The event takes place on Thursday, 8 November 2012, at historic Stationers’ Hall, London.
Rory (pictured) is perhaps best known for writing and starring in the political satire show, Bremner, Bird and Fortune. He won back-to-back BAFTAs for Britain’s Top Comedy Performance in 1995 and 1996, together with three Royal Television Society and two British Comedy Awards.
He has appeared on many of Britain’s top comedy shows on radio and TV, including Spitting Image, Whose Line is it Anyway, Have I Got News for You, Mock the Week, The News Quiz, The Now Show, 7 Day Sunday and QI.
With John Bird and John Fortune, he also wrote and appeared in numerous specials, including My Government and I and Silly Money, and a book, You Are Here, published in 2005 (‘a stockpile of satirical ammunition’ – Daily Telegraph).
He has translated three operas, two from French and one from German, and is a regular contributor to The FT, The Daily Telegraph, The New Statesman, and Radio Times. He has also traced his family on Who Do You Think You Are?, and starred in the 2011 series of Strictly Come Dancing.
Stephen Gilbert, The Printing Charity’s Chief Executive, says: “Please support the industry’s charity by attending our annual networking event for everyone in the printing and publishing industries.”
Tickets include a three-course lunch and cost £90 per person or £850 for a table of ten. To book, please email alison@theprintingcharity.org.uk or call 01293 542 820.
The venue, Stationers’ Hall, Ave Maria Lane, London EC4M 7DD, is home to The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers.
About The Printing Charity.
The Printing Charity says: “The Printing Charity was set up in 1827. People may be eligible for financial support if they have worked for a minimum of five years in printing, publishing, the graphic arts or allied trades, or they are dependents of those who have.”
