by Malcolm McKee
Choreography by Nicola Keen
Sun 20 June 2010 6.30pm
Bristol Old Vic
Theatre Royal
King Street  Bristol BS1 4ED
Stalls & Dress Circle £60
Upper Circle & Gallery £40
Gala Ticket price includes Champagne Reception, interval drinks and canapés
Box Office: 0117 973 3955
“An Actors Life For Me” is a scintillatingly funny musical revue. Featuring a host of classic numbers about the theatre by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Noël Coward, Irving Berlin, Cole Porter and many more, plus songs and sketches specially written for the production.

Joining final year students is a star-studded line up of past Bristol Old Vic Theatre School actors. The evening will be hosted by Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons and features: Samantha Bond Star of the James Bond Films; Alex Jennings of the RSC and the National Theatre; Tim Pigott-Smith, Quantum of Solace, Alice in Wonderland;  Joanna Riding, West End star of My Fair Lady and Billy Elliott and Greta Scacchi, White Mischief and Heat and Dust.
Completing the company for tonight’s gala are members of the cast of The Archers in a specially written scene, including Timothy Bentinck (David Archer), Kim Durham (Matt Crawford), Sunny Ormonde (Lilian Bellamy), John Telfer (Rev. Alan Franks).
( All artists subject to availability )