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BFF show for Veterans Aid
January 21, 2014
Comedy Night at St James Theatre had its exclusively Veterans Aid audience aching with laughter thanks to a line-up that left organisers in no doubt that they had delivered the goods.
The four acts who performed just for the charity sustained an evening of banter, laughter, good natured abuse and pure entertainment thanks to the generosity of the British Forces Foundation and the St James Theatre.
First up was Kane Brown, followed by The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue, John Moloney and Kev Orkian.
Veterans Aid CEO Dr Hugh Milroy and charity staff joined the veterans in applause that said a lot more than ‘thanks for a great night out’. “This was something unprecedented, utterly beyond anything that has been done for us before,” reflected Dr Milroy after the event.
“Some of the guys couldn’t take in that it was just for them; a one-off event at a top theatre. Seeing the smiles on their faces and watching some of them collapse with laughter was a reward beyond price. Once again our thanks to Lady Lucy French, all at the St James Theatre and Mark Cann at the British Forces Foundation for making this happen.”
Some in the audience had been more familiar with the hard streets of Victoria than the comfortable seats of its theatres. Many could recall a time when they had had little or nothing to laugh about, but for one evening residents of VA’s New Belvedere House hostel, past and present, put their bad memories behind them. Members of VA staff also attended the event.
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