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Dateline: 29th August, 2004

Brian Blessed

Blessed to Tour in Collins Play
Brian Blessed is to tour in a stage version of Wilkie Collin's novel The Haunted Hotel. The plsy, which also stars Elizabeth Counsell, opens at the Mercury, Colchester, on 6th September, and then goes on to Darlington, Poole, Dartford, Eastbourne, Cheltenham, Jersey, Chester and the Theatre Royal Windsor (co-producer).

 

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Bombshells at the Arts
Transferring to London's Arts Theatre from Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms is Bombshells, Caroline O'Connor's one-woman show, written for her by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith. The production opens on 6th September (previews from 3rd) and is booking to 30th October.

Pride and Prejudice on Tour
A tour of a new version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice opens in Guildford on 14th September and then goes on to the Edinburgh Playhouse, The Theatre Royal Windsor, The Palace Westcliff and the Greenwich Theatre. It will star Rula Lenska and Sylvester McCoy. Also in the cast will be TV presenter John Leslie, playing Mr Wickham, who was sacked from his job as presenter on This Morning (ITV) after newspaper stories about drug-taking and allegations of indecent assault, for which he was found not guilty in court.

Autumn at the Bush
The autumn season at the Bush will be:

15th - 17th September
Try These for Size
Three rehearsed readings of new works:

15th September
At Our Boldest
By Tracy O’Flaherty

16th September
Kingfisher Blue
By Lin Coghlan
(Tickets only available to member of the Patrons Scheme)

17th September
Moses Mohammed
By Shelley Silas

29th September to 23rd October
How Love Is Spelt
By Chloe Moss

3rd November to 11th December
Gong Donkeys
By Richard Cameron

The Bush production of Richard Cameron's The Glee Club, which transferred to the Duchess in 2003, goes on a national tour this autumn.

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©Peter Lathan 2004