The Duke Of Sussex's Charity Sentebale Partners With HAMILTON

Sentebale, the charity founded by The Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso, is collaborating with the record breaking musical HAMILTON, to raise vital funds and awareness towards their work with children and young people affected by HIV in southern Africa.

Every ticket sold to the performance of HAMILTON at the Victoria Palace Theatre on Wednesday 29th August will raise money for Sentebale.

Jeffrey Seller and Cameron Mackintosh, producers of HAMILTON said: "We are thrilled to be collaborating with Sentebale, the charity founded by The Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso, for this special performance of HAMILTON at the Victoria Palace Theatre. Whilst there has been significant advancement in the treatment and care of HIV, the virus sadly still affects whole communities in many parts of the world, and particularly in southern Africa. We are delighted to help raise funds for this extraordinary cause."

The Olivier, Tony and Grammy award winning production of HAMILTON originally opened at the Pubic Theatre in New York in 2015. Later that year, the Broadway production opened and, in December 2017, the London production opened at the newly re-built and restored Victoria Palace Theatre. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway - the story of America then, as told by America now.

HAMILTON is the story of America's Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today.

Johnny Hornby, Chairman, Sentebale commented, "We are delighted to partner with HAMILTON for what promises to be a very special evening, raising funds and awareness for our work with children and young people affected by HIV in southern Africa."

UNAIDS reports that globally, 1,700 new HIV infections occur every day among young people, and stigma remains a major factor preventing youth accessing lifesaving health services. Despite advancements in treatment and care, young people are lagging behind on multiple fronts - knowledge of HIV, HIV testing, treatment and prevention. It is in this context that Sentebale has developed a youth centred approach to impact the lives of children and young people across southern Africa.

HAMILTON Night for Sentebale will take place at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London, on Wednesday 29th August. On sale now: www.ticketmaster.co.uk/sentebale

For further press information about Hamilton, please contact:

Hamilton West End press office | press@hamiltonthemusical.co.uk | Janine Shalom at Premier (+44 (0) 20 7292 8330) | Simon Raw, RAW PR (+44 (0) 20 3829 0930)

Sentebale is a charity Co-Founded by The Duke of Sussex and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006. The charity began working in Lesotho, a small, land-locked country in South Africa, with an aim to rewrite the future for the children and young people affected by HIV, providing the thousands of children and young people affected by the virus with vital access to care, education and, critically, psychosocial support.

In 2015, Sentebale announced plans to expand into several southern Africa countries by 2020, delivering psychosocial support to 10 to 19 year olds who were struggling to come to terms with living with HIV. In 2016, Sentebale launched in Botswana, and during the financial year ending on 31st August 2016, the charity, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, delivered adolescent-friendly HIV testing and counselling services to over 16,500 people. Today, the charity supports over 4,000 young people a year through the clubs and camps programme.

Despite progress to date, globally 1,700 new HIV infections occur every day among young people (UNAIDS, 2017) and there remain many more adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa unaware of their HIV status and afraid to get tested.

In line with the UNAIDS Fast-track targets, Sentebale's Let Youth Lead advocacy programme aims to encourage all youth in southern Africa to know and manage their HIV status by 2020. Through youth-led campaigning and advocacy, the ambition is to allow the voices of youth affected by HIV and AIDS to be heard and to change adult attitudes towards these young people. The programme also addresses the lack of youth-friendly health services and sexual reproductive health taught in schools, and will aim to strengthen leaders' commitment to help young people affected by HIV/AIDS. www.sentebale.org

HAMILTON has book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and musical supervision and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire and is based on Ron Chernow's biography of Alexander Hamilton. HAMILTON features scenic design by David Korins, costume design by Paul Tazewell, lighting design by Howell Binkley, sound design by Nevin Steinberg and hair and wig design by Charles G. LaPointe.

HAMILTON is produced in London by Jeffrey Seller, Sander Jacobs, Jill Furman, The Public Theater and Cameron Mackintosh. www.hamiltonmusical.com

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