Andy Serkis to read The Hobbit nonstop to raise money for the NHS

[muriel_volestrangler]

Andy Serkis is to give a continuous, live reading of The Hobbit – lasting around 12 hours – in aid of charity. The actor, best known as Gollum in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films, will read the entire book from start to finish with no breaks.

Money raised from the performance will be split equally between NHS Charities Together and Best Beginnings.
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Serkis has been an ambassador of Best Beginnings, which works to support babies, toddlers, pregnant families and new parents and aims to reduce inequality, for over six years. NHS Charities Together is the umbrella organisation bringing together all the official charities of the health service.

The livestream will start at 10am on Friday with the link posted on the GoFundMe page on Friday morning.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/may/07/andy-serkis-to-read-the-hobbit-nonstop-for-charity-nhs

I don't know if "no breaks" means "no toilet breaks" too ...

That's 10am UK time, so 5am Eastern time if someone's a real fan.

Link to tweet

(which says "10 AM GMT", which would be 6am EDT)

GoFundMe link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/thehobbitathoncovid19appeal

[whistler162]

1. Hmmmm..... something fishy about that photo