Over 100 leading stage designers auction unique work to support children in Gaza
Exclusive sketches from hit productions including SIX, Harry Potter, Totoro, Stranger Things, and Prima Facie to be auctioned for Gaza Formula Fund.
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, more than 100 of the UK's most celebrated theatre designers are donating original artwork, sketches and scale models to raise vital funds for babies and children in Gaza.
Stage designers Georgia Lowe and Miriam Buether have brought together an extraordinary collection of signed work from leading designers including Bunny Christie, Tom Scutt, Kinnetia Isidore, Tom Pye, Ben Stones, John McFarlane, Vicky Mortimer, Ralph Koltai, Anna Fleischle, Nicky Gillibrand, Tim Hatley, Ian MacNeil, Soutra Gilmour and Antony McDonald among many others. The online auction will feature original drawings, costume designs, models and prints from acclaimed productions including SIX, Guys and Dolls (The Bridge), Billy Elliot, Nye, Operation Mincemeat, Prima Facie, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
All proceeds will go directly to the Gaza Formula Fund, a grassroots charity established by Lowe and her Gaza-based charity partner Izziddeen in July 2024 to provide formula milk, nappies, and essential supplies to families with young children affected by the humanitarian crisis. Izziddeen is from Gaza City and has a son who was born into the conflict zone. With a small team, he distributes the aid bought with donations, within Gaza.
Izziddeen said “Every day, we head to a new camp to distribute milk to children living in dilapidated tents that offer no protection from the summer heat or the winter cold. Mothers run after us, carrying their children, begging for a carton of milk.
The food available does not contain the essential nutrients for mothers to breastfeed. Every day, new numbers of children die from malnutrition and the lack of medicine and food.
At this time, our children are going through the most difficult circumstances of a war that has been ongoing for two years.”
Miriam Buether said “I had been very moved and impressed by the humanitarian work Georgia was doing with Izz and the Gaza Formula Fund, whilst she was also working as a freelance designer and being a mum. I contacted her to express my appreciation and asked if there were ways I could help. Together we conceived the idea of the auction, in response to conversations with many others within the industry and the clear strength of feeling.”
Since its inception in July, the Gaza Formula Fund has raised almost £300,000, delivering life-saving supplies directly to families on the ground. This auction represents the theatre design community's collective determination to amplify their efforts.
"We believe that this auction shows not only the strength of feeling within the theatre industry, but is also an important step in encouraging more voices and institutions to speak out," said Lowe and Buether in a joint statement.
The two-week auction launches on JumbleBee at 9am on 16th October 2025 offering collectors and theatre enthusiasts a rare opportunity to own one-of-a-kind pieces from some of the most significant theatrical productions of recent years. All work will be signed by its designer, and in some cases other creative team and cast members.
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