Grieving Redgrave's Charity Performance Rescheduled

7 months ago 30th Mar 06:30

Bereaved actress Vanessa Redgrave has pushed back a planned appearance ina charity theatre show following the death of her daughter Natasha Richardson.

The acting great was scheduled to star in a performance of The Year of Magical Thinking at New York's Cathedral Church of St.

John the Divine on27 April (09) to raise funds for Unicef and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.

The money is expected to help children effected by warfare in Gaza and southern Israel.

But a spokesman for the Cathedral has confirmed the event has been delayed until 26 October (09).

Redgrave's actress daughter Natasha Richardson passed away last Wednesday (18Mar09) after suffering a traumatic brain injury on the slopes of Mont Tremblant in Montreal, Canada two days previously.