Scholarships for Gaza - Celebrity Auction
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Scholarships for Gaza - Celebrity Auction
Leading actors, artists, writers and sports stars are donating items to raise scholarship money for students in Gaza. Currently over 200 students in Gaza have earned places at top universities but remain unable to leave. The charity Phoenix Space is raising funds to help these exceptional students access the education they’ve already fought so hard to secure.
Last year, despite extraordinary barriers, Phoenix Space and partners supported the safe exit of 118 students who are now studying at leading British universities.
This auction is a real tangible chance to make a difference. All proceeds will support these gifted students who have secured university offers but lack the means to take them up, offering not just education, but hope for an entire generation.
Bid big and change lives.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Gary Lineker is a former England football captain and one of Britain's most recognisable broadcasters. He won the Golden Boot at the 1986 FIFA World Cup and presented Match of the Day for more than 25 years.
Gary Lineker
Own a personally signed copy of Annie Lennox: Retrospective, the acclaimed visual memoir celebrating the remarkable life and career of one of music's most influential artists.
This beautifully produced volume brings together more than 200 photographs spanning Annie Lennox's extraordinary journey, from her early years and rise to international fame with Eurythmics to her acclaimed solo career. Featuring iconic portraits, behind-the-scenes images, personal archive photographs, album artwork, and stills from some of her most memorable performances and music videos, the book offers an intimate insight into the creative vision behind one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music.
Personally signed by Annie Lennox, this edition is a rare collector's item and an exceptional addition to the library of any music lover, photography enthusiast, or admirer of her work.
Annie Lennox is one of the most celebrated musicians of her generation, having won more than 40 major industry awards throughout her legendary career with Eurythmics and as a solo artist. Rising to international fame, she helped create some of the most iconic songs in popular music, including Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), Here Comes the Rain Again, and There Must Be an Angel.
Her acclaimed solo career has earned multiple Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe. Beyond music, Lennox is widely recognised for her humanitarian work and advocacy for global health, women's rights, and social justice, using her platform to champion equality, dignity, and human rights around the world.
Annie Lennox
This highly collectable Black Series figure features Dedra Meero in her distinctive Imperial Security Bureau uniform. Donated from Denise Gough’s own personal collection, this is a unique opportunity for Star Wars fans, Andor enthusiasts, and collectors of screen memorabilia to own a rare piece connected directly to the actress who brought this iconic character to life!
Whether you are a lifelong Star Wars collector or a fan of Denise’s extraordinary performances, this exclusive signed item offers the chance to own a special piece of memorabilia with a direct connection to the world of Andor.
Bio: Denise Gough is an acclaimed Irish actress celebrated for her exceptional work across stage and screen. She is a two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner, with further recognition including a BAFTA TV Award nomination, a Saturn Award nomination for her role as Dedra Meero in Andor, and recognition as part of the ensemble behind the Peabody Award-winning series. Known for her versatility and emotional depth, Denise has delivered standout performances across theatre, film, and television, including People, Places and Things, Angels in America, Too Close, and Under the Banner of Heaven.
Denise Gough
Celebrated for his bold, theatrical designs and exquisite craftsmanship, Christian Lacroix transformed haute couture with his vibrant, opulent aesthetic, making his vintage creations highly sought after by collectors around the world.
Lacroix defined the look of the 1980s, combining bright colours and extravagant embellishment. He also designed costumes for numerous stage productions, including a corset for Madonna's 2004 'Re-Invention World Tour ', and his work has featured in the V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum).
Dame Janet Suzman is one of Britain's most distinguished actresses, celebrated for an illustrious career spanning more than six decades across stage, film and television. Internationally acclaimed for her performances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, she has portrayed many of Shakespeare's greatest heroines and has received numerous honours, including an Academy Award nomination for Nicholas and Alexandra. Appointed a Dame for her services to drama, she remains one of the UK's most respected figures in theatre.
Dame Janet Suzman
This December, Paapa Essiedu steps into one of the most iconic roles in modern storytelling as Professor Severus Snape in the highly anticipated Harry Potter television series. Now, you have the chance to own a personal copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone from the actor bringing this legendary character to a new generation.
"This old treasured book of mine is proof that miracles can happen. I am still amazed I became an actor - originally I was going to study medicine, but swiftly changed my mind and got a place at Guildhall to study acting.
I can’t imagine almost all universities being destroyed and the immense talent in every discipline wasted: no opportunities and no choice at all. What a beautiful thing if this book in some way can unlock the futures of these brilliant students, too."
Paapa Essiedu is an acclaimed British actor known for his performances in I May Destroy You, The Lazarus Project, and his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He received BAFTA and Emmy nominations for I May Destroy You and made history as the first Black actor to play Hamlet for the RSC.
Paapa Essiedu
“I’m donating a signed copy of my book about motherhood in recognition of the Palestinian mothers in Gaza who have watched their children suffer unimaginable hardship. Together, let’s offer them what all parents want for their kids: safety and a quality education that allows them to flourish.”
Paloma Faith is an English multi-platinum-selling British singer, songwriter, actress, and author known for her distinctive voice and acclaimed music career.
Paloma Faith
"We were doing some school scenes and were messing around in the green room, which was an actual classroom. I want to put it up for auction for this cause because I think it’s a good reminder of what I loved about school- messing around, acting the eejit.
Schools, colleges, and universities aren’t just about education. They’re about gaining and creating community, making friends who, in turn, become your colleagues, your cheerleaders, your family. School is about learning how to live and be with other people, about how to make them laugh, make them feel good, and solve the problems that life, let alone exams, throws at you.
I hope whoever bids on this understands that this photo is of two ejits who never grew up and have carried the best part of their school days with them. The ability to create."
- Siobhán McSweeney
Siobhán McSweeney is an Irish actress and presenter best known for her BAFTA-winning role as Sister Michael in Derry Girls. She is also the popular host of The Great Pottery Throw Down.
Nicola Coughlan is an Irish actress internationally recognised for her roles in Derry Girls and Netflix's Bridgerton. She shared a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.
Siobhán McSweeney & Nicola Coughlan
This is the very shirt she wore when she produced a crucial second-half penalty save against Australia, securing a vital victory on Sweden's journey to the Olympic silver medal.
This unique match-worn shirt represents a rare opportunity to own a genuine piece of sporting history from one of women's football's most decorated and respected icons.
Lindahl is widely regarded as one of Sweden's greatest-ever goalkeepers. Her exceptional career spanned more than two decades at the highest level of the game. A veteran of five Olympic squads and Sweden's most-capped goalkeeper of all time, she earned 189 international appearances. She played a pivotal role in her nation's most successful modern era, anchoring the team to two Olympic silver medals and multiple FIFA Women's World Cup podium finishes. A multiple-time recipient of the Swedish Women's Goalkeeper of the Year award, she remains celebrated worldwide for her composure, leadership, and remarkable performances on football's biggest stages.
Hedvig Lindahl
"I have never let the impossible stand in my way, whether playing Shakespearean parts intended for male actors or indeed conjuring new imaginative life into the female roles in my book She Speaks. These students have had to endure a horror we are incapable of imagining, and it is devastating that, having come so far by getting a place at UK University their ambition and ability might be squashed at this final hurdle. We must do everything in our power to give them back the opportunity and possibility they deserve."
Harriet Walter is an acclaimed British actress renowned for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and roles in Succession, Killing Eve, and The Crown. She is a two-time Olivier Award winner and one of Britain's foremost Shakespearean performers.
Dame Harriet Walter
"This is my school drama tie. Except it isn’t. My school awarded school ties for different achievements. But I was never awarded the drama tie. It was only when my friend came to watch me play Pericles at the RSC some 18 years later that he decided I had finally earned the tie, and kindly parted with his own."
Why Alfie donated: "As we become increasingly aware of the atrocities in Palestine, it’s vital not to resign ourselves to apathy and inaction.
Participating in this auction is a way of taking responsibility, affirming that the oppression of others will never lead to our freedom. It is an affirmation that everyone has the right to education, and that talent, ambition and hope should never become casualties of conflict."
Alfie Enoch is a British actor best known for the Harry Potter films and the award-winning series 'How to Get Away with Murder'. He has also enjoyed a distinguished stage career in the UK and the US, recently playing Henry VIII at the RSC and winning a Broadway.com Audience Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.
Alfie Enoch
Dame Vanessa Redgrave necklace she wore in the critically acclaimed, Tony Award-winning performance as Mary Tyrone in the 2003 Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night. Directed by Robert Falls, the production also starred Brian Dennehy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Robert Sean Leonard.
Dame Vanessa Redgrave is an Academy Award–winning British actress with a distinguished career spanning film, television, and theatre. Known for Julia, Atonement, and extensive work with the Royal Shakespeare Company, she is one of the most celebrated actors of her generation.
Dame Vanessa Redgrave
This treasured copy of The Concise Encyclopedia of English and American Poets and Poetry has accompanied Juliet Stevenson since childhood. Awarded to her as a Latin Prize at school when she was around 15 years old, it was one of the very first books about poetry she ever owned and has remained on her bookshelf ever since.
Inside, Juliet has written a personal message to the next owner, making this an exceptionally rare and meaningful keepsake from one of Britain's most celebrated actresses.
As part of this unique lot, Juliet is also generously offering a one-hour Zoom conversation with the winning bidder. Whether you're an aspiring actor seeking career advice, a young performer looking to discuss the craft, someone interested in literature and theatre, or simply a long-time admirer who would love the opportunity to chat, this is a rare chance to spend an hour in conversation with one of Britain's most celebrated actors.
A truly one-of-a-kind experience for theatre lovers, readers, and aspiring performers alike.
"This was one of the first poetry books I ever owned. It was awarded to me at school as a Latin Prize when I was about 14 years old. Poetry was my first love. We began to study poetry for our GCSE exams—then called 'O' Levels. I have loved poetry ever since - and have come to love many Palestinian poets too. So this book is very precious to me. I am happy to donate it towards such an important cause.”
Juliet Stevenson is one of Britain’s most acclaimed stage and screen actors, known for Truly, Madly, Deeply and Bend It Like Beckham. Her distinguished career spans stage, film, and television, earning 15 wins and 13 nominations across major international awards, including the BAFTAs, Emmys, Evening Standard British Film Awards, and other leading festival and industry honours.
Juliet Stevenson
A warm, characterful piece from a story that celebrates acceptance, resilience, and shared humanity, making it a very fitting donation for this auction.
Maxine Peake is a British actress celebrated for Shameless, Silk and the award-winning 2025 hit I Swear. A Television Society Award winner and BAFTA nominee, she is widely respected for her work on stage and screen.
Maxine Peake
Brian Cox is an acclaimed Scottish actor best known internationally for his Golden Globe-winning role in Succession, as well as films including Braveheart, The Bourne Identity, and Churchill. A veteran of stage and screen, he has received two Olivier Awards and is regarded as one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Cox has won Emmy Awards, BAFTAs, and a Golden Globe.
Brian Cox
This exclusive collectable includes a custom Star Trek badge-one of only 100 ever produced-alongside a signed limited-edition character card featuring David Ajala as Cleveland "Book" Booker from Star Trek: Discovery.
David Ajala is an acclaimed British actor, best known for his roles as Cleveland "Book" Booker in Star Trek: Discovery, Manchester Black in Supergirl, and Captain Roy Eris in Nightflyers. He began his professional career with the Royal Shakespeare Company, including its acclaimed 2008 production of Hamlet.
David Ajala
"This edition of Hamlet is the one I bought in 1985 to take up to Oxford University with me; I studied English Literature at Lady Margaret Hall from 1985-1988.
The highlighting and notes are from three periods:
- My studies at LHM
-1990-1, when I was appearing at the Vaudeville Theatre in Hidden Laughter by Simon Gray, and learned the Hamlet soliloquies in my time off, in the hope they would come in useful (which they later did).
- 2000, when I did initial preparations for playing Hamlet at the Royal Shakespeare Company for a year and three days in 2000-2001. My scripts from that run are now in the University of Birmingham's Shakespeare Institute Library
The stamp at the front is from the West End run of Single Spies by Alan Bennett, which ran at the Queen's Theatre (now the Soundheim) in 1989. My mother, Prunella Scales, was playing 'HMQ' (Elizabeth II) in that run- the first person to play a ruling monarch on the British stage in nearly 400 years.
The 'ETL' on the title page stands for Exit the Lemming, my tag and my Twitter handle. I still use it.
In solidarity, Sam West."
Sam West is a British actor and director known for Slow Horses, The Crown, The Gentlemen, and All Creatures Great and Small. A leading stage actor, he has performed extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
Sam West
"The piece is made of layers of watercolour pressed over with acrylic and scraps of writing. The images were pressed together and ripped apart multiple times. As we all are time and again in our lives, identities and relationships.
Who loves ya, baby?
Who knows?"
Dylan Moran is an Irish comedian, writer, and actor best known for creating and starring in the cult sitcom Black Books. He won the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Fringe and has appeared in films including Shaun of the Dead and Notting Hill.
Dylan Moran
"Going to Salford University was one of the best things I’ve ever done in my life. Gaining experience and knowledge in the arts and spending four years studying what I love, is one of the main reasons I knew I wanted to be an actor. To have the opportunity to even apply for the drama course at Salford is a privilege I don’t take lightly.
This empowering fundraiser and scholarship program is a lifeline for Palestinian students who need emergency help and support in the evacuation process in gaining their rightly deserved place in higher education in the UK and abroad."
Emma Atkins is a British actress best known for playing "Charity Dingle" in Emmerdale. One of the show's most popular stars, she has won several British Soap Awards.
Emma Atkins
"For me, the sky blue colour represents the infinite possibilities of the sky, the borderless that it holds. Basquiat was a relentlessly inventive artist who I look up to, who bested the immense hurdles life had hurled at him, and the gold oak leaf tucked behind represents what art is best at doing: immortalising the everyday, that which we take for granted. And lastly the pin ‘Keep Britain kind and tidy’ is a message worth remembering.
Education is infinitely important to me, has been, and will continue to be. It is the only way we reach for what lies above the skies; literally and figuratively - and everyone should have access to education, to realising and tapping into their potential."
Inua Ellams is an award-winning British-Nigerian poet, playwright, and performer, best known for his sell-out National Theatre production Barber Shop Chronicles and his poetry collection The Half-God of Rainfall. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he was awarded an MBE for services to literature and is widely celebrated for his vibrant, globally resonant storytelling.
Inua Ellams
The series has received major accolades, including a Peabody Award and four nominations at the BAFTA TV Awards. The series cleaned up at the 2025 IFTA Awards (winning Best Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress) and won two awards at the RTS NI Awards.
Maxine Peake is a British actress celebrated for Shameless, Silk and the award-winning 2025 hit I Swear. A Television Society Award winner and BAFTA nominee, she is widely respected for her work on stage and screen.
Maxine Peake
This print information:
LITUK, 2025
10x15cm
Series of 50 +3AP photographic prints
Jasleen Kaur is a British artist whose work explores community, memory, and cultural identity through sculpture, installation, and sound. In 2024, she won the prestigious Turner Prize, becoming one of the UK's most celebrated contemporary artists.
Jasleen Kaur
Persepolis is an autobiographical graphic novel (and subsequent award-winning animated film) by Marjane Satrapi. It chronicles her coming-of-age during and after the Islamic Revolution in Iran.
Marjane Satrapi was an acclaimed Iranian-born French author, illustrator, and filmmaker, best known for her groundbreaking graphic memoir Persepolis. The work chronicles her childhood in Iran during and after the Islamic Revolution, and became an internationally celebrated book. Satrapi was widely recognised for her bold, personal storytelling that gave voice to questions of identity, freedom, and exile through art.
Shakespeare & Co. Sylvia Whitman
Dated 19 December 2014, this script relates to the production of The Abominable Bride, the acclaimed Victorian-era special that transported Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson back to their original 19th-century setting.
An exceptional collectable for fans of Sherlock, Amanda Abbington, or British television, offering a rare behind-the-scenes connection to one of the show's most distinctive and celebrated series.
Amanda Abbington is a British actress best known for Sherlock, Mr Selfridge, and Safe. She has received multiple BAFTA Television Award nominations during her career.
Amanda Abbington
From dressing-room camaraderie to bitter rivalry, April De Angelis’ gloriously exuberant, bawdily funny and deeply poignant play Playhouse Creatures celebrates five women seizing newfound freedom and making their way in an unfamiliar world. Set in the wake of civil war and theatrical rebirth, it follows a group of pioneering women navigating fame, rivalry, and survival in the newly opened world of professional performance.
"I am donating as it is so important to support the next generation of Palestinian leaders".
April DeAngelis is an acclaimed British playwright and dramatist celebrated for her sharp wit and feminist exploration of female identity and history. Her plays have entertained audiences at the National Theatre, Royal Court, and in the West End.
April de Angelis
View Retreats- https://www.thedreaming.co.uk/our-story
Charlotte Church is a Welsh singer, songwriter, and television presenter. Rising to international fame as a child prodigy soprano in the late 1990s. She is best known for her globally successful career as a classical crossover soprano, beginning when she was just 12 years old with her multi-million-selling debut album, Voice of an Angel.
Charlotte Church
Amanda Abbington is a British actress best known for Sherlock, Mr Selfridge, and Safe. She has received multiple BAFTA Television Award nominations during her career.
Amanda Abbington
Maxine Peake’s woolly hat, worn in her acclaimed gender-swapped production of Hamlet at Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre.
Maxine Peake is a British actress celebrated for Shameless, Silk and the award-winning 2025 hit I Swear. She is a Television Society Award winner and BAFTA nominee; she is widely respected for her work on stage and screen.
Maxine Peake
Jancis Robinson is an internationally renowned wine critic and writer, widely regarded as one of the world's leading authorities on wine. She was the first person outside the wine trade to become a Master of Wine.
Jancis Robinson
"Education is a basic human right and it is something that brings hope to people. My most recent book focuses on educating kids on nutrition through fun play, so it feels right to donate it to this important cause."
Zuza Zak is a storyteller and chef who brings the rich flavours and folklore of Eastern Europe to life through food, writing, and culture. She is the author of cookbooks including Polska, Amber & Rye, and Pierogi, and is known for her passion for preserving traditional Slavic recipes and sharing the stories behind them.
Zuza Zak
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