Richard Curtis, writer and director of the famed 2003 film “Love Actually” has announced a stage production of “Christmas Actually.”
Curtis told BBC News that rather than an adaption of his iconic film, the play will be a variety show with live music, performance, poetry and comedy that will serve as a fundraiser for Comic Relief. “We hope it’ll be a real chocolate box - or perhaps advent calendar - of delights,” he said.
The director, whose movie writing credits include “Notting Hill,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” is also the co-founder of Comic Relief. The charitable organization was launched in 1985 with comedian Lenny Henry. “I’m hoping that people will have a really great time - but also be part of supporting brilliant Comic Relief projects changing people’s lives, at home and abroad,” Curtis told the publication.
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