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On Sunday 21st November 2010 Richard appeared at The Old Vic's 24 hour plays gala in a play entitled 'The Third Wish', written by Stephen Beresford and directed by Charlotte Westenra. Richard's co-stars were Miranda Raison, Niamh Cusack and Debbie Chazen. In the event's programme, Richard said that he was dedicating the evening to the late Betty Pattison who was the founder of Pattison college in Coventry, which Richard attended aged 14 - 17 (see third scan below).
You can read all about the play and the after show party at the Feigned Mischief blog. Simone attended the event and the after show party and has kindly permitted a link to her blog to read all about her evening.
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Here's a copy of the Old Vic's information page about the event (should the link above disappear).
A two page printed flyer was included with the programme, as follows:
BBC2's The Culture Show 25 Nov 2010
Highlights from the event were shown on BBC2's The Culture Show on Thursday 25th November at 7.00pm. Click pictures below to enlarge.
The Evening Standard had an article about the 24 hour plays, reporting that over £100,000 was raised. Click on the small thumbnail of Richard to see his picture.
The IndieLondon site reported on the Old Vic's 24 hour plays on 21st November 2010, with a picture of Richard as John Porter and more information about the event and other participants.
