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Shtisel star Michael Aloni plays to adoring fans in London

Actor charms audiences at sell-out events in aid of JNF UK

April 8, 2019 11:40
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It was no surprise that the vast majority of the audience for two sold-out Q&As with Shtisel star Michael Aloni in London on Sunday was female.

And event host JNF UK ramped up anticipation levels by devoting the first part of proceedings to promoting the beneficiary of the events - the Yad Tamar programme supporting Israeli cancer patients and their families.

It was sensible scheduling as for the 280 people crammed into each session at the Marriott Hotel Regents Park, nothing could follow the heartthrob Israeli actor, whose portrayal of caring but conflicted youngest son Akiva Shtisel in the Charedi soap has won international acclaim through its streaming on Netflix.

There were whoops from the crowd at the afternoon session (which included Howard Jacobson and Robert Rinder among the male minority) as a showreel demonstrating the diversity of the 35-year-old's acting range was shown.