Nicola Coughlan, Paapa Essiedu and More Join Celebrity Auction to Raise Money for Students in Gaza
“Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan and “Harry Potter” series actor Paapa Essiedu are among more than 20 celebrities who are auctioning off meaningful items...
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- “Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan and “Harry Potter” series actor Paapa Essiedu are among more than 20 celebrities who are auctioning off meaningful items to raise money for students in Gaza.
- government’s announcement that it will help students in Gaza travel to and study in the U.K., but they must have fully-funded scholarships.
- “I can’t imagine almost all universities being destroyed and the immense talent in every discipline wasted: no opportunities and no choice at all,” he said in a statement.
- “What a beautiful thing if this book in some way can unlock the futures of these brilliant students, too.” Popular on Variety Other donated items include a signed Japan football shirt from Lineker; an “I Swear” production hoodie from Peake; the first poetry book Stevenson ever owned; a spot in Church’s next wellness retreat; Walter’s personal script from Donmar Warehouse’s all-female production of “Julius Caesar” and a signed copy of her book; a necklace Redgrave wore in the play “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”; and a vintage Christian Lacroix brooch from Suzman.
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“Bridgerton” star Nicola Coughlan and “Harry Potter” series actor Paapa Essiedu are among more than 20 celebrities who are auctioning off meaningful items to raise money for students in Gaza. government’s announcement that it will help students in Gaza travel to and study in the U.K., but they must have fully-funded scholarships. “I can’t imagine almost all universities being destroyed and the immense talent in every discipline wasted: no opportunities and no choice at all,” he said in a statement. “What a beautiful thing if this book in some way can unlock the futures of these brilliant students, too.” Popular on Variety Other donated items include a signed Japan football shirt from Lineker; an “I Swear” production hoodie from Peake; the first poetry book Stevenson ever owned; a spot in Church’s next wellness retreat; Walter’s personal script from Donmar Warehouse’s all-female production of “Julius Caesar” and a signed copy of her book; a necklace Redgrave wore in the play “Long Day’s Journey Into Night”; and a vintage Christian Lacroix brooch from Suzman. According to Phoenix Space, hundreds of students in Gaza have been offered places at U.K. universities but do not have the...