News round-up: Zoë celebrates Shakespeare; Art for Cure auction; Love Hurts DVD and more

1 May 2016 00:39

Marking 400 years since Shakespeare's death

Zoë offers insights into Shakespeare's enduring appeal in the above video from the National Theatre, which has been produced to mark the 400th anniversary of the playwright's death on 23 April.

'Shakespeare touches the human heart in all his plays, and that's why he is relevant now and will always be,' she emphasises.

On 23 April, Zoë took part in a special service at Southwark Cathedral, in London, also marking the anniversary. The location is significant, as Southwark is an area in which Shakespeare worked extensively.

The service was organised jointly by Southwark Cathedral and the nearby Shakespeare's Globe. Described on the cathedral's website as 'blending liturgical worship, music and performance', the service featured extracts from Shakespeare's late plays.

Zoë joined local schoolchildren in laying flowers at the memorials to her father Sam Wanamaker, as well as Shakespeare and his brother Edmund Shakespeare. Also in attendance at the service were Prince Philip (who is Patron of The Globe) and Timothy West. Zoë and Prince Philip can be seen in a photo on the Royal Family's Instagram profile.

Supporting Art for Cure and Child Rescue Nepal

As previously reported on this website, Zoë has created an artwork for the Art for Cure 2016 exhibition's Make Your Mark campaign. Her quirky, jolly drawing of an elf-like figure is currently being auctioned alongside pictures by other well-known individuals.

If you'd like to place any bids, you have until the evening of 8 May (UK time) to do so. Money raised by the auctions will go towards finding a cure for breast cancer and caring for patients.

As highlighted on her Twitter profile, Zoë is also supporting Child Rescue Nepal (formerly known as The Esther Benjamins Trust), a charity working to rescue trafficked children in the country and reunite them with their families.

If you'd like to make a donation to Child Rescue Nepal, you can do so on the charity's website.

The complete Love Hurts coming to DVD

One of Zoë’s most successful TV dramas, Love Hurts, is due to be released on Region 2 DVD on 29 August. The nine-disc set will include every episode of Love Hurts ever made. The three series were released separately ten years ago; the forthcoming boxset will mark the first time that all of the episodes have been available together.

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