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West End musical performances to feature in The Show Must Go On Live! at the Palace Theatre this November

A socially distanced charity concert featuring a collection of cast performances from West End shows will take place at the Palace Theatre, London from 13-15 November 2020.

Presented by the Theatre Support Fund+, the ‘The Show Must Go On! campaign team and Take Two Theatricals, The Show Must Go On! Live At The Palace Theatre will raise money for Acting For Others and The Fleabag Support Fund.

Shows confirmed to perform are: & Juliet, Come From Away, Dear Evan Hansen, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Mamma Mia!, The Prince of Egypt, Six, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical and Wicked. More shows and casting will be announced shortly.

The concert will be directed by Luke Sheppard and Anna Fox with set design by Soutra Gilmour, lighting by Neil Austin and Howard Hudson, video by Fray Studio, sound by Adam Fisher and musical supervision by Stephen Brooker.

Nimax Chief Executive, Nica Burns, said: “We are delighted to be hosting these special concerts: The Show Must Go On Live!  at the Palace Theatre where all profits will be going to theatre charities.  It warms the heart to see all these fantastic  West End shows coming together to benefit our community.  A big thank you to everyone taking part on stage and off and a special shout out to the producers, The Theatre Support Fund+ and Take Two Theatricals for making it happen.  Please rush to buy tickets and help out whilst enjoying a wonderful, socially distanced evening!”

The capacity at the Palace Theatre has been reduced to adhere with government guidelines for social distancing. There will also be ample hand sanitising stations, temperature testing, contactless tickets, track and trace details collected and deep cleans of the theatre scheduled. Face coverings will also need to be worn throughout.

For more information and to book tickets, please click here.