SHOP WITH THE STARS 2008 & 2009

at Dress Circle, in aid of The Theatrical Guild

Date: 10 May 2008 & 16 May 2009
Venue: Dress Circle Theatre Shop, London, UK

Hosts/Organisers: Liz ROBERTSON* & Baroness Issy VAN RANDWYCK

Dress Circle
The Theatrical Guild

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

In 2008:
Alan DALE, Robert HANDS, Nina SÖDERQUIST & Tony TIMBERLAKE (Spamalot);
Stephen ASHFIELD, Glenn CARTER & Ryan MOLLY (Jersey Boys);
York CHEN, Mary DOHERTY, Mark GOLDTHORP & Chris THATCHER (Avenue Q);
Summer STRALLEN* & Amy LENNOX (The Sound of Music);
Ben-James ELLIS, Ian TALBOT (Hairspray);
Nadia COOTE (Dirty Dancing);
Linzi HATELEY*(Mamma Mia);

and (in alphabetical order):
Philip BULCOCK, Louise GOLD*, Nickolas GRACE, Robert MEADMORE, Philip QUAST & Caroline SHEEN*

In 2009:
Philip QUAST, Paula WILCOX, (La Cage aux Folles);
Jessie BUCKLEY, Kaisa HAMMARLUND, Alex HANSON, Kelly PRICE & Hannah WADDINGHAM (A Little Night Music);
Michael BALL*, Leanne JONES, Nigel PLANER & Liz ROBERTSON (Hairspray);
Tony SHELDON*, Jason DONOVAN, Clive CARTER & other co-stars in Priscilla The Musical;
Louise GOLD* & Jody PRENGER (Oliver!);
Sam KELLY* & Oliver TOMPSETT (Wicked);
Ray QUINN & Emma STEPHENS (Grease);
Charlotte WAKEFIELD (Spring Awakening);
Dave WILLETTS & other Sunset Boulevard cast members;
Lynda BELLINGHAM, Patricia HODGE & Siân PHILLIPS (Calendar Girls);

and (in alphabetical order):
Peter BENSON, Alex EVANS, John McFADDEN, Gay SOPER*, Alison STEADMAN, Ian TALBOT.

* Find updates about this artist's career on our Old Friends Page

NOTE: Philip Quast did not perform at this event.

Following last year's hugely successful event, Dress Circle hosted a new 'Shop with the Stars' Day on Saturday 16 May 2009. Once again Philip Quast and lots of other West End stars (including some "Old Friends") dropped in throughout the day to serve as "extra staff", meet the fans and sign autographs. The event was organised in aid of The Theatrical Guild; donations were welcome and £1.00 of every item sold was donated to TTG.

go to Detailed account of the 2009 event by Emma Shane new
go to Discussion thread (PQG Message Board)


go to Detailed account of the 2008 event by Emma Shane

SHORT REPORT of the 2008 event by Eli
PQ turned up shortly after noon, riding his stunning black bike, and was immediately (politely) surrounded by several fans willing to have their material signed. It was very warm inside the shop, but PQ took the time to sign every single item, have a bit of a chat with all his "customers" and pose for pictures.
He was delighted to hear that many of us had attended and LOVED his 'Tsunami' performance the night before (He added that he would have liked to "act the piece" even more, but there wasn't enough room on the Barbican Hall stage to allow him to do so).
PQ was later called outside for a rather long video interview (see link above), during which he took the time to explain the event's objective in aid of the Theatrical Guild, and then posed for some press photos together with Alan Dale and Summer Strallen.
Big thanks to Kat, Emma, Freddie & Phoebe for their precious cooperation & to Chris (DC staff) for his patience!

Philip Quast, Summer Strallen & Alan Dale outside the Dress Circle Shop

info THE THEATRICAL GUILD

The TTG was founded in 1892 and is one of the longest serving theatrical charities that uniquely offers support and financial help to anyone who is or has been engaged in the professional theatre, ie. not only performers, but also Backstage & Front of House staff.

Financial support, regular grants and one-off grants are given to members of the profession who are unable to manage through ill-health or following accidents.

Actress Liz Robertson is the current Chairman of the Guild.

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