On Friday 17th March 2023, the National Theatre is internet hosting a night of poetry readings from Allie Esiri’s best-selling poetry anthologies to boost cash for the Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DEC’s) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Allie Esiri will lead a night of poetry which journeys by means of the calendar 12 months, reflecting the altering seasons and linking to occasions on key dates throughout the 12 months. Poems will likely be learn on the Olivier stage by actors together with Tom Hiddleston (Coriolanus), Asa Butterfield (Sex Education), Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (Gangs of London), Kate Fleetwood (King Lear) and Ukranian actor Dária Plahtíy (Battle for Sevastopol) in addition to a pre-recorded studying from Helena Bonham Carter. The contributors will likely be joined by illustrator Chris Riddell who will likely be reside drawing on stage on the occasion.
The night will elevate funds for the Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DEC’s) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, with all donations on the night donated on to the DEC. DEC charities, and their native companions, are working to satisfy the speedy wants of all individuals who have fled their properties with meals, water, medical help, safety and trauma care. DEC charities will proceed to assist folks affected by the battle to rebuild their lives within the months and years to return.
Allie Esiri’s latest poetry anthology, A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year, is printed by Pan Macmillan on 23rd March 2023 nevertheless signed copies may also be available for purchase prematurely on the National Theatre Bookshop at this occasion. Featuring Emily Faccini’s superb illustrations, this new guide is the definitive assortment of nursery rhymes and a companion title to Allie’s best-selling poetry anthologies, which embrace A Poem for Every Day of the Year. Allie Esiri will likely be donating earnings from the sale of all her poetry collections on the night time to the DEC’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.
Allie Esiri mentioned, “Poetry can stop and make us think and feel. About love, loss, hope – and our shared experiences as humans. That is the aim of this Poetry for Every Day of the Year event which I am honoured to host: to reach out in solidarity to the brave people of Ukraine through the beauty of words, brought to life on stage at our beloved National Theatre by an extraordinary cast of actors. My hope is that the evening will be filled with as much laughter as tears, and that you will leave full of hope for the people of this war-torn nation. In return, we ask that you donate as generously as you can to the Ukraine appeal so that, in some small way at least, our words may become actions in the fight against oppression.”
Tickets can be found now for Poetry for Every Day of the Yearon Friday 17th March at 5.45pm at nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/poetry-for-every-day-of-the-year/
Direct donations to the DEC will also be made through the webpage.
Following the occasion, a recording will likely be obtainable to look at on the NT’s YouTube channel from Thursday 6 April at 7pm.