West End gala announced at Adelphi Theatre to celebrate over 75 years of the NHS
A West End Gala at the Adelphi Theatre will celebrate over 75 years of the NHS – a major milestone reached by the health service in 2023. With All Our Hearts will commemorate this significant anniversary with an all-star cast this April. With All Our Hearts is presented by Adam Blanshay Productions in partnership with NHS Charities Together, and is kindly sponsored by Starbucks. This exciting Gala is directed by stage and TV legend Arlene Phillips with Lily Dyble.
100% of the proceeds will be donated directly to NHS Charities Together, the national charity caring for the NHS. Strictly fantastic host Oti Mabuse (Strictly Come Dancing, BBC) and Dr Ranj (BBC Morning Live) will introduce stars of the West End including Marisha Wallace (Oklahoma!), fresh off a show-stealing turn as Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls. Award-winning stage legend Kerry Ellis (Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre) joins the cast along with Tom Francis (Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre) and Jodie Steele ( Heathers, Theatre Royal Haymarket). Actress Joni Ayton-Kent ( A Ghost Story, BBC); bionic arm-user and musical star Gracie McGonigal (The Little Big Things, @sohoplace), Ahmed Hamad (Standing At The Sky’s Edge, National Theatre), Preeya Kalidas (Eastenders, BBC) and Trevor Dion Nicholas (Disney’s Aladdin) will also take to the stage to celebrate the NHS.
With All Our Hearts is directed and staged by Dame Arlene Phillips, alongside her associate Lily Dyble (Guys & Dolls, The Bridge Theatre). Rob Madge (My Son’s a Queer) will be writing the show, as well as performing themselves. The crème de la crème West End cast will be joined by the NHS Choir from Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, whose hits include Christmas Number1 'A Bridge Over You; With a Little Help from My Friends; and Holy, with Justin Bieber, which was in the Spotify and iTunes Top 5. In November 2023, the NHS Choir sang at a reception for international nurses and midwives at Buckingham Palace, hosted by King Charles on his 75th birthday.
Ellie Orton OBE, Chief Executive at NHS Charities Together comments, We are so looking forward to this wonderful event to celebrate the incredible people working in the NHS. With the scale of the challenges facing health services, the extra support that we and NHS charities provide is more important than ever. All funds raised from this inspirational gala will go towards our vital work supporting NHS staff, patients and communities across the UK, helping to provide the best possible healthcare for us all.
This exciting West End Gala in celebration of the NHS was co-conceived by Adam Blanshay and Musical Supervisor Matthew Brind. Adam Blanshay Productions and NHS Charities Together are committed to making the gala affordable for all with tickets starting at £16. All ticket sales and donations will help NHS Charities Together continue their vital work supporting NHS staff, patients, volunteers and communities around the UK.
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