Old Vic - The 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala 2008
Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
FOR THE fifth consecutive year, The 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala will take place at the Old Vic – on Sunday, November 30, 2008.
Actors taking part in this year’s event will include Josh Hartnett, Jenny Agutter, Hugh Bonneville, Hamish Clark, Julia Davis, Martin Freeman, Henry Goodman, David Harewood, Jessica Hynes, Jenny Jules, Dervla Kirwan, Martina Laird, Sally Phillips, Tim Pigott-Smith, Michelle Ryan and Lia Williams.
They are joined by directors Tamara Harvey, Clare Lizzimore, Anna Mackmin, Jonathan Munby and Josie Rourke, and writers Amelia Bullmore, Moira Buffini, Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks.
The gala will be co-hosted by radio DJ and television presenter Johnnie Vaughan and creator of TV’s Gavin and Stacey James Corden.
Billed as “the most thrilling event in the theatre calendar”, The 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala provides a unique opportunity to see work by some of the world’s best actors, writers and directors, who come together to create and perform six short plays in just 24 hours.
All proceeds from The 24 Hour Plays Celebrity Gala fund Old Vic New Voices (OVNV) – a programme created by the Old Vic as part of its commitment to nurturing new talent, developing new work, attracting new audiences and engaging the local community.
Tickets range from £75 to £250 and are available from the gala hotline (020 7401 9280), the Old Vic box office (0870 060 6628) or the Old Vic website.