Orlando Talks About Marlowe Theatre

Thanks to fluffkitkat at YouTube for this clip of Orlando talking about The Marlowe Theatre...

Orlando's Secret Canterbury Visit

Picture: KentishGazette

Orlando, who is a patron of the Marlowe Theatre Project, was given a tour of the Canterbury theatre by director Mark Everett. He was also shown the latest plans for the new £25 million landmark arts centre.

You can read the full article at The Kentish Gazette

Orlando Named Honorary Patron Of The New Marlowe Theatre Campaign

Actor Orlando Bloom has been named as an honorary Patron of the New Marlowe Theatre campaign, a development project to build a new theatre and centre for the performing arts in the heart of historic Canterbury, a birthplace Bloom shares with dramatist Christopher Marlowe.

The Canterbury-born actor has joined nine other influential founding Patrons – including Joanna Lumley – who are backing the New Marlowe fundraising campaign, which aims to raise £6m of private donations towards the overall project cost of around £24m.

You can read the full article HERE

NOTE: Although dated October 2007, this story has only just resurfaced. (There were other headlines concealing this news in October.)