The industry advocacy group Cinema For Gaza is hosting a fundraising table read of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice, adapted for the stage, with a participating cast that includes names such as Daisy Ridley, Jameela Jamil, and Ambika Mod (One Day).
The table read will serve as a one-off fundraising event for the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians. The event will take place on October 12 at the Troxy in East London.
The wider cast includes Jenna Coleman, Morfydd Clark, Nish Kumar, Susan Wokoma, Mawaan Rizwan, Priya Kansara, Amar Chadha-Patel, Jeff Mirza, Shazia Mirza, and Asim Chaudhry. It will be helmed by director Nida Manzoor.
Cinema for Gaza has said 100% of the money raised will go directly to Medical Aid for Palestinians, which runs a polyclinic in Gaza. The clinic has been supporting hundreds of patients a day, providing vital healthcare such as psychosocial support, physiotherapy, and medication for chronic conditions.
Cinema for Gaza was created by UK film professionals Hanna Flint, Julia Jackman, Leila Latif, Sophie Monks Kaufman, and Helen Simmons, with support from Rebecca Osias and Guy Lodge. The group has so far raised £269,206.
Last year, the group organized a fundraising auction where high-profile names from the film and TV world donated unique gifts to be auctioned off. Contributors included Tilda Swinton, Ramy Youssef, Peter Capaldi, Imelda Staunton, Brian Cox, Joseph Quinn, Mike Leigh, Misan Harriman, Joanna Hogg, Aimee Lou Wood, and Josh O’Connor.
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