Introducing ‘Tickets are Now On Sale’, a 6-minute film of a satirical play by acclaimed playwright Caryl Churchill, featuring BAFTA-winning actor Siobhán McSweeney and BAFTA-nominated actor Samuel West. Film of the play premiered on LED van outside Old Vic theatre as guests arrived for the press night of Mary Page Marlowe. Old Vic has previously … Continue reading Siobhán McSweeney & Samuel West use acting talents to press for ethical sponsorship of the arts
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Royal Bank of Canada: sponsor of genocide
RBC holds over $37 billion worth of investments in companies which are complicit in war crimes. With a history steeped in colonialism and land theft, RBC is deeply invested in the genocide, illegal occupation and apartheid against the Palestinian people.
Old Vic sponsor Royal Bank of Canada targeted over fossil fuels at opening night of ‘The Real Thing’
Advertising van denounces Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) sponsorship of Old Vic at opening night of ‘The Real Thing’ with damning video testimony from those impacted by the bank. RBC is one of world’s biggest fossil fuel financing banks and has billions of investments in companies supplying arms to Israel
Old Vic urged to cut Royal Bank of Canada ties by leading playwrights and actors
A letter to the trustees of the Old Vic Theatre in London, signed by over 80 theatre professionals, names its ‘principal partner’ RBC as ‘one of the world’s biggest financiers of fossil fuel development’