Theatrical charity Acting for Others and The Ivy have introduced the return of One Night Only at The Ivy on London Theatreland’s West Street, on Sunday 4 December 2022.
The night sees stars of the stage and display swap their costumes for aprons, scripts for menus and award trophies for cocktail shakers to serve diners for a one-off sitting at The Ivy, a restaurant famend for its unfaltering service. Leading the ready workers this yr and attempting their hand at taking on the bar, ready tables, internet hosting and welcoming friends, might be a solid together with Geraldine Alexander, Adjoa Andoh, Annette Badland, Joanna Bobbin, Samantha Bond, Harriet Cairns, Bessie Carter, Jim Carter OBE, Kim Cattrall, Neil Dudgeon, Ben Forster, Tamsin Grieg, Ginny Holder, Tom Hopper, Celia Imrie, Cassidy Janson, Robert Lindsay, Lesley Manville CBE, Jessica Madsen, Bill Paterson, Arlene Phillips DBE, Golda Rosheuvel, Hugh Sachs, Samantha Spiro, Polly Walker and Tom Read Wilson.
Over £88,000 was raised on the final One Night Only earlier than the Covid-19 pandemic for the theatrical charity Acting for Others, which offers monetary and emotional help to all theatre staff in occasions of want by the 14 member charities.
This yr will see one unique sitting on the internationally famend restaurant, with friends arriving for pre-dinner drinks from 7.00pm adopted by an unique three-course dinner, with aperitif and wine. After dinner, auctioneer Louise Simpson from Phillips Auctioneers might be joined by actor Samantha Bond to announce and promote to the very best bidder a collection of extremely covetable prizes, together with the possibility to win a meal ready completely for 10 friends in your individual dwelling by The Ivy’s cooks, lunch or dinner for 4 each month for a yr at a Caprice holdings restaurant, dinner at J Sheekey earlier than occurring to see Mother Goose starring Sir Ian McKellen on the Duke of York’s Theatre adopted by champagne on stage with the solid, a day on the set of Midsomer Murders with Samantha Bond together with a stroll on function, and two tickets for “I Remember It Well” – The Christmas Edition on the Gielgud Theatre adopted by meet and greet with Judi Dench and Gyles Brandreth.
Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen, Co-Chairman of Acting for Others, says, “After a two-year intermission we are thrilled to be returning to hosting One Night Only at The Ivy restaurant, welcoming a fantastic cast of well-known faces from stage and screen. Thank you to all of our cast of waiters, bar staff and hosts as well as to all the guests for booking for another sold out evening in aid of Acting for Others. The support and generosity of all our supporters is invaluable in enabling us to continue to support all theatre workers in times of need, whether financial or emotional, through our network of 14 member charities.”
Director of The Ivy, Nicolas Garcia, provides, “After the last few years when both our industries suffered at the hand of the pandemic, I am glad to see we are back together again for another night of fun and generosity!”
For those that are unable to attend One Night Only however nonetheless want to help Acting for Others, an on-line public sale might be open from 21st November with many prizes, together with a cocktail masterclass at The Ivy Club with a star visitor, Highgrove Gardens Champagne unique tour for 2, Discovering the Northern Lights four-night keep in Reykjavik for 2, three-day tremendous yacht keep for eleven and a Mike Tyson signed boxing glove. Details of the public sale will be discovered at https://app.givefundraising.co.uk/one-night-only-2022