for professional actors and stage managers who are in need due to illness, injury, or old age.
learn moreThe ABF was invited by the King (our patron) and Queen to celebrate the contribution of Shakespeare the life and culture of the UK.
learn morethe Actors’ Benevolent Fund was founded by the great actor-manager Sir Henry Irving and a group of his friends.
learn moreClick on the link provided to access the 2022 Annual Report and Accounts of the Actors' Benevolent Fund.
read moreMinutes of the ABF's first meeting
The first meeting of the Actors' Benevolent Fund was held in the Beefsteak Room of the Lyceum Theatre on 4th May 1882.
read morePack of 10 cards Reduced Price now £4.00. Message inside reads "Wishing you a Happy Christmas and New Year".
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