OCTOBER 2008
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JENNY HULSE
TONY MCGEEVER
LORNA MCDEVITT
DONNA GIFFEN
CHARLENE BOYD
SUSAN COYLE
BRYAN LOWE
STEWART ROBERTSON
MATTHEW WORKMAN
NEIL MACKAY
SAMANTHA SHIELDS
NEIL LEIPER
DAVID FITZGERALD
HELEN MCALPINE
CLARE WAUGH
ADAM REEVES
LOUISE BOLTON
MICHELLE GALLAGHER |
HIGHLIGHTING TV
KATHLEEN MCDERMOTT stars alongside
Jaime Winstone and Davina McCall (as herself!) in Endemol produced Big
Brother set horror-fest screening (is it Halloween already?) on E4. The
website has brilliant teasers for the series (don't miss "get
infected" – over 18 only) – watch the press for lots of
coverage – this is the water cooler series of the autumn season (apart
from Heroes, East Enders, River City of course..) ~ MICHELLE O'BRIEN, EILEEN MCCALLUM and GORDON MCCORKELL are all onscreen in RIVER
CITY (BBC Scotland), JULIET CADZOW is in BALAMORY, JENNIFER LOWRIE is in HEDZ and ROSS
ALLAN is in
ME TOO! (CBBC) ~ JENNY HULSE has just wrapped true life
first world war TV movie WALTER'S WAR for BBC4 ~ NEW CLIENT TONY MCGEEVER, GARY FRENCH and LORNA MCDEVITT are filming HOPE SPRINGS
(Shed/BBC). Tony is playing regular character Ronan Harris, Gary is
semi-regular character Stan and Lorna is Gail in ep. one of this Highlands
set new series starring Alex Kingston to be networked in 2009 ~ Filming has
completed for MARTIN DOCHERTY as Wallace on series two of the BAFTA award winning
comedy DEAR GREEN PLACE (EffnGee/BBC Scotland). IAN GRIEVE guests in one ep. The
series screens in Scotland on BBC this autumn ~ JAMES WATSON has just completed a role
in new network sitcom LIFE OF RILEY (BBC) starring Caroline Quentin ~ TAGGART
has claimed yet more victims: DONNA GIFFEN and new semi regular recurring WPC CHARLENE
BOYD are
filming SO LONG BABY (T99), SCOTT HOATSON, SUSAN COYLE and CHARLENE BOYD are filming FACT AND FICTION
(T100) ~ Ongoing filming: for SHABANA
BAKHSH on
series four of WATERLOO ROAD - 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) 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 10th Oct. ~
MARTIN COMPSTON
begins principal photography on THE BEACH BOYS, filming until mid-November.
The "Lord of the Flies" style story sees a group of uni. students
clashing with local lads and lassies for control of a local beauty spot ~
Martin 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 shooting this autumn. 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, Kate has ROUNDING
UP DONKEYS awaiting release ~ KATHLEEN MCDERMOTT and JENNIFER LOWRIE have just wrapped neighbour
lust comedy short HEATWAVE for first time director Louise Lockwood (BBC) ~ SHOWING ON STV IN OCTOBER
AND OF SPECIAL INTEREST ARE: Scottish Screen and STV
funded features have had tremendous success at film festivals: NIGHT PEOPLE
(screens 20th Oct.) starring KELLYANNE FARQUHAR and NEIL MACKAY and GAMERZ (screens 13th
Oct.) starring EILEEN MCCALLUM, DANIELLE STEWART and GARY FRENCH ON GENERAL RELEASE:
KATE DICKIE stars in SOMERS TOWN
BRYAN LOWE, DANIELLE STEWART AND JULIET CADZOW
feature in STONE OF DESTINY 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). Theatre news NEIL LEIPER and ALISON PEEBLES are touring Scotland in the
contemporary knife culture drama FLEETO. Every once in a while a new play
comes along that is recognised as "a tremendous accomplishment.. a
gripping portrait" THE GUARDIAN. Exclusive dates in London at the
Nave, Islington on 17th and 18th October ~ MARTIN DOCHERTY is
leading the National Theatre of Scotland production of NASTY, BRUTISH AND
SHORT in co-production with the Traverse, Edinburgh (details @ Traverse
Theatre website: http://www.traverse.co.uk)
LORNA MACDEVITT is Mrs MacCawber in DAVID COPPERFIELD
at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester until the end of November ~ GREG POWRIE and DOUGAL LEE are in the final weeks of
the Pitlochry Festival Theatre season 2008 with leading roles in WILD HONEY
(a tour de force from Greg), SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, ARCADIA, HEARTBREAK HOUSE
and HABEUS CORPUS (deserved brilliant reviews for Dougal) ~ 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 HELEN MCALPINE in STAGE FRIGHT (w/c 27/10) KIM GERARD opens in the title role of
MARY ROSE at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh on Oct 25. J M Barrie
tingles the spine in his tale of a beautiful ghost ~ EWAN DONALD and DONNA GIFFEN join the company of
Proclaimers musical SUNSHINE ON LEITH, opening in late October on tour into
2009 ~ DANIELLE STEWART has opened in OFFSHORE for a tour by Birds of Paradise
Theatre company to 1st Nov ~ CLARE WAUGH opens in HANNAH AND HARVEY
for a tour by Reeling and Writhing on Oct. 10th ~ Coming up: AMANDA BEVERIDGE is to play 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 ~ HELEN
MCALPINE is
cast as 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 is to
play Mr Smee and CARLYNE GIBB is Wendy in PETER PAN in
Aberdeen ~ |
MICHELLE O'BRIEN
GORDON MCCORKELL
ROSS ALLAN
GARY FRENCH
IAN GRIEVE
SCOTT HOATSON
DANIELLE STEWART
KELLYANNE FARQUHAR
JOHN YULE
MATT COSTELLO
DOUGAL LEE
GREG POWRIE
KIM GERARD
EWAN DONALD
AMANDA BEVERIDGE
ANTHONY BOWERS
CARLYNE GIBB |
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FINALLY.. HUNWICK HUGHES has been
nominated for the Arts & Business Scotland Small Business Award 2008 in
recognition of our sponsorship of the Royal National Theatre Connections Summer
showcase in Scotland in 2007, supporting performances by eight youth theatre
groups from Scotland, Ireland and Norway at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh.
Maryam and Nick were also commended for supporting "opportunities for
1400 young people to participate in the Lyceum's Education programme and
extend membership of the successful Lyceum Youth Theatre". The A & B
Scotland Awards are being hosted at the Music Hall, Aberdeen on the 21st
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