On 7 March 2017, Kim Wilde and Hal Fowler attended the Up Next Gala. The National Theatre in London hosted its biennial fundraising gala, Up Next, raising over a million pounds to support access to the arts for children and young people across the country.
Performances commissioned especially for the event included a new piece by Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, alongside performances by Sir Lenny Henry, Anne-Marie Duff and hundreds of talented young people from across London.