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Gillian Anderson & Emma Corrin at Letters Live

Both Gillian and Emma appeared on stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London last night (30th Oct 2021) to help raise money for fantastic causes.

Gillian’s two letters included ‘Follow your dreams, not your boyfriends’ [pictured above], a letter from Gillian to her 16 year old self (prev published here.) She also read ‘She was more than a saint’ written about Eleanor Roosevelt in a letter by Martha Gellhorn to Adlai Stevenson. Gillian will soon play Eleanor Roosevelt in the Showtime series, ‘The First Lady.’

Emma’s two letters were ‘May your work be condemned to the pastry–cook’s shop’ by Jane Austen to her brothers, and ‘Does everyone really have something good in them?’ by Margaret Veglahn to Harper Lee.

Keep up to date with the Letters Live YouTube channel as it’s possible videos of these new stage performances may appear in the near future. Past performances by Gillian Anderson,Olivia Colman,Claire Foy and many others are already available to view.

If you enjoy inspiring and powerful letters, consider donating to the National Literacy Trust if you are able, or buying Letters of Note books and audios.