Tom Hiddleston and ṢọṢ ọ pẹ́ ẹ ́ Dìrísù to check out poetry at National Theatre for Ukraine fundraising event

On Friday 17 th March 2023, the National Theatre is hosting a night of poetry .

Allie Esiri will lead a night of poetry which travels through the fiscal year, showing the altering seasons and connecting to occasions on crucial dates throughout the year. Poems will . The factors will be signed up with by illustrator Chris Riddell who will be live illustration on phase at the occasion.

The night will raise funds for the Disaster Emergency Committee’s (DEC’s) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal, with all contributions on the night contributed straight to the DEC. DEC charities, and their regional partners, are working to fulfill the instant requirements of all individuals who have actually left their houses with food, water, medical help, security and injury care. DEC charities will continue to assist individuals impacted by the dispute to reconstruct their lives in the months and years to come.

Allie Esiri’s latest poetry anthology, A Nursery Rhyme for each Night of the Year, is released by Pan Macmillan on 23 rd March 2023 nevertheless signed copies will likewise be . Featuring Emily Faccini’s remarkable illustrations, this brand-new book is the conclusive collection of nursery rhymes and a buddy title to Allie’s very popular poetry anthologies, that include A Poem for each Day of the Year. Allie Esiri will be contributing make money from the sale of all her poetry collections on the night to the DEC’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

Allie Esiri stated, “Poetry can stop and make us believe and feel. About love, loss, hope– and our shared experiences as people. That is the objective of this Poetry for each Day of the Year occasion which I am honoured to host: to connect in uniformity to the brave individuals of Ukraine through the appeal of words, brought to life on phase at our cherished National Theatre by an amazing cast of stars. My hope is that the night will be filled with as much laughter as tears, which you will leave filled with expect individuals of this war-torn country. In return, we ask that you contribute as kindly as you can to the Ukraine appeal so that, in some little method a minimum of, our words might end up being actions in the battle versus injustice.”

Tickets are offered now for Poetry for each Day of the Year on Friday 17 th March at 5.45 pm at nationaltheatre.org.uk/ productions/poetry-for-every- day-of-the-year/

Following the occasion, a recording will be offered to see on the NT’s YouTube channel from Thursday 6 April at 7pm.