Showing posts with label Gok Wan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gok Wan. Show all posts

Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Gok Wan to host You’ll Never Walk Alone charity concert at the Queen's Theatre

It has been announced that Gok Wan will host a special one-night-only concert entitled You’ll Never Walk Alone at the Queen’s Theatre on Sunday 2nd March 2014 at 7.30pm.

Tickets for the concert, which is in aid of the Philippines Typhoon Appeal, are on sale now with with all proceeds going directly to the Disasters Emergency Committee.

Gok said: "I'm absolutely thrilled to be hosting You'll Never Walk Alone, the West End's response to the recent disaster in the Philippines. The atmosphere is going to be electric, the cast are phenomenal and this event is going to be a fantastic way to reignite awareness of this beautiful country where so much has been completely devastated.

"The work the DEC are doing to provide much needed aid to the areas affected is vital, the reconstruction process is far from over and people of the Philippines still need our help."

Friday, 18 October 2013

Gok Wan invited on stage during One Man, Two Guvnors gala performance

Gok Wan & Owain Arthur
Last night (17th October) the West End production of One Man, Two Guvnors held a special gala performance to celebrate the National Theatre's production becoming the longest running show at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in its almost two hundred-year history.

During the gala performance Gok Wan was invited up on stage by Owain Arthur (who plays Francis Henshall) during a hilarious scene which is said to have "bought the house down". Gok Wan and audience member Bill Byrd, who was on holiday from Texas, were invited to assist Francis move his ‘very heavy’ Guvnor’s suitcase.

After the event, Owain Tweeted Gok a message reading "You're brilliant!!!! Thank you!!!!!!!! Sorry!!!!!!"

Gok also Tweeted, telling his followers how much he enjoyed the performance. He wrote: "Ok, so One Man, Two Guvnors is incredible! Comic and script genius! A must see for everyone. Laugh out loud funny and simply perfect casting! Go!"