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Daniel Craig, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Jack Thorne read letters to future selves

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Cooper-Fiske, C. (2026, September 20). Daniel Craig, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Jack Thorne read letters to future selves. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/daniel-craig-jack-thorne-national-youth-theatre-steven-moffat-katherine-ryan-b1297701.html

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Daniel Craig, Rose Ayling-Ellis, Jack Thorne, and other celebrities participated in a gala celebrating 70 years of the National Youth Theatre at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Saturday. The event featured readings from letters to future selves by the stars and included contributions from writers like James Graham and actresses Judi Dench and Lashana Lynch for an upcoming book. Jack Thorne, aged 47, read a letter advising his younger self to be kind and do better, while Ayling-Ellis wrote about embracing her deaf identity and finding community. Craig emphasized the importance of pausing and planting seeds for growth in his reading.

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On Saturday at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Daniel Craig, Rose Ayling-Ellis, and Jack Thorne read letters they wrote to their younger selves as part of a gala celebrating 70 years of the National Youth Theatre. The event also featured comedian Katherine Ryan, journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy, and former Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat. Additional stars like actresses Dame Judi Dench, Dame Joan Collins, and Lashana Lynch contributed letters to be published in an upcoming commemorative book. Thorne, 47, advised his younger self to "enjoy your hair" and "be kind to others," reflecting on future changes in style and personal growth. Ayling-Ellis wrote about embracing her deafness, highlighting a journey from not fitting in to finding inner strength and peace with herself.

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Former James Bond actor Daniel Craig, Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis and Adolescence co-writer Jack Thorne have performed readings of letters to younger future selves at a gala to celebrate 70 years of the National Youth Theatre. asserted

Craig → perform → Theatre

The event was also attended by comedian Katherine Ryan, journalist Krishnan Guru-Murthy and former Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat, while further stars including actresses Dame Judi Dench, Dame Joan Collins and Lashana Lynch have written letters to be included in an upcoming commemorative book. asserted

stars → attend → book

At the event, held at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Saturday, Thorne, 47, read from a letter he had written himself: “Enjoy your hair, in 31 years time even the idea of a quiff will be an ancient bitter memory.” asserted

idea → hold → quiff

He concluded his letter with a plea to his younger self to “be kind to others” and “try to do better than you do”. asserted

you → conclude → others

Code Of Silence actress Ayling-Ellis said in her letter: “No matter how hard you tried, you never quite fitted in. asserted

you → say → letter

Until one day, you just stopped trying. asserted

you → stop → day

You allowed yourself to be Deaf. asserted

yourself → allow → ?

“The silence forced you inward. asserted

silence → force → you

You learnt to love the quietness of outside and listen to the loudness of inside. asserted

You → learn → inside

And in that loudness, you found your community, your language, your culture.” asserted

you → find → community

Reading a letter written by playwright James Graham, Craig told the audience that “the most important invention in the history of civilisation was stopping, standing still”, before adding “I don’t want any future that’s inevitable”. asserted

that → read → future

Craig dedicated the letter to “those here who stopped, who stayed, who planted seeds, and grew things”. asserted

who → dedicate → things

The National Youth Theatre offers free alternatives to formal training and masterclasses for young people looking to get into the arts. asserted

Theatre → offer → arts

Daniel Craig, Rose Ayling-Ellis and Jack Thorne read letters to future selves

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