Nicole Kidman among stars for Danny Boyle’s African children’s charity show

An all-star cast, including Nicole Kidman and Josh Hartnett, have been brought together by director Danny Boyle to give a unique charity performance. James McAvoy, Cressida Bonas and Benedict Cumberbatch are among the A-list names who will be starring in the Children’s Monologues at London’s Royal Court Theatre this evening.

All the pieces are about bad things happening….it’s Dramatic Need, not Dramatic Sunday Club. There is a need for it.

X-Men and Trainspotting star James McAvoy

Each actor will perform first-hand accounts from children growing up in the remote South African town of Rammulotsi to raise money for Dramatic Need, an arts charity helping vulnerable children in Africa. They often focus on horrific events including murder and gang rape. "It’s all sad stuff but there are some funny bits along the way. It’s problems such as misogny - bad treatment of women by men, girls by boys,“ said X-Men and Trainspotting star james McAvoy. "It’s a bunch of actors helping people act in order to feel better about the bad sh*t that’s going down with their lives.”

I’m playing a wee girl who’s telling the story of her brother who saved up for months and months to buy a pair of trainers that were the jiviest, coolest trainers you’ve ever seen in your life.

James McAvoy

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