The evening will begin with a drinks reception in the Clubroom followed by a sit down dinner 8.30pm served in the Forum.

The Frontline Fund (formerly the Fixers’ Fund) is an adjunct charity of the Frontline Club which offers emergency financial assistance to local producers and their families in situations of proven distress, such as inprisonment, injury, forced exile, or death.

It was initiated by Jon Lee Anderson in 2007 following the murder of Ajmal Naqshbandi in Afghanistan.

The Fund’s disbursements are intended as a first-stop expression of material solidarity by the Frontline Club and its members on behalf of some of the most invaluable, yet vulnerable, of media workers.

Without the support of local producers, foreign journalists could not operate in the field. They are the unsung heroes of the industry and too often pay the highest price, remaining in the field once the foreign journalists have left.

Join us to support this important cause. Donations to the Frontline Fund can also be made online through the following link: http://www.beta.frontlineclub.com/donate/

Jon Snow, Allan Little, Martin Bell, Jeremy Bowen, Lindsey Hilsum, Jon Lee Anderson, Carlotta Gall and Lyse Doucet invite you to the first annual fundraising dinner for the Frontline Fund.

The Frontline Fund (formerly the Fixers Fund) was set up in 2007 following the murder of Ajmal Naqshbandi in Afghanistan, with the aim of raising money for the families of media workers killed or injured around the world while working with the international press.

Without the support of media workers, foreign journalists could not operate in the field. They are the unsung heroes of the industry and too often pay the highest price, remaining in the field once the foreign journalists have left.

The evening will begin with a drinks reception in the clubroom, then at 8:30 PM dinner will be served on the top floor. Each table will be joined by a prominent journalist, including Channel 4 News’ Jon Snow and Lindsey Hilsum, journalist Allan Little, veteran correspondent Martin Bell, the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen and Lyse Doucet, The New Yorkers’ Jon Lee Anderson and The New York Times’ Carlotta Gall.

Join us to support this important cause – the cost of your ticket will help support the Frontline Fund for another year.

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Use this great excuse to get your friends together and explore the members’ Clubroom with it’s fascinating history and displays of memorabilia.

Teams can consist of up to six people, and there will be five rounds of 10 questions. The entry cost is £5 per person, with all money raised going to the Frontline Fund, assisting families of fixers around the world killed or injured while working with the international media.

As one of our prizes, you can win three pairs of tickets to see a new show, The Light Shining in Buckinghamshire opening at the National Theatre on 15 April, 2015.

Light Shining in Buckinghamshire tells the story of the men and women who went into battle for the soul of England. Passionate, moving and provocative, it speaks of the revolution we never had and the legacy it left behind.

In the aftermath of a bloody and brutal civil war, England stands at a crossroads. Food shortages, economic instability, and a corrupt political system threaten to plunge the country into darkness and despair.

The Parliament men who fought against the tyranny of the King now argue for stability and compromise, but the people are hungry for change. For a brief moment, a group of rebels, preachers, soldiers and dissenters dare to imagine an age of hope, a new Jerusalem in which freedom will be restored to the land.

The Tyrants and Cults Club Quiz this May with quizmaster 

Panorama reporter John Sweeney will test Frontline Club members on their knowledge of dictators, secret policemen, the wonderful Church of Scientology and the sinister mind-control cult ruled by lizards known as the BBC.

Teams can consist of up to six people and the entry cost is £5 per person. All money raised goes to the Frontline Fund, assisting families of fixers and support staff killed or injured while working with the international media.

This week, quiz champions will win two pairs of tickets to The Great War by Hotel Modern & Arthur Sauer as well as two tickets to The Year I Was Born by Lola Arias, both shows made the programme of the London International Festival of Theatre and will be playing at the Southbank Centre on Tuesday 24 June – Thursday 26 June. Don’t miss this great offer and book your place for the Club Quiz now!

The Great War

The Great War

1914-1918. Millions of soldiers wrote letters to their loved ones from the trenches.
Millions died in the fire and the mud.

Millions came home with stories that could not be told, or could not be heard. Just like after any war.

Using live animation and a miniature film set, Hotel Modern attempt to make these experiences tangible. The audience is witness to the reconstruction of the Western Front on a tiny scale, using soil, parsley and rusty nails.

A Foley artist provides the soundtrack to the film: a rap on the table sounds like a hand grenade exploding, the striking of a match is mustard gas being released. The Great War deftly reminds us of the horror of war and begins LIFT’s After a War programme.

The Great War

The Year I Was Born

Performers born in Pinochet’s Chile tell stories of their parents’ lives in the grip of dictatorship.

Like stunt doubles, the eleven actors re-create their parents’ experiences with photographs, letters, cassettes, old clothing, anecdotes and elusive recollections.

Playful and political, The year I was born gives a seldom-seen and highly personal insight into the impact of a parent’s actions. Two generations face one another in a reckoning of both the joy of childhood and the dark secrets from a bloody moment in international history.

Southbank Centre and LIFT are proud to premiere this new show from Argentinean artist Lola Arias, whose exceptional work using the stories of real people is seared with authenticity.

The infamous Club Quiz returns in April with quizmasters 

Teams can consist of up to six people and the entry cost is £5 per person. All money raised goes to the Frontline Fund, assisting families of fixers and support staff killed or injured while working with the international media.

Caroline Johns is a reformed historian, having given up her PhD when the roof of her garret caved in and the novelty of penury wore off. She left the hallowed groves of academe (lecturing on the BA Journalism course at City University) to cross to ‘the dark side’ that is the private sector and now works for Deloitte as speechwriter to the UK CEO and chief of staff to the global chairman.

Dr Keith Surridge is a history lecturer in several American college programmes in London. He is the co-author of The Boer War (with Denis Judd), which, if you look hard, may even still be available in some good book shops.

This week, quiz champions will win three tickets to Jon Robin Baitz’s critically acclaimed play Other Desert Cities at The Old Vic as well as three tickets to a radical new staging of Orwell’s 1984 at the Playhouse Theatre.

Don’t miss this great offer and book your place for the Club Quiz now!

Other Desert Cities
Pulitzer Prize finalist and creator of the hit TV series Brother & Sister and contributor on The West Wing, Jon Robin Baitz has taken America by storm with his Broadway debut. Other Desert Cities, an acidly witty and deeply affecting group de force, melds the political and personal with electrifying results. Nominated for five Tony Awards, the award-winnng play now makes its UK premier at The Old Vic with Lindsay Posner (Noises Off and The Winslow Boy) returning to direct this stellar cast.

1984
Nominated for a 2014 Olivier Award for Best New Play, and after two sold-out runs, the critically acclaimed Headlong, Nottingham Playhouse and Almeida Theatre production of Orwell’s dystopian masterpiece, 1984, transfers to the West End’s Playhouse Theatre for a strictly limited season from 28 April.

April, 1984. 13:00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary, and falls in love. But Big Brother is always watching.

Orwell’s ideas have become our ideas; his fiction is often said to be our reality. The “definitive book of the 20th century” (The Guardian) is re-examined in a radical new staging exploring surveillance, identity and why Orwell’s vision of the future is as relevant now as ever.

Terms & Conditions: Tickets valid Monday – Thursday performances from 28 April – 22 May. Subject to availability. Exclusions apply including 5 May bank holiday.

The infamous Club Quiz returns in March with quizmaster Caroline Johns.

Teams can consist of up to six people and the entry cost is £5 per person. All money raised goes to the Frontline Fund, assisting families of fixers and support staff killed or injured while working with the international media.

Caroline Johns is a reformed historian, having given up her PhD when the roof of her garret caved in and the novelty of penury wore off. She left the hallowed groves of academe (lecturing on the BA Journalism course at City University) to cross to ‘the dark side’ that is the private sector and now works for Deloitte as speechwriter to the UK CEO and chief of staff to the global chairman.

Frontline Club founder Vaughan Smith will be auctioneer for the evening, so make sure you bring your chequebooks for a chance to bag some of the following prizes!

For you and three friends, win a VIP visit to the new “Beefeater London – the Home of Gin”.
This will be London’s first gin visitor centre due to open in 2014 at the Beefeater distillery in Kennington. The visit includes a personal tour by the master distiller himself, a behind the scenes visit to the actual stills and secret stores of botanicals, and finally the inner sanctum of the Montford Bar – the distillery’s private cocktail bar for a private sampling of Beefeater’s range of award-winning gins in cocktail format. Complimentary goody bag to take away.

A copy of Afghanistan – A Distant War signed by Robert Nickelsberg and a print of one of the photographs.
A stunning collection of Nickelsberg’s photography – it’s a moving and indispensable book that captures the whole sweep of the country’s tumultuous modern history. Nickelsberg is also kindly donating a 11″x14″ print from the book.

A signed 16″x12″ print by Gary Knight.
The winner may choose any photograph from Gary Knight’s website: www.garyknightphotography.com. Reserve £300.

Jude armchair in white sand pure Belgian linen from Sofa.com.

Width: 59cm
Height: 80cm
Depth: 108cm
Frame: Solid beech
(Collection to be arranged from their warehouse in Hayes.)

A weekend for two at the Frontline Club, including a three-course dinner in the restaurant on Saturday night.
Enjoy a weekend of wining and dining at the Frontline Club.

A year’s subscription to two fantastic magazines: Prospect & Granta.
Prospect is Britain’s leading monthly current and foreign affairs magazine. The magazine was the only independent media organisation to win a prize at this years Foreign Press Association Awards. A subscription to Prospect also allows you to attend our exclusive reader events for a year – 2013 highlights included William Hague, Michael Sandel, Simon Schama and Jeremy Paxman. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
Granta is a magazine of new writing, showcasing the best in fiction, reportage, memoir, photography and poetry. www.granta.com 

A weekend stay at Castello di Potentino in Tuscany, Italy.
Kindly donated by Alexander Greene, the stay includes three nights for two couples at this idyllic and ancient castle nestled in an unspoilt valley in southern Tuscany. Potentino is a family home, and working wine and olive oil estate. The offer includes breakfast, wine tasting and dinner. Transfers and flights not included. www.potentino.com

Lunch with John Simpson at the Frontline Club.
Sit down for lunch with the BBC’s renowned world affairs editor John Simpson. With a career that has spanned nearly half a century I am sure you will find plenty to talk about.

A stay at Gandamack Lodge, Kabul, Afghanistan and a much sought-after Gandamack Lodge teapot.
Named after the legendary and fictional 19th century character Harry Flashman, and once home to Osama bin Laden, Gandamack is surely THE place to stay in Kabul. Courtesy of Peter Jouvenal. www.gandamacklodge.co.uk