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¬ BACCES PASSES THE £1M MARK FOR CHARITY! 07.02.2012  After
40 years, the British Airways Cabin Crew Entertainment Society
has smashed the £1 million mark for charity!
What started as a small review at the York House, Twickenham has grown year on year to become the sell-out, award winning pantomimes we produce today. In addition to the seven regular performances we also perform 2 mid-week matinees to which all tickets are donated free to local elderly residents and disadvantaged children. During its history the society has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and the London Palladium, been invited to Buckingham Palace, and has pulled in support from professionals including the London Symphony Orchestra as well as top theatre directors and stage managers. Famous audience members include David Jacobs CBE, (a patron for many years); Hughie Green; Sir Cliff Richard; Nicky Clarke OBE, and Jeremy Vine. Jeremy was so impressed with last year’s production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs he talked about it on his Radio 2 show the next day! Over 600 cabin crew have been involved over the past 40 years both performing and helping backstage and we estimate that between us we have accumulated 70 million air miles. Cast and crew members have included a Belgian Olympic bronze medal winning gymnast; a championship skater; a former child star; skaters from ‘Holiday on Ice’; a tax man (who keeps that very quiet); numerous magicians as well as a whole host of ex-professional dancers, actors and singers. Bill Francis, head of inflight services at British Airways, said “The cabin crew involved spend much of their time abroad and only have a handful of final rehearsals as a complete cast. Bringing the whole show together in such a professional way is fantastic for both the audience and the charities they support. British Airways is extremely proud”. Finally our heartfelt thanks go out to you – our audience, whose continued support has enabled us to help so many good causes over the past 40 years and will no doubt see us safely over our one million pound target. Here’s to the next 40 years and the next million! |
¬ WHAT IS BACCES?
BACCES is a non-profit charitable organisation which was originally set up in 1970 by two British European Airways (BEA) stewards who wrote a comedy review and staged it at York House in March 1971, Twickenham, UK for two nights. It was so popular that it ran for a further three sell out nights at Chiswick Town Hall. The national press  heard
of this venture and prompted "Jak" of the Evening
Standard to publish a cartoon lampooning the efforts of
BA cabin crew. Since
that time the company have been producing reviews and,
more recently, and to great acclaim, pantomimes in aid
of national and local charities. The company writes,
directs and produces the whole show with very little
help from outside sources.In 2008 BACCES won the Flame Award for Inspirational Excellence in Theatre from the National Operatic and Dramatic Association for their 2007 production of Cinderella.
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