JENNY HULSE TONY MCGEEVER LORNA MCDEVITT	HIGHLIGHTING TV JENNY HULSE is featured in true life first world war TV movie WALTER'S WAR for BBC4 showing on Remembrance Sunday and then repeated on 13th: and the documentary, FORGOTTEN HERO, that pairs with Kwame Kwei-Armah's drama is also broadcast on 13^th Nov. with NICK FARR supplying all the narrated character voices ~ KATHLEEN MCDERMOTT has recovered from DEAD SET (E4) and is filming the Rab C Nesbitt Christmas Special, as Rab and Mary's daughter-in-law, with JORDAN YOUNG in the cast, and has just completed HAPPY HALLIDAYS (a new pilot sitcom set in a tourist office starring Ford Kiernan and Karen Dunbar) with ANTHONY BOWERS as their hapless co-worker ~ Watch out for WILLIAM RUANE in THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY (Palme d'or winning Ken Loach Irish drama) premiering on Film Four on Thurs. 13^th ~ EILEEN MCCALLUM and GORDON MCCORKELL are onscreen in RIVER CITY (BBC Scotland) ~ JULIET CADZOW is Edier McCreedie in BALAMORY (CBBC) ~ NEW CLIENT TONY MCGEEVER, along with GARY FRENCH, LORNA MCDEVITT and NICK FARR have completed filming on HOPE SPRINGS (Shed/BBC). Tony is playing regular character Ronan Harris, Gary is Stan, Lorna is Gail and Nick is copper's copper DC Nottage in this Highlands set new series starring Alex Kingston and Annette Crosbie to be networked in 2009 ~ Nick is also featured in a new sitcom THE OLD GUYS filming at the end of November ~ Ongoing filming: SHABANA BAKHSH wraps series four of WATERLOO ROAD in mid-November - the series will screen from January 2009 and Shabana as young, footloose and romantic teacher Jasmine Koreshi is right at the centre of this season; JANINE MELLOR continues as Kelsey on CASUALTY; EILEEN MCCALLUM and GORDON MCCORKELL are filming the revamped RIVER CITY (BBC Scotland) ~ And coming up: KARI CORBETT returns in THE ROYAL from 14^th December as Nurse Marion (the heart stopper) ~		GORDON MCCORKELL GARY FRENCH NICK FARR
BRYAN LOWE STEWART ROBERTSON MATTHEW WORKMAN SAMANTHA SHIELDS	Film News Watch out for BRYAN LOWE, DANIELLE STEWART and JULIET CADZOW in supporting roles in the adventure comedy about the theft of a Scottish icon - STONE OF DESTINY – on general release ~ MARTIN COMPSTON has THE DAMNED UNITED (also featuring STEWART ROBERTSON), FREAKDOG and just wrapped SOULED OUT all awaiting release ~ KATE DICKIE's next feature will be SHELTER for Irish debut feature director Ger Leonard is shooting early next year. Kate stars in SOMERS TOWN, on general release after winning the Best British Film award at The Edinburgh International Film Festival earlier this year. She co-stars with MATTHEW WORKMAN in SUMMER (release date 5/12/08) for which Robert Carlyle was awarded Best Actor at the EIFF ~ Co-starring with Martin Compston and James Cosmo, Kate has ROUNDING UP DONKEYS awaiting release ~ KATHLEEN MCDERMOTT and JENNIFER LOWRIE have wrapped neighbourhood lust comedy short HEATWAVE for first time director Louise Lockwood (BBC) ~ 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).		DANIELLE STEWART JENNIFER LOWRIE JOHN YULE MATT COSTELLO
DAVID FITZGERALD HELEN MCALPINE CLARE WAUGH ADAM REEVES LOUISE BOLTON MICHELLE GALLAGHER	Theatre News KIM GERARD plays the title role of MARY ROSE at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh ~ EWAN DONALD and DONNA GIFFEN are in the Proclaimers musical SUNSHINE ON LEITH, on tour into 2009 ~ CLARE WAUGH is in HANNAH AND HARVEY on tour for Reeling and Writhing ~ DAVID FITZGERALD is touring in A TOWN CALLED ELSEWHERE for Catherine Wheels theatre company ~ This year's season of the multi-award winning lunchtime programme at Oran Mor, Byres Road in Glasgow – A Play, A Pie and A Pint – continues with ALLAN LINDSAY in WASHED UP (w/c 11/11) Just opened: MARTIN DOCHERTY stars in NASTY, BRUTISH AND SHORT at the Traverse Theatre from the 7^th (a co-production of new writing with the National Theatre of Scotland) ~ LORNA MCDEVITT is Mrs MacCawber in DAVID COPPERFIELD at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, directed by Giles Havergal ~ AMANDA BEVERIDGE is Blanche du Bois in A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at the Horsecross, Perth, and is then joined by ADAM REEVES in the cast of THE SNOW QUEEN for Christmas ~ And speaking of the season of goodwill: HELEN MCALPINE is rehearsing Dorothy in THE WIZARD OF OZ at the Citizens, Glasgow ~ SCOTT HOATSON and JENNY HULSE will play Peter and Susan in THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDOBE at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh ~ KEITH WARWICK and BILLY RIDDOCH will headline ALADDIN in Inverness with LOUISE BOLTON and ANTHONY BOWERS ~ MICHELLE GALLAGHER will be in MOTHER GOOSE in Stirling ~ SUSAN COYLE will be in THE ENCHANTED TALE OF ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP at Cumbernald ~ JORDAN YOUNG plays Mr Smee and CARLYNE GIBB is Wendy in PETER PAN in Aberdeen ~ CHARLENE BOYD will be at the Arches, Glasgow in THE SNOW QUEEN ~		KIM GERARD EWAN DONALD DONNA GIFFEN AMANDA BEVERIDGE ALLAN LINDSAY CARLYNE GIBB
SUSAN COYLE	SCOTT HOATSON		CHARLENE BOYD
		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".

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