Curtain Raiser at Swan Lake gala evenings boost youth dance cash

Two gala evenings alongside performances of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake attracted 150 guests and raised more than £5,000 for Birmingham Hippodrome’s Curtain Raiser and expanding youth dance programme. Guests enjoyed a Laurent-Perrier Champagne reception and an AA Rosette standard dinner in the theatre’s dance studio, transformed by resident stylists AVA Events Styling. Post-show, guests enjoyed a specially designed cocktail, Flowers from Russia, served by the team from Edgbaston Boutique Hotel and Cocktail Lounge. This year’s Curtain Raiser at Swan Lake was sponsored by Tilney Group.

Captions:

1 Katie Trout, Fiona Allan, Glenn Howells

2 Jane Bauiley, Jayne O’Malley, Jilly Cosgrove

3 Susan Barnes, Lucy Strong

4 Elaine Huttley, Deborah Kent, Sarah Gull, Sarah Riding

5 Rachel Thompson, Leanne McClean, Claire Comley, Carol Graham

6 The Hon Mrs Justice Geraldine Andrews, Jayne Higgins, Glenn Howells, Chris Loughran

7 Karen Horsfield, Carmen Watson, Anne Brookes, Eileen Schofield, Jenny Loynton, Louise O’Reilly

8 Andrew Segal and friends