Theatrical charity Acting for Others have announced the leading West End theatre shows participating in this year’s West End Flea Market. This year’s event will take place on Saturday 17 May at St Paul’s Church and Churchyard, Covent Garden from 10am – 2pm.
Top West End shows will set up uniquely designed stalls with show merchandise, special limited-edition collectables, theatrical memorabilia, signed posters and special items for auction.
Each stall will be tailored by the company to celebrate their productions, including Back to The Future, Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club, Clueless, Hadestown, Hamilton, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia, Mean Girls, Moulin Rouge, Operation Mincemeat, The Phantom of The Opera, SIX, Stiletto, The Book of Mormon, The Devil Wears Prada, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, The Mousetrap, The Play That Goes Wrong, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical and Titanique.
Shows hosting a stall will compete to win Best Dressed Stall, decided by a panel of starry judges including West End Flea Market regular Christopher Biggins, with further judges to be announced shortly. The winner will be announced at the event.
Also announced today are the West End stars who will be signing autographs at the event. Joining the previously announced Luke Bayer, Cassidy Janson, Natalie Paris, Tom Read Wilson, Giles Terera and Rachel Tucker are Bronté Barbé, Janie Dee, Alfred Enoch, Clare Foster, Shanay Holmes, Derek Jacobi, Lesley Joseph, Lily Kerhoas, Alexia Khadime, Debbie Kurup, Simon Lipkin, George Maguire, Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss, Ewan Miller, Natalie Paris, Mason Alexander Park, Arlene Phillips, Dianne Pilkington, Caroline Sheen, Lucy St Louis, Giles Terera and Harriet Thorpe. Additional stars will be announced in the lead-up to the event.
Other highlights of the fifth annual market include the West End Charity Football Club’s star-studded team taking part in a penalty shoot-out running throughout the event, with additional stalls including Peter Hannah Art selling handmade drawings, Ensemble Games and Gifts, Encore Gifts with a Hook a Duck and Jamie’s Bakery supplying theatrically themed baked goods for attendees. On the day there will also be entertainment from Mariachi Loco and the Panto Dames.
An online auction set up with BidAid will be taking place on the day with auction items available via this link: https://bidaid.com/auction/FM25. More auction items will be added in the lead-up to the event.
West End Flea Market is organised in aid of Acting for Others, a fundraising organisation for a network of 14 UK theatrical and welfare charities supporting all theatre workers.
For those unable to attend the event, Acting for Others can still be supported by donating at www.actingforothers.co.uk/donate
