CURRENT NEWS (updated monthly)

JULY/AUGUST 2008

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IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN !

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	STRIKING RICH COMEDY JORDAN YOUNG stars in SLICK (produced by Vox Motus and the Tron, Glasgow) which marries puppet bodies with human faces, a puppet theatre with live performers and a darkly comic story that takes the naive inhabitants of a Glasgow tenement on a journey of greed, avarice and, ultimately, murder. The world is seen through the eyes of Little Malcolm Biggar, a nine year old with a passion for his skateboard and an aversion to his paper round. In a building where the tenants have as little to do with each other as possible, Malcolm is the only linking factor, welcomed into each bizarre household and exposed to the vulnerable, ridiculous, grotesque lives of people behind closed doors. TRAVERSE THEATRE 12^th to 24^th August then on tour until 27^th September on youtube and at www.voxmotus.co.uk <www.voxmotus.co.uk>
			R & J & M? LOUISE BOLTON is Juliet and Mercutio (she's her lover's best friend and his main squeeze and others) and CAMERON MOWAT is Romeo (and nearly everyone else!) in ROMEO AND JULIET from 31st July to 23rd August
	Rosslyn Chapel is the backdrop for the retelling of Shakespeare's compelling love story. This promenade piece will be told by a small company in the most beautiful, atmospheric and dramatic setting on the Fringe (http://www.nonsenseroom.co.uk)
	BOTTLED RAW EMOTION LISA NICOLL's play ACCEPTANCE "puts the spotlight on women and alcohol and its often uncomfortable impact on all areas of their life." ACCEPTANCE features Scarlet, a 30-year-old woman who started drinking at the age of 14. Her first drink led to her first cigarette, her first kiss - and 16 years on, Scarlet still believes that going out and binge drinking nearly every night is the way to make her happy and find the man of her dreams. "It is definitely not autobiographical," says Lisa. "If it was about me I wouldn't have been able to work towards the success of the show because the character is a wreck by the end of it. But this is what could have happened to me and the stories are all true, and include things that have happened to me as well as the things I've seen and heard from my friends over the years - and I can't deny there are times when I've drunk too much - we all have." Lisa had just finished a stint in London on the 10th anniversary play of Trainspotting, when she decided to finally put on to paper the play she'd been writing in her head for years." from an article in the Daily Record by Katrina Tweedie WHO HASN'T, AT 23, PASSED OUT FROM ALCOHOL" – Lilly Allen – Rolling Stone ACCEPTANCE is at the VAULT ANNEXE Venue 279 – 19^th to 25^th August
YOU WAIT FOR ONE THEN TWO COME ALONG! Alison Peebles directs Karen Dunbar in A DRUNK WOMAN LOOKS AT THE THISTLE by Denise Mina Karen Dunbar stars in Denise Mina's "A Drunk Woman looks at The Thistle". Ian MacDiarmid's epic exploration of Scottishness is horribly bastardized, stripped of all the high falutin' stuff and punctuated with cock jokes. They've got some cheek, haven't they? No, but really, haven't they? "Bawdy, ballsy... barnstorming" *** Metro "A comic turn with insight and bite" The Herald "Depressing..." The Scotsman A DRUNK WOMAN LOOKS AT THE THISTLE is at the Assembly Rooms 31^st July – 24^th August KIM'S KIDS** KIM GERARD is in MISTER STOURWORM AND THE KELPIE'S GIFT story by Stuart Paterson with original music by Savourna Stevenson. Join Ban and Dan on an exciting musical adventure! Heroes, monsters, and Misterstourworm - the biggest baddie of them all ... Will good triumph over evil? Will Ban and Dan finish the story? A magical, unmissable journey! Directed by Tony Cownie MISTER STOURWORM is at musical theatre @ george square 12^th to 25^th August
		SAMANTHA AND THE FAERIES SAMANTHA SHIELDS shows her musical prowess as Elsie in FAERIES. In 1917 five legendary photographs sparked debates around the world. Could faeries exist? Do they exist? Written by composer Stephen Langston and Wendy McPike. FAERIES is at musical theatre @ george square 31^st July to 10^th August

SABRINA CARTER

GREG POWRIE

MATTHEW WORKMAN

GARY FRENCH

HELEN MCALPINE

JENNIFER LOWRIE

ROSS ALLAN

GORDON BROWN

JOHN YULE

MATT COSTELLO

DANIELLE STEWART

Other theatre news

BILLY RIDDOCH and BRYAN LOWE are stars of CELTS IN SEVILLE, rehearsing at Celtic Park from the end of July and playing The Pavilion, Glasgow 18^th August to 6^th September ~ SABRINA CARTER is in WICKED at the Apollo Victoria ~ GREG POWRIE and DOUGAL LEE are in the Pitlochry Festival Theatre 2008 company until October in leading roles in WILD HONEY, SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, ARCADIA, HEARTBREAK HOUSE and HABEUS CORPUS ~ JOHN P ARNOLD is in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING for the Bard in the Botanics season 2008 in Glasgow having completed a critically acclaimed run as Shylock in THE MERCHANT OF VENICE ~ KIM GERARD will play the title role in MARY ROSE and SCOTT HOATSON and JENNY HULSE will play Peter and Susan in THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDOBE in the recently announced autumn season of the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh ~

On TV

Filming begins for regular cast member MARTIN DOCHERTY in series two of the award winning comedy DEAR GREEN PLACE (EffnGee/BBC Scotland) and he is joined this season by IAN GRIEVE in one episode ~ MATTHEW WORKMAN is filming the PETER MANUEL drama-doc for STV ~ GARY FRENCH and LORNA MCDEVITT are filming HOPE SPRINGS (Shed/BBC), Gary is semi-regular character Stan and Lorna is in episode one of this Highlands set new series ~ HELEN MCALPINE is recording narration for BBC Education programmes ~ Ongoing filming for KATHLEEN MCDERMOTT on E4's BALLOON WARS; for SHABANA BAKHSH on series four of WATERLOO ROAD; for KARI CORBETT on HOLLYOAKS; for JANINE MELLOR on CASUALTY ~

On screen this month are EILEEN MCCALLUM, MICHELE OBRIEN and GORDON MCCORKELL in RIVER CITY (BBC Scotland) ~ BILLY RIDDOCH is featured as regular character Hammond in the summer repeats of A TOUCH OF FROST ~ JULIET CADZOW is in BALAMORY, JENNIFER LOWRIE is in HEDZ and ROSS ALLAN is in ME TOO! (CBBC) ~

Film News

MARTIN COMPSTON begins principal photography on SOULED OUT, an all dancing Northern Soul story, in mid-August and then is back to back on a new title for Generator Entertainment, the makers of his last American film FREAKDOG (to be released in 2009), filming in Northern Ireland until the end of September ~ GORDON BROWN has a leading role co-starring with Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale) in the Viking extravaganza VALHALLA RISING, shooting in Scotland ~ Ongoing filming for NEIL LEIPER, the star of indie feature WASTED (Raindog Films) with KATE DICKIE, David Hayman and Gary Lewis in supporting roles ~ KATE DICKIE is one of the stars of SOMERS TOWN, which is on UK general release from 22^nd August after winning the Best British Film at The Edinburgh International Film Festival ~ She is also co-starring with MATTHEW WORKMAN in SUMMER (dir Kenny Glenaan) for which Robert Carlyle was awarded Best Actor at the Edinburgh International Film Festival ~ ALISON PEEBLES is a guest star in TROUBLE SLEEPING (Makar Films) ~

SOON TO BE ON GENERAL RELEASE:

KATE DICKIE in SOMERS TOWN / MHARI ANDERSON in THE DAISY CHAIN

MATTHEW WORKMAN and KATE DICKIE in SUMMER

BRYAN LOWE, DANIELLE STEWART and JULIET CADZOW feature in STONE OF DESTINY

(that's Bryan at the back of the table)

Software: Microsoft Office Some DVD rentals and buys – Out Now - RED ROAD (Kate Dickie, Martin Compston), A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS (Martin Compston), THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY (William Ruane), AE FOND KISS (Shabana Bakhsh, John Yule), TICKETS (William Ruane, Martin Compston), WILD COUNTRY (Samantha Shields, Martin Compston), MORVERN CALLAR (Kathleen McDermott), SWEET SIXTEEN (Martin Compston, William Ruane, Matt Costello).