KARI CORBETT JORDAN YOUNG JULIET CADZOW MATT COSTELLO ANTHONY BOWERS JOHN PAUL HURLEY GREG POWRIE JOHN P ARNOLD SHABANA BAKHSH	ON THE CHRISTMAS 'BOX' THIS HOLIDAY SEASON: KARI CORBETT returns to THE ROYAL (running from Sunday Dec 14^th) as genuine Scottish cracker Nurse Marion McKaig, who's affair with a young doctor is getting the seaside in a sizzle ~ KATHLEEN MCDERMOTT guest stars in the RAB C NESBITT CHRISTMAS SPECIAL (BBC2), playing Rab and Mary's classy daughter-in-law Lorna, when the gallus gang reunite as Rab takes up the twelve steps with JORDAN YOUNG as ex-alky Chris ~ Kathleen is also still dieing horribly in the repeat run of DEAD SET on E4 as Pippa (up to the 21^st) in the critical hit with the highest ratings for an original E4 show EVER! ~ JANINE MELLOR will be spreading medicinal cheer as Kelsey in CASUALTY ~ EILEEN MCCALLUM and GORDON MCCORKELL are rockin' the robins of RIVER CITY on BBC Scotland ~ JULIET CADZOW is Edie McCreedie (Oh No She Isn't! Oh Yes She Is!) in BALAMORY on CBBC ~ MATT COSTELLO first foots the footba' in ONLY AN EXCUSE HOGAMANY SPECIAL (BBC Scotland) ~ Shooting stars: KATHLEEN MCDERMOTT is filming a guest lead role in CASUALTY throughout December ~ Kathleen and ANTHONY BOWERS have been filming HAPPY HALLIDAYS (the pilot for a new sitcom set in a tourist office, co-starring Ford Kiernan and Karen Dunbar) ~ BRYAN LARKIN has just wrapped the lead role in TOWNSVILLE; also starring JOHN PAUL HURLEY, this is a hi-tech TV police adventure story for BBC2 Scotland ~ NICK FARR is in the new sitcom THE OLD GUYS, filming at the beginning of the month ~ EILEEN MCCALLUM and GORDON MCCORKELL continue filming as regular characters Liz and Deke, recently joined by GREG POWRIE as the long lost young Malcolm, JOHN YULE as butch hairdresser Gerard, JOHN P ARNOLD as American smoothie Ben and JAMES WATSON as bee farming romantic interest Alain, in the revamped RIVER CITY (BBC Scotland), which completes this years block of filming on 12^th Dec ~ And in the New Year: WATCH OUT for SHABANA BAKHSH as Jasmine, back on top form in WATERLOO ROAD (screens Jan 08 – more info to come next month) ~ TONY MCGEEVER, GARY FRENCH, LORNA MCDEVITT and NICK FARR in HOPE SPRINGS (screens March 08) ~ BRYAN LARKIN and JOHN PAUL HURLEY in TOWNSVILLE (screens March 08) ~ Film Festivities KATE DICKIE co-stars with MATTHEW WORKMAN in SUMMER (release date 5^th Dec). The film is directed by Kenny Glennan and Robert Carlyle plays the lead role (Kate is his Mum and Matthew his younger self) for which Robert Carlyle was awarded Best Actor accolade at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2008 ~ Unwrapped: BRYAN LARKIN has written, produced and stars in RUNNING IN TRAFFIC (www.runningintraffic.com) starring Kenneth Cranham and ANNE DOWNIE, release date to be confirmed but check the website for the background on this brilliant micro-budget feature with a macro-heart ~ HOPE ROSS is filming the intriguing THE ELEMENTAL until 20^th ~ On general release: Watch out for BRYAN LOWE, DANIELLE STEWART and JULIET CADZOW in supporting roles in the adventure comedy STONE OF DESTINY ~ KATE DICKIE is out there in SOMERS TOWN, Shane Meadows award winning feature (EIFF Best British Film 2008) ~ MARTIN COMPSTON has THE DAMNED UNITED (also featuring STEWART ROBERTSON), FREAKDOG and just wrapped SOULED OUT all awaiting release ~ And with KATE DICKIE and co-starring James Cosmo, Martin has ROUNDING UP DONKEYS, the companion film to their 2006 international hit RED ROAD, coming up in the Spring of 2009 ~ Available on DVD – DOOMSDAY (Martin Compston) 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).			KATHLEEN MCDERMOTT EILEEN MCALLUM SIMON MCCORKELL BRYAN LARKIN NICK FARR JAMES WATSON JOHN YULE TONY MCGEEVER GARY FRENCH
LORNA MCDEVITT KATE DICKIE MATTHEW WORKMAN HOPE ROSS DANIELLE STEWART SAMANTHA SHIELDS KEITH WARWICK LOUISE BOLTON ADAM REEVES SCOTT HOATSON MICHELLE GALLAGHER SUSAN COYLE KIM GERARD ALISON PEEBLES	BRING IT ON, SANTA! KEITH WARWICK (My Parents Are Aliens) is Wishee Washee, BILLY RIDDOCH (Hamish MacBeth) Dames it up, LOUISE BOLTON is the beautiful princess, ANTHONY BOWERS is the tallest Chinese Policeman you'll ever see headlining ALADDIN in Inverness, from the 5th ~ HELEN MCALPINE is a delightful burgeoning Dorothy in THE WIZARD OF OZ at the Citz, Glasgow, from the 5th ~ JORDAN YOUNG is the marvellous Mr Smee and CARLYNE GIBB is a wistful Wendy in PETER PAN at His Majesty's Aberdeen, from the 6th ~ Icy AMANDA BEVERIDGE is the SNOW QUEEN in Perth, with princely ADAM REEVES and ALLAN LINDSAY trailing in her magnificent wake (directed by the inimitable IAN GRIEVE) from the 5^th ~ SCOTT HOATSON is Peter of the manly jaw and JENNY HULSE is Susan, Maid Marion of Narnia, in THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDOBE at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh, while MICHELLE GALLAGHER enchants as the Fairy Godmother in MOTHER GOOSE in Stirling, until 3^rd Jan ~ SUSAN COYLE glistens and glowers in THE ENCHANTED TALE OF ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP at Cumbernald ~ CHARLENE BOYD girds up for Gerda in THE SNOW QUEEN at the Arches from the 3^rdDec ~ DANIELLE STEWART is a very grown up Babe ogled by DAVE ANDERSON and envied by JULIET CADZOW in BABES IN THE WOODS from 1^st Dec. at the award winning Oran Mor, Glasgow – A Panto, A Pie and A Pint! AND EWAN DONALD and DONNA GIFFEN are in the smash hit Dundee Rep production of the Proclaimers musical SUNSHINE ON LEITH in Edinburgh from 5^th Dec. and on tour into 2009! MEANWHILE IN JANUARY EILEEN MCCALLUM is touring with GRASSIC GIBBON on stage : GREG POWRIE is off to Singapore with MACBETH for Theatre Babel in Dec. and KIM GERARD and Greg are rehearsing THE MAN WHO HAD ALL THE LUCK at the Lyceum, Edinburgh for the New Year : REBECCA MCQUILLAN joins the cast of PACK OF LIES for Bill Kenwright on tour : ALISON PEEBLES begins rehearsals for David Leddie's SUB ROSA at the Citizens, Glasgow ~ watch this space ~			ANNE DOWNIE BRYAN LOWE MARTIN COMPSTON STEWART ROBERTSON WILLIAM RUANE BILLY RIDDOCH CARLYNE GIBB AMANDA BEVERIDGE IAN GRIEVE ALLAN LINDSAY JENNY HULSE DAVE ANDERSON EWAN DONALD DONNA GIFFEN REBECCA MCQUILLAN
			AND FINALLY.. .. .. HUNWICK HUGHES LTD was commended for the Arts & Business Scotland Small Business Award 2008 in recognition of our sole sponsorship of the Royal National Theatre Connections Summer showcase in Scotland in 2007 at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, involving performances by eight youth theatre groups from Scotland, Ireland and Norway, and for supporting "opportunities for 1400 young people to participate in the Lyceum's Education programme and extend membership of the successful Lyceum Youth Theatre".