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Sophie Gatacre, Reviewer, Actress,Poet, Writer, Comedy, Script Writer....
LETS BE A GOOD FRIEND
Friendship is sharing a laugh or two;
Friendship is leaning on each other when
we come to a bend in life's road;
Friendship is taking the time to encourage
There's a miracle called "Friendship." Oh what a miracle it is
in just keeping' it real. The "Friendship" dwells way, way down deep in the heart and soul of a person or individuals.
You don't know how this "Friendship" happens, it just happens so soulfully... It is a light from the "Friendship" that provides sunlight to the soul, whenever it happens. But you know and recognize the gift from above.
Sophie Gatacre John Wells (1936-1998) was a British character actor who played Flimnap the treasurer in the 1996 Creature Shop TV movie Gulliver's Travels. Wells' film credits included the 1967 James Bond spoof Casino Royale (as Q's assistant, with Peter Sellers andOrson Welles), Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (as Sir Evelyn Blount), and Princess Caraboo(for which he wrote the screenplay, and appeared as Reverend Hunt). TV work included guest roles on Rumpole of the Bailey, Absolutely Fabulous, Lovejoy, Yes, Prime Minister, and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier , Spy.
Sophie Gatacre is one of the leading arts, music, theatre and film features writers for the INL News Group, who have kindly provided Sophie to review shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival for exclusive use on www.edinburghfringefest.com. Reading Sophie's entertaining, provative and no holes barred reviews of Edinburgh Fringe Festival performances, one can quickly see why Sophie is one of the leading arts, music, theatre and film features writers in the United Kingdom. Sophie also writes and performs her own theatre comedy plays....Sophie's current play is Samatha's Hotline.... www.samanthashotline.com which is being performed in London on
Sunday 20th September at 6 pm at the Inn on the Green, 3 Thorpe Close - off Portobello Road W10 5XL.
Sophie Gatacre comes from a long line of family involved in the media, arts, theatre, film and television.
Sophie's grand father ran Reuters in the early days, who was the first non military person to see and photograph the dead bodies of
Adolph Hitler and Eva Brown in their bunker where they both committed suicide at the end of War.
Sophie Gatacre's father is the late John Wells. The famous English actor, writer and satirist.
John Wells (17 November 1936–11 January 1998)
John Wells was an English actor, writer and satirist, educated at Eastbourne College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. The son of a clergyman, he was born in Ashford, Kent and died in Sussex.
Wells started in cabaret at Oxford and began his television career as a writer on That Was The Week That Was, the 1960s weekly satire show that launched the careers of David Frost and Millicent Martin, among others, and also appeared in the television programme Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life, as well as in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball. Besides making cameo appearances in films such as Casino Royale (1967), television dramas like Casanova (1987), and comedy shows like Yes Minister, he also wrote television scripts and screenplays, notably Princess Caraboo (1994). His major triumph was the 1980s stage comedy, Anyone for Denis?, in which he impersonatedDenis Thatcher. The play was a major West End hit, and toured the UK. In 1971, with John Fortune, he published the comedy classic A Melon for Ecstasy, about a man who consummates his love affair with a tree. Wells played the headmaster of the boys' school in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979).
In 1997 he appeared in the BBC situation comedy Chalk as ineffectual headmaster Richard Nixon.[1] His fellow cast members do not recall him being ill on set, but he was too unwell to participate in the second series.[2]
From 1982, Wells was the second husband of Teresa Chancellor (daughter of Sir Christopher and sister of Alexander). John Wells died of cancer.
John Wells (1936-1998) was a British character actor who played Flimnap the treasurer in the 1996 Creature ShopTV movie Gulliver's Travels.
Wells' film credits included the 1967 James Bond spoof Casino Royale (as Q's assistant, with Peter Sellers andOrson Welles), Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (as Sir Evelyn Blount), and Princess Caraboo(for which he wrote the screenplay, and appeared as Reverend Hunt). TV work included guest roles on Rumpole of the Bailey, Absolutely Fabulous, Lovejoy, Yes, Prime Minister, and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier , Spy
Assemby Goerge Street one and only show....Monday 24th August
Sophie Gatacre INL News
Justin ButcherAssembly presents another set of outstanding shows
at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest
Justin Butcher, his director-producer Guy Masterson and Assemby presented one of the most outstanding performances at 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest with the one man play Scaramouche Jones.
" Justin Butcher performed well within the standard of a royal variety perfomance in his one man play Scaramouche Jones, and there was no hesitation in awarding Justin Butcher and his director-propducer Guy Masterson a USA Weekly News 100 Star Award for Scaramouch Jones....those that were lucky enough to see the one and only performance of Scaramouch Jones were very fortunate indeed....".....USA Weekly News . .
However, these is another play with Justin Butcher to see at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest that is also a show not to be missed called Go To Gaza, Drink The Sea, at Assembly at 2.30 pm being performed from the 6th August till the 30th August, 2009.
In Go To Gaza, Drink The Sea, Justin Butcher (Scaramouche Jones) and Ahmed Masoud conjure up a multi media Palestinian-British theatre alchemy. ' a harrowing joiurney into a very modern heart of darkness' (Stage') 'Profane witty, poetic, a voice form Gaza Beach itself ' (Tribune)
Pajama Men: The Last Stand to Reason
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Brand new comedy from last year’s sold out sensation! Winners of the 2009 Best Show, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Perrier Shortlist, Double Act Award. 'One of the most dazzling displays of comedy theatre I’ve ever seen. *****' TIMES 'Absolute comic genius!*****' SCOTSMAN 'The funniest comedians in the world!' TIME OUT SYDNEY
Greg Brehrendt
at Assembley 7.40 pm 6th-30th August, 2009
US stand up star, Sex And The City consultant and writer of the New York Times bestselling book (#1 hit movie) 'He's Just Not That Into You' makes his UK debut in a new show. 'Outstanding, impeccable and one for the ages' MONTREAL GAZETTE 'A consternated everyman, alternating between befuddlement and anger at the ridiculousness of life. He is particularly hilarious' DALLAS MORNING
at Assembley 7.40 pm 6th-30th August, 2009
I saw Greg Brehrendt tonight. Gred was a well built medium hight not totally sexy man, however that was not his purpose. Greg was interesting and consistent, confident, funny and quick witted. When Greg talks about his book 'He's Just Not That Into You', Greg says that women always ask him really tedious questions that actually need no answer. He failed to add that the real reason these women ask these questions, including myself is because we all want reassurance, for someone to listen and give us an answer. Whatever answer they give us, when we are in the love bug mood, which as Shakespeare quite rightly said, is the strongest drug known to man. Stronger than anything, it can make you go crazy, so when in this craze, and ones love is in doubt or not being adequately met, one blurbs out to anyone …..what shall I do?.... and then it gives you an excuse to do what the person you have picked tells you to do, because in that state of mind, you will do what ever anyone tells you. However, sometimes you might make the mistake and ask a nasty person. I loved him saying he was 'anal and forgetfull'. He likes everything to be in place, but he forgets where he puts it. And that is anal and forgetful in one bag. I personally think that one never talks about the act of sex. He suggested it, but its totally unadvisable. There is either chemistry or not, and one can have sex with someone mentally not in masturbating, but in a passing, even fleeting connection, or short conversation. If you connect, and the chemistry is right, great ….but if it isnt..... get out and never talk about it ….as its rude ….and there are plenty of other fish in the sea. His advice seems to be for the ugly and/or rejected of the world …...and they should just know their place. In fact what turns me on about someone is when they know their place and that is that.
Greg Brehrendt looks like an Australian lorry driver and I would not make love to him on the basis that he thinks I would want to make love to him......
INL News Five stars plus
Sophie Gatacre INL News Group
16:40 - 17:40
Comedy Alistair McGowan and Charlotte Page:
Cocktails With Coward
Off the Kerb Productions
Where:Assembly @ George Street
When: Tue 25th Aug - Mon 31st Aug
McGowan ('The Big Impression') and multi-talented Page perform a selection of Noel Coward's masterful songs and poems. Witty, classy and romantic - a perfect feel-good show for the cocktail hour. www.offthekerb.co.uk. Suitable for a 16+ audience.
A Must See Show at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest
Also see Alistair McGowan One and many
7.20 PM Assembly Mound Place
Review for Me, Mum and Dusty Springfield
2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest at Assemby Hall,
Mound Place, Edinburgh....
3.25pm 6th to 30th August, 2009
Stephanie Ridings sits fully composed in a chair with a table beside her. She is applying eye make up and seems to have been doing so for many an hour. The look is of course the Dusty Springfield look. The heavy black liner and dark brown greenish eye shadow look to get this right the applications are repeated and take longer than cooking a three course meal. In between newly applied brush strokes and carefully engineered fine thin black eye pencil lines she talks of her mother. Her mother is a Dusty Springfiled look a like and her daughter who is one woman played by Stephanie Riggs is the illegitimate child of the Dusty Look alike. Her mother has a friend called Tom Jones not the real singing Tom Jones but a chancer alcoholic Tom Jones who sleeps with the mother and seems to make her unhappy as the daughter talks of very uncomfortable breakfasts with him which include no food on his part as he stands there swaying with beer in hand quizzing her about her school uniform. Dusty's daughter is angry and unhappy and the hour play is quite brilliant. You get such a good insight into the plight of being the daughter of a mother who so wanted to be someone and only managed to look like someone well that someone was luckily Dusty Springfield thats not a bad person to look like it could have been much worse. However she didnt quite look enough like her to come first in the look alike competition. She lost out and came second. This plight took its toll on the Dusty look alike and alcohol controlled her life and as it seems her daughters too who is now on stage drinking vodka and applying make up and preparing to sing a Dusty song at her mothers funeral. Actually Stephanie herself who plays the daughter does a pretty good job of looking like Dusty herself and when she sings the song is fantastic and ends the fully energized, wonderfully acted show.'...
Sophie Gatacre INL News Group
Pyjama Men: The Last Stand To Reason
Brand new comedy form last year's sold-out sensations! Winners of the 2009 best show.
Melbourne Comedy Festival. 'Exquisitely imaginative' (Time out) " Dazzling!"***** Five stars-Times
Absolute comic genius **** five stars (Scotsman) ***** five stars (List).
'Another must See Show at Assemby 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Fest....best comedy around...'......NYT Today
Pyjama Men: The Last Stand To Reason, on at Assemby
7.25pm 6th to 30th August, 2009
'I went to see Pajama Men on Friday 21st August at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The house was totally packed, unfortunately I arrived three minutes late, I slipped in quietly and two eyes on the stage transfixed me. The actors ushered me with their beedy eyes to the nearly only available seat at the end of the front row. Once I was seated they smiled and got on with their pyjama conversations. They both sit in two seats. Two men from America. New York. Their jokes are about being gay and silly and energetic however it is never not for one minute annoying humour that one would normally cringe at. Its amazing and hysterical as one man eyes the other up and he screams back oh my god you are getting me so pregnant. The jokes are so original and totally first hand, never heard before to my delight. Then two unfortunate members of the audience leave for what ever reason and as they try and slip out of the side door they do not get the same friendly reception I got in being a touch late as they quietly manouever through the crowded theatre hoping to go unnoticed the gays scream whats wrong is this too gay for you both. And one of them goes to the door where the early leavers left through and shouts after them "well you werent very funny yourself". What a delightful hour I have had watching these two men who mime as brilliantly as they act as they make the audience scream with laughter nearly to pant wetting hysteria.....five plus Star reveiw .'.... Sophie Gatacre INL News Group
ASSEMBLY LIVE
Welcome to the Assembly programme and our 29th year of presenting events in Edinburgh – it promises to be the best Festival yet. Our two key venues in 2009 are the Assembly Rooms on George Street and Assembly Hall on The Mound. Within these venues we give you nine temporary theatres jam packed every day from 11am until 1am with the very best comedy, theatre, dance, music and exhibitions to be found anywhere on the Fringe.
Joining our largest theatre on The Mound, Assembly Hall, are two new theatres, Rainy Hall and the Baillie Room.Make sure you get along to see some great shows and have a drink in the new courtyard bar. As ever, Assembly George Street is the core Fringe venue with six theatre spaces and three bars so join us there to see the very best of what Edinburgh has to offer.
The Assembly programme aims to set the highest standard at the Fringe, providing the very best of entertainment celebrating international and UK based productions. We are particularly proud of our programme of Scottish work in this the year of ‘Homecoming’.
We suggest you mix your schedule – go to the large shows in the Assembly Hall and the Music Hall for some of the most exciting and spectacular work to be found at the Edinburgh Festivals, and check out the small and middle scale theatres to discover some of the best new work around.
Edinburgh is the best festival in the world. If you want a great time come and join us in being part of it.
William Burdett-Coutts
Artistic Director
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Starting this week 3 great new shows and the return of one of our family hits from 2008. Bussmans Holiday Shappi Khorsandi: A Beginners Guide to Acting English Kim Noble And the return of the 2008 hit family show |
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New Shows Announced! We are delighted to announce that the following extra shows have been added to our programme: A very special one-off performance by the legendary: |
