A 2019 recording of the theatrical production of Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag will be available for a 48-hour download for $5 on April 10 to raise funds for the U.K.'s health service and freelancers dealing with the coronavirus pandemic
is set to stream on Amazon in April to raise money for frontline health services as well as creative freelancers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A 2019 performance of the critically acclaimed one-woman show, recorded at London's Wyndham Theatre, will be available for a 48-hour download on April 10 on Amazon in the U.S. and U.K. for $5 . The performance will also be made available in the U.K. and Ireland on the Soho Theatre's On Demandfrom April 6 and then be on the same site from April 10 in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
All proceeds, less tax and fees, will be distributed to U.K. charities including The National Emergencies Trust, NHS Charities Together and Acting for Others, as well as the newly launched Fleabag Support Fund, which will distribute grants of $3,067 to freelancers working in the U.K. theater industry affected by the novel coronavirus crisis. The organization in the U.S. that will benefit from the money raised will be announced soon.
Waller-Bridge, her production company DryWrite, the digital ticketing platform TodayTix and an anonymous donor have given the fundraising efforts an initial boost of $436,000 , funds of which have already been distributed to the various causes. Further donations can be made on a dedicated
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