Jeremy Irons Attends Harold Pinter Birthday Celebration

On Wednesday 10 October 2018, Jeremy Irons was among the many stars who participated in the Harold Pinter Birthday Gala at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London. An after party was held at Brasserie Zedel.

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Marking what would have been Pinter’s 88th birthday, the event – titled Happy Birthday, Harold – raised funds for Pinter’s two favourite charities, Amnesty International and Chance to Shine, and featured a variety of Pinter’s work including extracts from his full-length plays, poems, speeches and sketches.

The line-up for the performance, directed by Jamie Lloyd, featured a host of stage and screen performers including Tom Hiddleston, Kit Harington, Simon Russell Beale, Jon Snow, Jade Anouka, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Steed, Felicity Kendal, Indira Varma, Zawe Ashton, Gawn Grainger, Forbes Masson, Samuel West, Sheila Hancock, Lee Evans, David Suchet, Tamsin Greig, Paapa Essiedu, John Simm, Patrick Marber, Russell Tovey, Gary Kemp, Tom Edden, Jonjo O’Neill, Jeremy Irons, Hayley Squires and Lia Williams.

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 10: (L to R) Jeremy Irons, Lady Antonia Fraser and Tom Hiddleston attend an after party for “Happy Birthday, Harold”, a charity gala celebrating the life and work of Harold Pinter and the press night performance of “Pinter At The Pinter”, at Brasserie Zedel on October 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 10: (L to R) Sinead Cusack, Jeremy Irons, Lady Antonia Fraser and Tom Hiddleston attend an after party for “Happy Birthday, Harold”, a charity gala celebrating the life and work of Harold Pinter and the press night performance of “Pinter At The Pinter”, at Brasserie Zedel on October 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 10: (L to R) Jeremy Irons, Sinead Cusack and Tom Hiddleston attend an after party for “Happy Birthday, Harold”, a charity gala celebrating the life and work of Harold Pinter and the press night performance of “Pinter At The Pinter”, at Brasserie Zedel on October 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 10: Jeremy Irons and Sinead Cusack attend an after party for “Happy Birthday, Harold”, a charity gala celebrating the life and work of Harold Pinter and the press night performance of “Pinter At The Pinter”, at Brasserie Zedel on October 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 10: (L to R) Dame Kristin Scott Thomas, Jeremy Irons and Sinead Cusack attend an after party for “Happy Birthday, Harold”, a charity gala celebrating the life and work of Harold Pinter and the press night performance of “Pinter At The Pinter”, at Brasserie Zedel on October 10, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images)