St Helens Theatre Royal is joining the campaign to help save Liverpool’s Zoe’s Place, with a special fundraising performance of its half-term pantomime Sleeping Beauty.
The six-bed Liverpool hospice, founded in 1995, is one of only three in the UK specialising in the care of babies and children under the age of five with life-limiting, life-threatening or complex conditions. Its future has been in doubt due to an expiring lease and the need for money to build a new centre.
The Theatre Royal's contribution will be to give £15 from every ticket sold for the 1pm performance of Sleeping Beauty on October 29 directly to the hospice, which means a full house could raise up to £10,500, as well as the proceeds from a collection on the day.
Panto director and theatre manager Chantelle Nolan said: “As soon as we heard the terrible news about Zoe’s Place, we knew we wanted to do something. I’m certain we’re going to raise a lot of money for this worthiest of causes."