HUNWICK HUGHES LTD

SEPTEMBER 2008

SUCCESSES AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE 2008

		LISA NICOLL' S "ACCEPTANCE" TRANSFERRING TO LONDON – AT THE DRILL HALL IN NOVEMBER "compelling – everything one-woman theatre can and should be" 3 WEEKS
	SLICK wins FRINGE FIRST! "a show to gladden the hearts of those who admire the acting and writing of British Theatre – a grotesque comedy – Jordan Young is especially engaging" THE TIMES / "mayhem of the highest order – takes the breath away" THE METRO VOX MOTUS ON TOUR IN SCOTLAND TILL 27^TH SEPTEMBER Including TRON THEATRE, GLASGOW 16^TH TO 20^TH SEPT.
			FOUR STAR REVIEWS for DAVID ELLIOT in ST JOAN for THEATRE ALBA "bursting with impeccably strong performances .. David Elliot as the compassionate soldier" ONSTAGE SCOTLAND "strong performances make it hard to single out individuals but .. David Elliot (is) cavalier but courageous" EDINBURGH EVENING NEWS **** THE SCOTSMAN

NEW CLIENT CHARLENE BOYD: GLOBAL WARMING IS GAY "positively inspired.. great fun.. juicy one liners" THE STAGE

ROMEO (CAMERON MOWAT) AND JULIET (LOUISE BOLTON) SEDUCE.. "playing a multitude of roles – a joy to behold – Magical" 3 WEEKS

NEIL LEIPER DAVID FITZGERALD SHONAGH PRICE DANIELLE STEWART CLARE WAUGH ADAM REEVES JENNY HULSE HELEN MCALPINE ALEC WESTWOOD JENNIFER LOWRIE MHAIRI ANDERSON IAN GRIEVE JOHN P ARNOLD GORDON BROWN	Other theatre news GREG POWRIE and DOUGAL LEE are in the Pitlochry Festival Theatre company until October in leading roles in WILD HONEY( tour de force from Greg), SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER, ARCADIA, HEARTBREAK HOUSE and HABEUS CORPUS (brilliant reviews for Dougal) ~ NEIL LEIPER is touring Scotland in the hard hitting drama FLEETO with ALISON PEEBLES - exclusive dates in London at the Nave, Islington on 17^th and 18^th October only ~ DAVID FITZGERALD is touring in A TOWN CALLED ELSEWHERE for Catherine Wheels theatre company ~ - and of special interest - this year's season of the multi-award winning lunchtime theatre programme at Oran Mor in Glasgow – A Play, A Pie and A Pint - opens with MUMS AND LOVERS starring SHONAGH PRICE and directed by DAVE ANDERSON until the 6^th: then KATHLEEN MCDERMOTT makes her stage debut in SWEET HOME BALMAHA w/c the15th : and KATE DICKIE stars in WHEN CLARENCE CALLS w/c the 22nd ~ In rehearsal: KIM GERARD is rehearsing the title role in MARY ROSE at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh ~ EWAN DONALD and DONNA GIFFEN join the company of SUNSHINE ON LEITH, rehearsing from the 29^th and opening in late October on tour into 2009 ~ DANIELLE STEWART is rehearsing OFFSHORE for a tour by Birds of Paradise Theatre company ~ CLARE WAUGH is rehearsing HANNAH AND HARVEY for a tour by Reeling and Writhing ~ 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 ~ SUSAN COYLE will be appearing in THE ENCHANTED TALE OF ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP at Cumbernald ~ JORDAN YOUNG is to play Mr Smee in PETER PAN in Aberdeen ~ On TV Currently on screen: HELEN MCALPINE stars as obsessive compulsive teenager Tonya, who won a Big Brother style reality TV show but then lost it (completely) when celebrity failed to change her life, in CRACKED (STV only Thursdays at 10.40pm for 6 weeks) featuring ALEC WESTWOOD as a fellow patient at the private clinic where the series is set (showing from the 6^th)~ Also appearing this month: KARI CORBETT is raising temperatures on HOLLYOAKS, MICHELLE O'BRIEN, EILEEN MCCALLUM and GORDON MCCORKELL are in RIVER CITY (BBC Scotland), JULIET CADZOW is in BALAMORY, JENNIFER LOWRIE is in HEDZ and ROSS ALLAN is in ME TOO! (CBBC) ~ Making her TV debut in FIONAS STORY (RT Drama of the Week tx 31/8/08) MHARI ANDERSON and the cast received exceptional reviews ~ Filming has completed for regular cast member MARTIN DOCHERTY in series two of the award winning comedy DEAR GREEN PLACE (EffnGee/BBC Scotland) and he was joined this season by IAN GRIEVE in one episode ~ 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 to be networked in 2009 ~ JAMES WATSON is filming a role in new network sitcom LIFE OF RILEY (BBC) starring Caroline Quentin ~ JOHN P ARNOLD has just completed TAGGART: THE KNIFE TRICK (STV/ITV1) ~ LISA NICOLL wrapped a previous TAGGART in August ~ Ongoing filming: for SHABANA BAKHSH on series four of WATERLOO ROAD; for JANINE MELLOR on CASUALTY; for EILEEN MCCALLUM and GORDON MCCORKELL in the revamped RIVER CITY (BBC Scotland) now conceived as a one hour-a -week drama series with director Davie Mackay on board ~ Film News MARTIN COMPSTON is completing principal photography on SOULED OUT - a Northern Soul celebration with a projected soundtrack now announced to feature Paul Weller and Duffy - Then Martin moves straight on to a new thriller, THE BEACH BOYS, filming in Northern Ireland until the end of October for Generator Entertainment, the makers of his last American film FREAKDOG which was premiered at the FilmFour FrightFest in London last month ~ GORDON BROWN has wrapped his co-starring role with Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale) in the Viking extravaganza VALHALLA RISING ~ NEIL LEIPER, has wrapped the indie feature WASTED (Raindog Films) with David Hayman, Gary Lewis, ALISON PEEBLES and KATE DICKIE in supporting roles ~ KATE DICKIE is one of the stars of SOMERS TOWN, which is on UK general release 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/ release date tbc) for which Robert Carlyle was awarded Best Actor at the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Kate's next feature will be SHELTER for Irish debut feature director Ger Leonard shooting in Ireland in October ~ REBECCA SLOYAN, ALISON PEEBLES and SHONAGH PRICE have just wrapped the short FLOATING IS EASY for Alcolba Films ~ JENNY HULSE has wrapped A KISS UPON THE KINGS HEAD for Sorbier Films ON GENERAL RELEASE:	DOUGAL LEE GREG POWRIE KIM GERARD EWAN DONALD DONNA GIFFEN AMANDA BEVERIDGE ANTHONY BOWERS SUSAN COYLE MICHELLE O'BRIEN GORDON MCCORKELL ROSS ALLAN MARTIN DOCHERTY GARY FRENCH REBECCA SLOYAN
MATTHEW WORKMAN SAMANTHA SHIELDS	Available on DVD – DOOMS DAY (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). FINALLY.. HUNWICK HUGHES LTD 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, involving performances by eight youth theatre groups from Scotland, Ireland and Norway at the Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh. We 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 21^st October. BACK	JOHN YULE MATT COSTELLO