ROUNDHOUSE

Fundraising dinner at the Royal Society of Arts – 8 December 2004

On Wednesday 8 December The Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, was guest of honour at a Roundhouse fundraising dinner at the Royal Society of Arts.

Torquil Norman, Roundhouse Chairman and Marcus Davey, Roundhouse Chief Executive, spoke to guests about the redevelopment and the Minister spoke of her enthusiasm and dedication to the Roundhouse project.

The Roundhouse would like to extend it's thanks to Gail and Gerald Ronson for their generosity and support.

360° Founding Membership Scheme dinner – 2 November 2004

Tony Elliott, Roundhouse Trustee, and his wife Janey Elliott generously opened their home for a Roundhouse 360° Founding Scheme event on 2 November 2004. Guests joined them to hear about the Roundhouse. Participants of the Creative Projects programme also talked about their experiences of the projects which have been running for the last five years. Since 2000, the Roundhouse has worked with over 12,500 young people.

Tony, Janey and their three children are all 360° Founding Members. Following the event we have several new 360° Founding Members as well as donations from other guests.

The Roundhouse would like to thank Tony and Janey Elliott for welcoming us all into their home and for their continued support.

Photo: guests at the event by Steven Spencer.

An Evening of Music and Words – 6 October 2004

The huge, glass-roofed atrium of Sir Sydney and Lady Lipworth's pool room provided a wonderful setting for a fundraising event in aid of the Roundhouse on 6 October. The Lipworths generously offered the use of their beautiful St. John's Wood home for an intimate concert and dinner for 120 guests.

The swimming pool was covered, the stage set and the room transformed by Committee members Helen David and Georgina David, who designed the event with a simple white theme and vibrant coloured flowers, provided by McQueens.

Five outstanding artists donated their services for the evening: Simon Callow became Master of Ceremonies for the performance and recalled his first engagement at the Roundhouse — a shimmy to the very top of the roof to raise a flag over the glass lantern! Simon, Juliet Stevenson and Lindsay Duncan read poems and prose around the theme of "water". Imogen Cooper played some beautiful "watery" pieces by Ravel, Satie and Liszt and accompanied the centerpiece of the concert, Debussy's cello concerto in D minor played by Adrian Brendel.

Following dinner Roundhouse Trustee Genista McIntosh, gave an inspirational presentation with two members of the Roundhouse Youth Advisory Board, Georgia French and Dayton Bryan, who talked about what the Roundhouse meant to them.

An exciting raffle helped raise funds for the Roundhouse redevelopment. The main prize was the chance to loop-the-loop in a Tiger Moth, donated by Roundhouse Chairman and Tiger Moth enthusiast, Torquil Norman.

Photo: artists performing by Steven Spencer.

Fundraising dinner at the Groucho Club, Soho – 28 July 2004

On 28 July, Baroness Genista McIntosh, Tony Mackintosh and Deborah Moggach hosted a fundraising dinner on behalf of the Roundhouse at the Groucho Club in Soho. Many thanks to them for their involvement and encouragement. The Roundhouse would especially like to thank Tony Mackintosh for his generosity.

During the dinner guests met with young people who spoke about their involvement in the Roundhouse and their experiences of the Creative Projects programme. When it opens in 2005 the Roundhouse will work with over 10,000 young people a year.

360° Founding Membership Scheme drinks reception – 27 April 2004

On 27 April, the Roundhouse hosted a Drinks Reception to celebrate its recent achievements and to introduce guests to the 360° Founding Membership Scheme.

The Drinks Reception was hosted by Tony Elliott, John Ormerod, Philip MacDanell, Helen and Colin David and Bruce Hyman and was held just a few days before the building works started. This allowed the guests to see the Undercroft, the future location of the Creative Centre, and the main performance space before the redevelopment.

Marcus Davey, Chief Executive of the Roundhouse Trust, informed guests of the redevelopment plans and ways in which they could support the fundraising campaign.

The Drinks Reception was very successful and resulted in new members joining the 360° Founding Membership Scheme and many guests offering their time and knowledge to the project.

The Roundhouse would like to extend its warmest thanks to Colin and Helen David for their generosity.

Photo: Trustee and co-host Tony Elliott (right) with Marcus Davey, Chief Executive of the Roundhouse Trust, by Steven Spencer.

Learn more about the 360° Founding Membership Scheme.

Fundraising dinner at the Groucho Club, Soho – 29 October 2003

The Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, was guest of honour at a Roundhouse fundraising dinner on the 29th November 2003.

Guests joined us for dinner at the Groucho Club in Soho where the Minister spoke of her commitment to the Roundhouse vision, and especially our work with young people. The Minister said:

"I have no doubt that the Roundhouse will change the lives of the young people directly involved in its Creative Centre. The impact on these individuals will also extend to the community around them, however. Through raising young people's expectations and ambition you break the cycle of deprivation and wasted potential that causes so many social problems."

The Roundhouse would like to extend it's warmest thanks to Gail and Gerald Ronson for their help and support and to the extreme generosity of Tony Mackintosh without whom this event would not have been possible.

Private view of Helen David's friendsandicons exhibition – 14 October 2003

On 14 October we celebrated the launch of the Roundhouse 360° Founding Membership Scheme with a private view of Helen David's friendsandicons exhibition at the Space gallery.

This was the first exhibition for Helen David, founder of internationally renowned fashion house English Eccentrics, who is now launching a career as a fine artist.

friendsandicons is a series of bold portraits in mixed media using painting, embroidery, beading, computer printing and manipulation representing well known personalities who are all highly talented and respected individuals.

Helen David, spoke to the guests about the inspiration behind her exhibition and the intricate work involved in each piece, as well as of her continuing involvement and support of the Roundhouse. After this, Roundhouse Trust Chairman, Torquil Norman, updated guests on the progress of the Roundhouse project.

It was a successful evening with new members joining the scheme which is looking to find 360 members to be part of the Roundhouse of tomorrow.

Click here for more information on the Roundhouse 360° Founding Membership Scheme.

Everyman Cinema – 30 October 2001

Fundraiser for the Roundhouse at the Everyman Cinema in Hampstead on 30th October.

Showing of the film AI with Jude Law in attendance.

Q&A with Jude Law.

Auction of AI, The Talented Mr Ripley and Existenz memorabilia.

Image supplied by Daniel Okuniewski.

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