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We Will Rock You at the Dominion Theatre is one of the most popular shows ever for theatre breaks in London. Monday 5th November would have been Freddie Mercury’s sixty fifth birthday and the We Will Rock You venue intends to celebrate by recreating Freddy’s 40th, when he threw a Summer Tea Party and told everyone to wear a hat. The theatre will open between 12pm and 5pm with a foyer full of  garden furniture and sell cakes for charity. Hats optional.

Also on the same day, Mercury Phoenix Trust organises “Freddie For A Day” to raise money to fight HIV/aids. The trust encourages people to get sponsored by dressing up as Freddie himself. Freddie was known for his flamboyant clothing: sparkly leotards, drag-costume, and he sometimes took the stage with a crown and sceptre. Fittingly there are prizes for Best Costume and Freddie in Most Original Location. For more information visit freddieforaday.com

We Will Rock You - Freddy Mercury

More about Freddy Mercury and We Will Rock You :

1. Freddie Mercury was born Farrokh Bulsara on the 5th of September 1946 in Zanzibar. He died on 24th November 1991 in London, one day after having announced he had AIDS.
2. Liz Swanton, web editor of the Mercury Phoenix Trust set up to fight HIV/Aids created Freddie For A Day.  She dressed up once, raised £1200 and the next year it was a global phenomenon.
3. BBC 6’s Shaun Keaveny is also taking part by growing a moustache he has christened the Bulsara.
4. In New York, bartenders of the Mesa Coyoacan have created the Mercury Margarita and anyone who buys one gets a free Freddie moustache!
5. The Dominion Theatre, where musical We Will Rock You is staged, will recreate Freddie’s 40th Birthday, when he threw a Summer Tea Party and told everyone to wear a hat. The theatre will open between 12pm and 5pm with a foyer full of  garden furniture and sell cakes for charity. Hats optional.

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