Ben Whishaw to pay homage to T.S. Eliot with an evening of readings

The London Library have announced that an all star cast will pay homage to T.S. Eliot later this month with an evening of readings from Eliot's work.

Jeremy Irons, Simon Russell Beale, Fiona Shaw, and Ben Whishaw will be taking centre stage at Wilton's Music Hall on 21 October 2015.

T.S. Eliot was an advocate of The London Library, joining it in 1918 and serving as its President until his death in January 1965. The Library – with the assistance of Deborah Warner and the T.S. Eliot Estate – has brought together an impressive cast to celebrate T.S Eliot’s life and to raise funds for the Library he loved.

Philip Spedding, development director at The London Library said, "Jeremy Irons, Simon Russell Beale, Fiona Shaw, and Ben Whishaw are intimately associated with some of the most powerful recent performances of Eliot’s work. We are delighted that they are coming together for what promises to be a memorable tribute to a genuinely great writer".

The evening of readings will include extracts from a range of Eliot’s work including The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, Four Quartets, The Waste Land, The Hollow Men and Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.

Alongside an invited audience of special guests, tickets are available for the general public with all proceeds from the evening going to support The London Library. Tickets for this fundraising evening are £55 (£45 for London Library members).

An evening of readings celebrating the work of T.S. Eliot will take place on 21 October 2015 at Wilton’s Music Hall.