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Sophie Hunter is an acclaimed theatre and opera director and a playwright, having previously worked as an actor in film and television. She has read letters at Letters Live from Debbie Harry, Ursula K. Le Guin and Clementine Churchill.
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23 April 2014
Letters Live’s second show took place at the Southbank Centre in 2014. Readers including Stephen Fry, Russel Brand and Caitlin Moran helped make it an unforgettable night.
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Stephen Fry is a national treasure: a beloved actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, and writer.
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Stephen Mangan is an actor, comedian and TV presenter. He has appeared twice (so far) at Letters Live, reading letters including a cease-and-desist from The Beano to Jacob Rees-Mogg.
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Taika Waititi is a director, writer and actor, famous for What We Do In the Shadows (which he directed and starred in alongside Jermaine Clement), Jojo Rabbit and Thor: Ragnarok.
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Archive event
16 June 2015
In conjunction with Dave Egger’s 826LA Literacy organization and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, in June 2015 we helped raise $300K for literacy charities.
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Archive event
21 February 2016
In February 2016, alongside The Good Chance Theatre and Help Refugees, a unique Letters Live took place in the “Jungle” refugee camp on the outskirts of Calais.
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Archive event
10 December 2013
The first ever Letters Live took place at The Tabernacle in London, 2013, and was a huge success.
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Thom Yorke is one of the most influential musicians of his generation. He has made two appearances at Letters Live to date.
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Since his breakout performance as Truman Capote in Infamous, Toby Jones has gone on to become one of the most engaging and recognisable screen actors working today. He has appeared at Letters Live more than ten times.
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