This weekend (Sunday 26th November 2023), 150 of London’s finest singers will come together with a 16-piece orchestra to mark one year since the passing of late Doddie Weir at the Cadogan Hall in London.

Doddie Weir OBE gained 61 caps for Scotland in his rugby union career, but in 2016, Doddie was sadly diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Doddie went on to set up the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation raising millions of pounds for MND research as well as awareness of the condition. After living with the disease for six years, Doddie sadly passed away on 26th November 2022.

The show, “Live for Doddie”, taking place on Sunday 26 November 2023, marks exactly one year to the day from Doddie Weir’s passing. London Show Choir, which includes two of Doddie’s cousins Alison Stewart and Katy Ord, will take to the stage at Cadogan Hall to showcase the very best from the world of musical theatre, with a few surprises thrown in along the way, all whilst raising important funds for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

Doddie’s cousin and member of London Show Choir, Alison Stewart said:

“My cousin Doddie was a brilliant man and showed the same grit and determination during his journey with MND as he did on the pitch all those years before.

“I have no doubt Sunday will be an emotional day for all our family, but I feel incredibly proud to be honouring his legacy with this show, whilst raising vital funds for MND research.

“Sadly, at the moment, there’s no way we can stop MND, and the outlook for families affected by this disease is devastating. The only way we change this is through research. I have hope that we will get there and will continue to do what I can to honour Doddie and raise money for his foundation.”

London Show Choir Director, Matt Pallant, said:

“It’s an honour to be marking the first anniversary of Doddie’s passing at the Cadogan Hall on Sunday the 26th November. 150 singers and 16 musicians will take to the stage and entertain an audience with the very best from musical theatre.

“But while we’re there to provide entertainment for the evening, we’re also there to do one very important thing and that’s to raise as much money as possible for MND research.

“Doddie wasn’t the first and won’t be the last to lose his life to the disease, and we want to do what we can to stop more families going through this.”