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 moreFirst issue of the Equity journal
A copy of the first ever edition of the Equity journal, dating from February 1934, is held in the ABF archive. The magazine is still in circulation today.
read morePack of 10 cards. Price £7. Message inside reads ' Seasons Greetings'.
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