Grateful, an evening of musical theatre and uplifting gospel music at Cadogan Hall on Sunday September 12, will feature West End stars, a 20-piece band and the West End Gospel Choir, to raise funds for the ground-breaking Intermission Youth Theatre.

Based in St Saviour’s, Knightsbridge, a church that doubles up as a theatre, Intermission Youth Theatre uses acting and drama as a much-needed escape for young people from London’s innercity communities. Founded in September 2007, Intermission Youth Theatre uses drama to reach out to young people aged between 14 to 20 and give them sense and purpose to their chaotic lives. Through weekly workshops and fully-staged theatre productions, these young people not only learn and develop their theatrical skills but also grow as individuals, inspired to make a positive contribution within their communities.

Grateful stars Anton Stephans, with LeAnne Jones (who won the Best?Actress in a Musical Olivier Award and Whatsontage Award for her first breakthrough role as Tracy Turnblad in the West?End production of “Hairspray”) and Hannah Waddingham (Olivier?Award nominee for both playing the Lady of the Lake in “Spamalot”?and the 2009 West End revival of “A Little Night Music”). Others on the bill include Melanie LaBarrie, Cassie?Compton, Rebecca Caine, Ian Carlyle, Edward Baruwa and The?West End Gospel Choir.