West End stars to perform special concert for youth mental health charity

A host of West End stars will come together for a special charity concert raising funds for youth mental health charity Beyond.

Beyond The Stars will take place at The Other Palace on 20 June 2022.

The concert will be hosted by Holby City actress and mental health advocate Chizzy Akudolu with performances from stars of Les Miserables, Waitress, Six, Heathers and more.

Those appearing include Amanda Lindgren (Six), Brady Isaacs Pearce, Cameron Bernard Jones (The Wiz, South Pacific, Tina), Emma Hatton (Wicked, We Will Rock You, Evita), Emma Lindars (Priscilla, Made in Dagenham), Evie Rose Lane (But I’m a Cheerleader, Doctors), Gracie McGonigal (The Power), Hannah Lowther (Heathers, Tik Tok), Kelly Agbowu (Les Miserables, Waitress, Book of Mormon), Natalie Green (Les Miserables, Prince Of Egypt, Hair, Wicked), Rob Madge (My Sons A Queer but What Can You Do, Bedknobs and Broomsticks), Ruth Brown (The Voice, Dreamgirls), and Shekinah McFarlane (Six, American Idiot, Parade).

Live conversations of hope with young experts by lived experience will intersperse the performances. 

Beyond The Stars creator and rising star, 21 year old Brady will join 24 year old Antonio and 11 year old Ava on stage. They are all youth board members of the charity Beyond, founded by Jonny Benjamin MBE. Beyond exists to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people in the UK.

The pandemic’s impact on youth mental health cannot be underestimated. Funds raised through Beyond The Stars will enable Beyond to provide urgent mental health support into some of the most affected schools in the UK.

For more information and tickets, visit theotherpalace.co.uk

Find out more about the work Beyond do at wearebeyond.org.uk

About the author: Josh Darvill

Josh is Stageberry's editor with over five years of experience writing about theatre in the West End and across the UK. Prior to following his passion for musicals, he worked for more than a decade as a TV journalist.

 

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