Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Olivia Colman Launch COVID-19 Support Fund for U.K. Theater Freelancers
Some of the biggest names from British stage and screen have joined together to support creatives in the U.K.'s beleaguered theater industry as it struggles to survive the COVID-19 crisis. Created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Olivia Colman and theatre producer Francesca Moody (who was the original producer of Waller-Bridge's Fleabag stage show), the newly-launched Theater Community Fund has already received a pledge of £1 million ($1.3 million) and amassed £500,000 ($650,000), having signed up a who's who of actors, directors, writers and producers as founding donors.