​Holding Hands With Strangers

Nadya Shaw Bennett is a singer, actor and entertainer all round. Nadya will be the host for the evening and will be singing "Someone To Watch Over Me" to open the proceedings.

Marianna is an International Soprano Extraordinaire and performs recitals all over the UK at festivals/alternative gigs and comedy events.

Arinda Alexander is an actor. She will be performing a live monologue directed by Kate Farrow (Associate Artist with To The Moon Theatre: actress, writer, director)

Tough Cookie Dancer is a Burlesque Performer/Fire Dancer/Podium Dancer/Model/Actress/Musician/Dance Fitness Instructor She will be performing a specially commissioned dance number to the song 'Do You Ever' by Matt Emery and Cutta Chase.

Aruba will be performing a live set at the event. She is firmly embedded in the UK's underground music scene, Aruba Red is breaking free. With her unique brand of rebel soul music, which touches on genres including trip hop, chillstep, minimal electronica, acoustic, glitch and reggae, Miss Red mesmerizes audiences whilst blending thought-provoking lyrics with nostalgia and heavy bass into a sound that is altogether different from anything else.

Jade is a British Actor, Writer & Blogger. She will be performing a live monologue entitled: 'Tarnished' directed by Tim Porter (Joshua, Ships Pass).

Not quite 5 foot, this little lady makes up for it with her, sexy and mysterious style. Trained in New Zealand, by the 1st lady of NZ burlesque, Little Lady Luscious has taken the New Zealand style and added her own interpretation and personality.

Isabella Caley is an actor based in London. She will be performing a new piece written by herself, which is influenced heavily from her forthcoming feature film 'Eileen' (Tim Porter) who also is directing the piece.

London based singer songwriter Anna Searight will be concluding the first half of the evening with a live set.

Eleanor Barr is an actor and a co-host/organiser for 'Scratch That Hackney', which is a regular scratch night at Hackney Attic (Picturehouse). She will be performing a new piece entitled 'The Wonderings of a Wandering Secretary'.