Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter to host cabaret night to support Kiln Theatre

A night of cabaret hosted by Imelda Staunton and Jim Carter is to take place at the Kiln Theatre.

The one-off special event will raise funds for the theatre on Sunday, 10 March 2019 at 6pm. The line up includes performances from Jim Broadbent, Sharon D Clarke, Michelle Dockery, Michael C Fox, Derek Jacobi, Jamael Westman and Clive Rowe.

Carter and Staunton said today: "We are excited to be hosting a special one-off cabaret fundraiser for our local theatre. The show will be packed full of surprises as some of Britain's best known performers get together for an evening of music and laughter."

Indhu Rubasingham, artistic director of the Kiln, said: "We are hugely indebted to Jim and Imelda, and their wonderful support of Kiln Theatre, and to the brilliant group of people who are joining them to share the stage for this very special event.

"All funds raised through these events will go towards the excellent and important work we do at Kiln Theatre from staging world-class productions to running our youth theatres to being a creative place for all to enjoy."

Tickets are £75 and £125 and priority Booking opens 10am on Tuesday, 11 December, with public booking at 10am Friday, 14 December.

The newly renamed Kiln Theatre reopend in September 2018 after a two year renovation. The first season included world premieres of Holy Sh!t by Alexis Zegerman and White Teeth, an adaptation of Zadie Smith's novel.