Last night at Wilton’s Music Hall, an eclectic line-up from the entertainment world came together for an evening of music and storytelling to launch The Beautiful Word campaign, raising funds to enhance the acoustics and seating in the auditorium.
Led by BAFTA award-winning actor David Suchet C.B.E who is chair of the fundraising campaign, the world’s oldest working music hall and East London theatre institution played host to a very special version of the legendary event OneTrackMinds, where a panel of esteemed guests share the one song that changed their life.
Last night the wonderful line up included; comedian and TV presenter Mark Dolan who shared his experience of growing up above a pub in North London with his Irish immigrant parents, legendary actor Tim McInnerny on his filming a music video with Kate Bush in 1988 (and he could scarcely believe his luck!), pop starlet Katie Melua’s insight into attending parties and how Joni Mitchell helped her overcome her anxieties, comedian and author Helen Lederer’s hilarious story on hope and perseverance, The Guilty Feminist founder Deborah Frances-White and her moving piece on how The Beatles’ Hey Jude has been significant at all points of her life, and rounding off the evening in style was esteemed star of stage and screen David Suchet C.B.E, whose tale on discovering classical music later in life and how that led to him learning to play the clarinet aged 40 was one of poignance and joy.
The campaign has kicked off spectacularly, raising funds to enhance the acoustics and seating of the auditorium.
