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Greatest Gift Auction Raises Vital Funds

Posted 25 Nov 2025

Last night vital funds were raised to stop theatre becoming a luxury for young people as National Youth Theatre’s Greatest Gift Auction came to a close with a special Greatest Gift Soirée at Crystal Maze Live.

Hosted by National Youth Theatre Alumnus Jack Guinness, the event featured performances by NYT Members Renée Bel-Momodu and Rechella Ketedzi, last year’s The Stage Debut Award Winner and NYT Member Jeevan Braich, and NYT Alum and Newsies star Michael Ahomka-Lindsay.

Thank you to all of our successful Auction bidders. Thanks to you, more young people will get access to life-changing creative opportunities from the National Youth Theatre in 2026 than ever before.

A huge thanks to everyone who supported our Greatest Gift Auction and Soirée:

Our Greatest Gift Sponsors: Barbara Broccoli CBE and EON Productions, OMEGA, Little Lion Entertainment and Cubitt House

Our Hospitality Sponsors: Theatre of Wine, Cave du Marmandais, MOTH Cocktails, Freedom Brewery, Coates and Seely, and Wednesday's Domaine

Our Greatest Gift Auction committee: Barbara Broccoli CBE (Chair), Chantal Rickards OBE (Vice Chair), Dawn Airey CBE, Dan Borrelli, Judith Chan, Janet Ellis MBE, Sara Geater, Holly Gilliam, Heather Greenwood, Nigel Hall, Paul Hillier, Nicola Howson, Joyce Hytner OBE, Simon Lennon, Annette Lynton Mason, Darcia Martin, Tilly McAuliffe, Georgie Pearman, Sue Vertue and Stephen Whitehead

Everyone who donated a prize to make the 2025 Greatest Gift Auction such a success!