A record breaking for Acting for Others!
WEFM 2025 was held on Saturday 17 May at St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden.
This year, The Book of Mormon was crowned the Best Dressed Stall, in the competition judged by Christopher Biggins, Dame Arlene Phillips and Janie Dee. The stall included show memorabilia and exclusive props used in the show for sale. They also had a game of ‘Spooky Mormon Hoopla’ for participants to play, for a chance to win a selfie or a signed polaroid.
Most West End shows took stalls at the event, including Back to The Future, Cabaret, Clueless, Hadestown, Hamilton, Les Misérables, Mamma Mia!, Mean Girls, Moulin Rouge!, Operation Mincemeat, The Phantom of the Opera, SIX The Musical, Stiletto, The Book of Mormon, The Devil Wears Prada, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, The Mousetrap, The Play That Goes Wrong, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical and Titanique.
Stars in the church taking selfies and signing posters and goodies for fans included Bronté Barbé, Luke Bayer, Christopher Biggins, Joanne Clifton, Janie Dee, Alfred Enoch, Clare Foster, Em Hoggett, Shanay Holmes, Derek Jacobi, Cassidy Janson, Lily Kerhoas, Alexia Khadime, Debbie Kurup, Josephina Lewis Ortiz, Robert Lindsay, Simon Lipkin, Toby Marlow, Ewan Miller, Lucy Moss, Grace Mouat, Natalie Paris, Mason Park Alexander, Dame Arlene Phillips, Dianne Pilkington, Peter Polycarpou, Sophia Priolo, David Rintoul, Caroline Sheen, Giles Terera, Harriet Thorpe, Rachel Tucker, Tom Read Wilson and Lucy St Louis.
Acting for Others Co-Chairman Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen said in a statement: “We are delighted that the West End Flea Market is going from strength to strength and the wonderful amount raised, which is significantly higher than previous years. Thank you to everyone that attended, supported, and made the event so successful.”
Photo credit: Bonnie Britain
