Adam Blanshay Productions in partnership with NHS Charities Together are staging With All Our Hearts at the Adelphi Theatre with an all-star cast.
This star-studded West End production will celebrate over 75 years of the NHS – a major milestone reached by the health service in 2023.
This exciting Gala is directed by stage and TV legend Arlene Phillips with Lily Dyble (Guys & Dolls, The Bridge Theatre), with Rob Madge (My Son’s a Queer), writing the show. Lily and Rob will be also be performing.
Kindly sponsored by Starbucks, 100% of the proceeds will be donated directly to NHS Charities Together, the national charity caring for the NHS.
Oti Mabuse (Strictly Come Dancing; Dancing on Ice) and Dr Ranj (BBC Morning Live; Strictly Come Dancing) will introduce stars of the West End.
Arlene Phillips, Dr Ranj and Oti Mabuse.
Star-Studded Cast
The cast includes Marisha Wallace (Oklahoma!, Young Vic; Hairspray, London Coliseum), fresh off a show-stealing turn as Miss Adelaide in Guys & Dolls.
Award-winning stage legend Kerry Ellis (Anything Goes, UK Tour; Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre) joins the cast, along with Tom Francis (Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre; & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre) and Jodie Steele (Rehab, Neon 194; Heathers, Theatre Royal Haymarket).
From L to R: Ahmed Hamad; Jodie Steele; Kerry Ellis; Grace McGonigal; Tom Francis; Preeya Kalidas.
Actress Joni Ayton-Kent (The Prince, Southwark Playhouse; A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story, BBC); bionic arm-user and musical star Grace McGonigal (The Little Big Things, @sohoplace; The Crucible, National Theatre); Ahmed Hamad (Standing At The Sky’s Edge, National Theatre; The Colour Purple, Birmingham Hippodrome); Preeya Kalidas (Eastenders, BBC; Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Lyceum Theatre) and Trevor Dion Nicholas (Disney’s Aladdin, Dominion Theatre; Bonnie & Clyde, Theatre Royal Drury Lane) will also take to the stage to celebrate the NHS.
From L to R: Marisha Wallace; Joni Ayton-Kent; Rob Madge; Trevor Dion Nicolas.
NHS Choir
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 Number 1 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.
"It promises to be an uplifting and inspirational evening of fun, music, laughter and love"
A Celebration of the NHS
Adam Blanshay comments: "In recent years, the NHS has truly been a force to be reckoned with. It has done so much for all of us, and is an institution that we should all be proud of. It has battled through the pandemic and beyond, touching each and every single one of our lives, so I cannot say how truly excited I am to be creating this event in celebration of their historic 75th Anniversary.
He added: "In support of NHS Charities Together, with our participating performers, we are committed to staging this night of new work and old favourites, in what promises to be an uplifting and inspirational evening of fun, music, laughter and love."
Charity
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.
Essential Information
Where: Adelphi Theatre, Strand, WC2R 0NS.
When: Tuesday 9th April 2024, 7.30pm.
Tickets: £16 - £70.
Book: With All Our Hearts.