Shakespeare’s Much Ado at Kingfishers nets £3,500 for mental health charity Hammersley Homes

A SELL-OUT production of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing raised £3,500 for mental health charity Hammersley Homes.

The special one-off show by Troubadour Stage Works saw 300 picnickers enjoy an evening of mayhem and mistaken identity in the garden of Kingfishers, in Normandy Lane, Lymington.

Altogether the evening raised £6,000 which was divided between Troubadour Stage Works and Hammersley Homes, which is based in Lymington and established in 2018.

Spokesperson Juliette Freedman welcomed the funds, saying: “We currently have a very long waiting list of clients needing support and can’t meet demand at the moment.”

The charity is set to use proceeds from the production to support its outreach programme, and hopes to establish a network of lifelong homes for people with enduring mental illnesses.

To find out more about Hammersley Homes visit www.hammersleyhomes.org