THEATREGOERS donated £5,000 to charity at collections at performances of Dirty Dancing at Oxford’s New Theatre.
The funds will go to ECHO - Evelina Children’s Heart Organisation - to support young people with heart conditions.
Staff from Oxford’s TSB bank cashed donations each day to update audiences at the show, which ends today, on how much had been collected.
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Branch manager Joe Graham said: “The cast and crew of Dirty Dancing approached us, as we are opposite the theatre, to help count and bag the collection money over the week.
“We said we would be happy to as it is for such a good cause and we were happy to do our bit to help.”
It will support children treated at the NHS Evelina London Children’s Hospital at Saint Thomas’s Hospital.
Director of operations at ECHO Samantha Johnson said: “The money and awareness raised at the Dirty Dancing performances in Oxford will make a huge difference to children with heart conditions and their families.
“Dirty Dancing took congenital heart disease out of the corner. They’ve been amazing, spending time after each exhausting show to hold collections.”
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