Jason Manford Savannah Stevenson & Emma Williams lead West End Giggin4Good charitry concert cast

The 10th Giggin4Good charity concert - Songs4Soi - is at the Actors' Church, Covent Garden on May 28th  featuring vocalists, including TV presenter and actor, Jason Manford (Bigheads, The Nightly Show, The Producers),  Savannah Stevenson (Wicked, Aspects Of Love)  and four time Olivier Award nominee Emma Williams (Half A Sixpence, Mrs Henderson Presents, Love Story, Zorro).

"Giggin4Good - Songs4Soi" will be compered by Benjamin Vivian-Jones and the full cast (subject to availability) will include: Christine Allado, Andrew Bateup, Luke Bayer, Danny Colligan, Matthew Croke, Lloyd Daniels, Nicole Faraday, Harry Francis, Luke George, James Gillan, Chlöe Hart, Houston Girlband (Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull, Charlotte Steele), Danielle Irvine, Claudia Kariuki, Jordan Langford, Nathan Lodge, Jason Manford, Shaun McCourt, Robert McNeilly, The MTA, Mikaela Newton, Daisy Steere, Savannah Stevenson, Liam Tamne, Benjamin Vivian-Jones, Emma Williams.

Giggin4Good was founded in July 2011 by children's nannies Emma Howe, Hayley Guild and Karen Howe with the purpose of staging concerts featuring West End musical theatre stars to raise money for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Following the huge success of their inaugural concert, a further eight charity concerts followed, seven of them raising even more money for Great Ormond Street and the most recent (in December 2016) raising funds for MacMillan Cancer Support. This latest venture - produced by Emma, Hayley and Karen in conjunction with actor/singers Jordan Langford and Nathan Lodge - will raise money for the Soi Dog Foundation in Phuket, Thailand.

The Soi Dog Foundation was established in 2003 in order to address the tragic plight of neglected and homeless animals in Phuket and other provinces throughout Thailand. Soi Dog has made - and continues to make - a significant and noticeable impact on improving the lives of tens of thousands of homeless, abused and neglected animals. It is the only organization in Phuket who have a help-line and respond to emergency calls and spend over 500,000 Thai Baht ($15,000 USD) per month treating, neutering and spaying sick and injured dogs and cats, many of which are the victims of cruelty.

Musical Direction will be provided by Jack Bennett and the vocalists will be accompanied by Phil Donnelly (Guitar), Alex Marshall (Cello), Peter Ashwell (Drums). Lighting will be by Rod Henderson and Sound by Dave Pallett.

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Rachel Tucker & Dianne Pilkington Giggin 4 Good A Christmas Cracker

Rachel Tucker and Dianne Pilkington will be performing in Giggin4Good - A Christmas Cracker at the Union Theatre on Sunday December 8th.

Dianne Pilkington originated the role of Kim in Taboo and her many other West End credits include roles in Les Miserables, The Far Pavilions, The Beautiful Game and, of course, a three year run as Glinda in Wicked. She is currently playing Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! Rachel Tucker played Meat in We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre and Elphaba in Wicked! which she recently left to have a baby son.

Giggin4Good was founded by children's nannies Emma Howe, Karen Howe and Hayley Guild in 2011 in order to raise money for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital.

Giggin4Good: A Christmas Cracker will celebrate Christmas with festive songs both old with WestEnd vocalists joiing Rachel and Dianne including: Marcus Ayton, Andrew Bateup, Charlotte Bradford, Lucyelle Cliffe, Harry Cooper-Millar, Goldstone Girls, Natalie Gray, Anna Haresnape, Kim Ismay, Benjamin Vivian-Jones, Rosie Ladkin, Jordan Langford, Nathan Lodge, Leigh Lothian, Shaun McCourt, Jane Milligan, Ciaran O'Driscoll, Katie Paine, Jennifer Potts, Jodie Steele, Joe Sterling, Gary Wood.

The musical director is actor/musician Marc McBride (who was Tour Musical Director for Save The Last Dance For Me)

West End Performers Concert for Great Ormond Street

Giggin4Good will return to St Paul's (The Actors’) Church, Covent Garden Piazza on Sunday October 7th at 7:00pm for another evening of West End musical theatre  in aid of Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (with the funds being donated to the Neurology department which treats children with complex brain conditions).

This follows two highly successful concerts in July 2011 and February 2012 and will feature a number of West End and Broadway star performers including Sabrina Aloueche,  Matthew Barrow, Emily Booth, David Brewis, Rosie Clarkson, Lucyelle Cliffe, Joseph Connor, Matthew Croke, Jonathan Eio, Sarah Galbraith, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Alexia Khadime, Carolyn Maitland, Laura Mansell, Shaun McCourt, Twinnie Lee Moore, Kira Morsley, Rosa O’Reilly, Kit Orton, Chris Passey, Jean-Claude Pelletier, Dianne Pilkington, Joe Sterling, George Ure, Benjamin Vivian-Jones and  Ziggie Sky Ward.

The concert will showcase songs from a new Orton & Gould musical, Based On A True Story as well as a new song from My Land's Shore.  There will also be new music from  talented young songwriters  Joe Sterling and Chris Passey who were both featured in SimG Productions’ showcase of songs by new musical theatre composers on The Battersea Barge in March 2012.

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Jonathan Williams, Ross Hunter and Alexia Khadime in Great Ormond Street Concert

Giggin4Good's winter showcase in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital is taking place this  Sunday 5th February at 7:00 pm at the Actor’s Church, St Paul’s Covent Garden. It features a host of West End  performers plus  the cast and creatives from new musical My Lands Shore.

The show will include songs from Broadway & West End blockbusters including Wicked!, Rent, Follies and  Carousel as well as showcasing songs from two brand new musicals: My Land's Shore and Roundabout 

The cast includes Rebecca Caine (Les Mis, Phantom), Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Flashdance, Grease), Jonathan Williams (Les Mis, Godspell), Alexia Khadime (Les Mis, Wicked) and  Ross Hunter (Legally Blonde, We Will Rock You).

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