Andrew Scott and Florence Welch join star poetry line-up in support of refugees
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There's a lot of love in the air around mid-February, and Platform Presents are harnessing it all for a good cause.
The organisation, which offers a platform for burgeoning theatrical & filmictalent – actors, writers and directors –will bring together an array of recognisable faces from stage and screen to raise finds forHelpRefugees.
Choose Love, a charitable eventtaking place on 19 February, will see the stars read some of the world's favourite love poems, with ticket proceeds going towards helping those who have beendisplacedby war.
Confirmed performers include actorsJoelyRichardson, BenWhishaw, Andrew Scott, JadeAnouka, CaraTheoboldand Lindsay Duncan, musicians Florence Welch and Doc Brown, as well as playwright TomStoppardand poet JamesMassiah.
The founders ofPlatform Presents – actor Gala Gordon (who will also perform that evening) and producer Isabella Macpherson – haveteamed up with playwright Polly Stanham to curate the event at the Fortune Theatre.
Tickets are £40 (£25 for Under 26s), available at atgtickets.com. Visit platformpresents.com for more information