Personalities including Jenny Agutter, Annette Badland, Christopher Biggins, Samantha Bond, Sir Sir Richard Eyre, Ben Forster, Lesley Joseph, Carl Mullaney, and John Partridge, have been announced as ambassadors for Acting for Others, an umbrella organisation which 'provides financial and emotional support to all theatre workers in times of need' through 15 member charities.

The organisation's President Dame Dame Judi Dench commented 'Acting for Others is exactly what it means, being concerned about everyone working in the theatre... it is brilliant to welcome some of our supporters as ambassadors. I congratulate everyone who has gone out of their way to contribute to its success'.