Matt Henry is hosting The Actors House Christmas Songbook, a one-night fundraising concert at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on Monday 7 December 2026, with Beverley Knight, Jess Folley and Oliver Tompsett the first guests confirmed.
The Actors House Christmas Songbook takes place for one night only on Monday 7 December 2026 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on Drury Lane. All proceeds go to The Actors House, the social enterprise founded by Olivier Award winner Matt Henry, star of The Devil Wears Prada, who hosts the evening.
The concert takes the twelve days of Christmas as its frame: twelve performers each sing some of their own favourite songs, drawn from musical theatre and the festive repertoire.
Three of the twelve are named so far. Beverley Knight, also an Olivier Award winner, has stage credits including Sylvia and Memphis The Musical. Jess Folley has appeared in Burlesque and Les Misérables, and Oliver Tompsett in The Greatest Showman and Wicked. Further West End guests are still to be announced.
The Actors House offers touring actors and creatives safe, good-quality accommodation at an affordable price. Its first house opened in Bradford in November 2025, and the organisation is working towards a national network of houses and vetted partner accommodation across the UK.
Tickets for the concert at the Gillian Lynne Theatre go on general sale at 10am on Monday 19 October 2026.
