Roles We’ll Never Play concert to return with LGBTQ+ IVF fundraiser

Long-running series Roles We’ll Never Play will return this summer.

Taking place at the Lyric Theatre on 1 June at 7:30pm, it features West End performers participate in a one-night event that sees them take on roles they would not usually be cast in.

The event is positioned as an LGBTQ+ IVF fundraiser, bringing together performers and audiences to support the campaign.

The concert, hosted by Lee Peart, will feature a line-up of 20 performers including Desmonda Cathabel, Kitty Scott-Claus, Erin Caldwell, Idriss Kargbo, Sejal Keshwala, and Alice Fearn, as well as Lauren Byrne and Holly Anne-Hull of Remember Monday. Additional casting is to be announced.

The evening is produced by Tom Duern, alongside Nik Haukohl, Josie Kemp and Lauren Soley, with those involved volunteering their time.

Soley and Kemp said: “We are overwhelmed by the generosity of our friends and people we’ve never even met across the theatre community, donating their talent to do this.

“It’s incredibly special to feel that support at what is an emotional and overwhelming time. Their kindness is truly uplifting, and we can’t thank everyone enough. We’d love people to come along and celebrate with us!”

The concert has been organised as a fundraiser connected to Kemp and Soley’s plans to start a family. The pair met while performing in Les Misérables and are raising money towards IVF treatment, which they are required to self-fund under current NHS criteria, with expected costs of over £35,000.

Tickets are on sale now.