Benedict Cumberbatch Tapped as KOKO Foundation Global Ambassador, Will Host New ‘Letters Live’ Featuring FKA Twigs (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comK.J. Yossman Benedict Cumberbatch has been appointed the KOKO Foundation’s global ambassador for environmental advocacy. The KOKO Foundation is the charitable arm of London music venue KOKO, which has been based in Camden as an entertainment venue for 124 years.
In the role, the Marvel and “Power of the Dog” star will focus on supporting the foundation’s efforts to make London greener and more sustainable as well as working on the organization’s own environmental projects.
To launch the partnership, Cumberbatch will host a special fundraising edition of his long-running theatrical event “Letters Live” at KOKO on Nov.
7. The event features well-known figures reading out historical or personal letters in front of a live audience. The inaugural KOKO edition will include FKA Twigs with more special guests to be announced soon.
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