UK Theatre Network - It's Edinburgh Fringe Time !
August 1st, 2009 at 7:00 am
IN THIS UPDATE:-
THEATRE NEWS AND REVIEWS
FILM NEWS AND REVIEWS
INDIE FILM NIGHT
EDINBURGH FRINGE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
THEATRE NEWS AND REVIEWS
Keep up to date with what’s on at the Edinburgh Fringe with a selection of what our reviewers will be checking out this month. To receive this newsletter regularly in your inbox, send a blank email to subscribe@uktheatre.net
We’re also expanding our film and theatre reviewer base all the time, so if you’re interested in becoming part of the voluntary team around the UK, send an email to editor@uktheatre.net
http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine
FILM NEWS AND REVIEWS
Check out first-look images of stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton and Sir Ben Kingsley in what’s set to be one of 2010’s biggest blockbusters
INDIE FILM NIGHT
I'm delighted that the first film is British Independent Film Award winner, Zebra Crossings by Writer/Director Sam Holland.
Tickets are £5 to UK Film Network readers
Click to use any card on paypal (paypal account not needed):-
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=7162597
Full event details at @
http://www.ukfilm.tv/events/profile/9
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Luv - "I just feel it in my body"
Published by: Douglas McFarlane on Saturday 1st August 2009 11:08am
Fingerprints and Teeth Productions present
the UK premiere of the hit New Zealand play
LUV
'I just feel it in my body . . .'
LUV, a pitch black comedy, drags us through the suburban subcultures where texting, clubbing, internet dating and stalking help us stumble towards what we want most – Love.
http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/luv----andquot;i-just-feel-it-in-my-bodyandquot;_267.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
RICHARD O’BRIEN WRITES AND STARS IN THE SCOTTISH PREMIERE OF PULP FICTION [MUSICAL] THRILLER
Published by: Douglas McFarlane on Saturday 1st August 2009 11:08am
THE STRIPPER
Book by Carter Brown
Lyrics by Richard O’Brien
Music by Richard Hartley
California 1961, and there’s trouble in Pine City
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
“Mary Stuart” – a riveting political thriller about the Scottish Queen’s challenge to Queen Elizabeth I
By Lucy Komisar
Janet McTeer and company, photo Neil Libbert
The fusion of women in 16th century clothes and men in suits in this stunning political thriller underlines the eternal reality of struggles for power. Director Phyllida Lloyd has used the device to enrich her staging of Friedrich Schiller’s play, which premièred in Weimar, Germany, in 1800. It has been adapted by Peter Oswald for a memorable production.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Singing In The Rain
Published by: Douglas McFarlane on Saturday 1st August 2009 11:08am
UK Productions proudly presents:
SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN
From the producers of touring hits such as 42nd Street, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, South Pacific and many more, comes a brand new production of Singin’ in the Rain, which arrives at theatres nationwide as it commences a UK tour, starring the Olivier Award winning West End and Broadway star, Tim Flavin.
http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/singing-in-the-rain_264.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Mountaintop - Ticket Offer
Published by: Douglas McFarlane on Saturday 1st August 2009 10:08am
TOP PRICE TICKETS REDUCED TO £25.
http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/the-mountaintop---ticket-offer_263.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
24:7 Theatre Festival, Manchester - Friday
Published by: Caroline May on Sunday 26th July 2009 12:07am
24:7 Theatre Festival, Manchester
Friday 24 July 2009
As We Forgive Them - Pure/Blue
Writer/performer Richard Vergette returns to 24:7 after his acclaimed one-man show An Englishman’s Home in 2007. This year he is joined by powerful young actor Joe Sims in an intense three-act drama which is perfectly suited to the claustrophobic space in Blue.
http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/247-theatre-festival-manchester---friday_262.html
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Comedy Theatre Company presents Victoria Wood’s –dinnerladies
Published by: TREMAYNE (Potter) on Saturday 25th July 2009 11:07am
The Comedy Theatre Company presents Victoria Wood’s –dinnerladies, Richmond Theatre on 13th July 2009.
Who can resist a good love story? There is a fine line between comedy and tragedy. What may appear, at first sight, a tragedy, may be taken as comedy by other characters and by us , the audience. Bren and Tony’s story in dinnerladies is made up of all of these elements.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
TICKETS FOR ALL THE FOLLOWING EVENTS CAN BE FOUND @
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
FRINGE FIRST: MERMAN ON BROADWAY
Dominic Mattos delivers stunning tribute to Ethel Merman
A fine tribute to the show-business legend, Ethel Merman, is due to feature at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2009 in the show Merman on Broadway… performed by none other than a man.
Oxford Theology graduate Dominic Mattos, a publisher of religious books by day, dons his kaftan and stilettos, borrows his girlfriend's eyeliner, and continues the recently resurrected Merman's 100th Birthday Tour fresh from sell-out shows in London, where additional dates had to be scheduled due to demand.
‘The wildly talented Dominic Mattos… pays mind-blowing tribute’
- TIME OUT LONDON (CRITICS’ CHOICE)
Merman on Broadway is performing daily at 21.50 at C-Venues, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, from Sunday 23 August to Monday 31 August.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Wild Goose Chase
By John Fletcher
Directed by David Brown
Lighting Design by Nigel Lewis
Last performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe six-years ago the acclaimed ensemble, Ealing Shakespeare Players return to stage a rarely performed Jacobean play that both anticipated and influenced the Restoration Comedy of the 17th century.
Virtually unperformed for over 300-years THE WILD GOOSE CHASE by John Fletcher is to make its debut Edinburgh Festival Fringe appearance this August with a limited run at The Quaker Meeting House between 17 and 29 August 09 (excludes 23 August).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
The Regina Monologues
Written and Performed by Robert Inston
Robert Inston’s Reduced Tudor Company is to make its debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a brand-new, one-man comedy show, THE REGINA MONOLOGUES which is set to perform for a limited run between 16 and 31 August at Spotlites @ The Merchants’ Hall.
This tale of treachery, charts the Tudor dynasty’s remarkable rise through sole survivor Elizabeth Tudor. Dare we trust Elizabeth’s bawdy, irreverent spin on the politics of power and did this ‘virgin’ fare better than modern-day leaders and celebrities in protecting herself from disfavour, condemnation and scandal?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
One Man Show-off
By Dave Florez
Following the acclaimed, sell-out Edinburgh Festival Fringe 08 comedy sketch show, ‘The Art of Dating & Dumping’ at the Assembly Rooms, Dave Florez returns once more with his latest comedy, ONE MAN SHOW-OFF which has been performing to rave reviews and full-houses in London and is now due to make its Edinburgh premiere, performing daily from 16:15 at the Gilded Balloon between 5 and 31 August 08.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
A Longhardt Look at Love with Chad Longhardt
Written & Performed by Brianne Berkson
Directed by Daniel Kutner
Marking its UK Premiere at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe is a show unlike any other, a show that challenges the true meaning of love in the style of a spoof ‘Big Brother’-cum-‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’-cum-‘Blind Date’ reality TV competition.
Presented by Steadfast Productions and described by the New York Post as a ‘promising offering’ to the Ed Fest Fringe from its ‘East to Edinburgh’ preview in July, A LONGHARDT LOOK AT LOVE WITH CHAD LONGHARDT is an original comedy creation by emerging talent Brianne Berkson who will be making her debut UK appearance in the show which will perform for a limited run between 21 and 31 August at The Bongo Club.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
A Fête Worse Than Death
By Helen Godfrey
Emerging performer and playwright Helen Godfrey’s debut comedy play A FÊTE WORSE THAN DEATH is to make its World Premiere at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe where it will perform between 8 and 30 August excluding 17 August (previews 6 & 7 August) at Laughing Horse @ The Hive.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>