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Up-Coming Gigs, Broadcasts, Productions, Performances, Stand-Up Comedy, Publications, Readings, Book-Signings, Conferences, Commissions, Whatever .... on-going .........up-coming .......... previous Up-coming Events - Colin's new play :   ON THE ROCKS ON THE ROCKS October 18 - 21, 2006 Brewery Theatre Kendal A bitter winter's day in the Lake District. Neil and Duncan are stranded at 3,000 feet, huddled in a snowhole, desperately trying to stay alive as temperatures plummet and a fierce snow storm rages outside. Duncan is a novice, Neil is an experienced mountaineer - unfortunately he's the one with the broken leg. To make matters much, much worse ... they both belong to Lakeland's newest, smallest and least well-organised mountain rescue team. With funding at an all-time low, a bizarre sponsorship deal in the offing and the team leader's marital problems to argue about - no one's noticed that two of the team are missing. This is a play about love, death, fame, relationships, commitment, squirrels and those funny spiky things mountaineers wear on their boots. The new comedy by Colin Shelbourn & Andrew Thomas, authors of the sell-out comedies ADRIAN'S WALL and NATURAL CAUSES Directed by Lynne Gibbons Performed by the Brewery Theatre Company Wednesday 18th to Saturday 21st October, 2006, 8pm tickets £8.50 / £7.50 concessions / £7.00 Friends of the Brewery Brewery Arts Centre Kendal Cumbria LA9 4HE. t: 01539 725 133 e: boxoffice@breweryarts.co.uk Don't miss the writer's blog following rehearsals in the run-up to first night. www.shelbourn.com   other ComedyCollective members on-going projects Vanessa  (On-Going PROJECT)             Vanessa has several tv comedies in development: 8 July 2004 CELADOR PRODUCTIONS WINS NEW COMEDY COMMISSIONS Celador Productions has been commissioned to produce two new comedies, 'Skin Deep', one half hour for Channel 4, and 'Facing Up', a half hour pilot for ITV1. Both projects have been written by new writers Mark Oswin and James Griffiths, and were developed by Vanessa Haynes, Celador’s development executive for comedy. Skin Deep has been commissioned for Channel 4 by Caroline Leddy. It stars comedy duo Tom Meeten and Steve Oram, as incompatible and bickering colleagues who run and own their own tattoo and body-piercing studio in Leeds. Sioned Wiliam, ITV1’s Controller of Comedy, has commissioned the half hour pilot of Facing Up with an all-star ensemble cast which includes Mark Heap (Spaced, Jam), John Thompson (Cold Feet) and Tom Watt (TLC). Set in the world of look-a-likes, it tells the story of frustrated wannabee RSC actor who is forced to rely on his resemblance to a successful but corny sitcom star he despises to make a living. Both projects will be directed by Jonathan Fox Bassett (Teachers, 20 Things To Do Before You’re 30), and will be produced by Vanessa Haynes, and executive produced by Humphrey Barclay.    other CC on-going projects Claire is touring in Alan Plater's award-winning musical play   Blonde Bombshells of 1943 June - August 2006: for further information contact Hampstead Theatre London HISTORY September - October 2003 Kim's play Mrs. Ruskin , directed by Jacqui Somerville, and produced by Theatre Metropolis,  is on at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon September 12th through October 5th 2003. No Monday performances. to book: 0208 680 4060 Claire toured in Louise Roche's award-winning musical play   Girls Night: for further information contact telephone: 01908 316538 www.goodnights.org Girls Night touring schedule: 2003 4th Sept Billingham 5 Sept Rickmansworth 6 Sept Harlow 10 Sept Darwen 11 Sept Ashton -Wnder-Lyne 12 Sept Carlisle 13 Sept Blyth 17 Sept Christchurch 18 Sept Swindon 19 Sept East Redford 20 Sept Doncaster 23 Sept Stoke -on-Trent 24 Sept Leeds 25 Sept Felixstowe 27 Sept Norwich 30 Sept Durham 1 Oct Mansfield 2 Oct Wellingborough 3 Oct Hayes 4 Oct Bognor Regis 8 Oct Telford 9 Oct Ormskirk 10 Oct Burnley 16 Oct East Grinstead 17 Oct Folkestone 18 Oct Potters Bar 19 Oct Milton Keynes for further information contact telephone: 01908 316538 e-mail: goodnights@talk21.com 17 Harewood Street. New Bradwell MK13 OEH www.goodnights.org Claire's gig The Star at Night www.thestaratnight.com is proud to present an acoustic evening of covers and new material from singer songwriter Claire Storey www.clairestorey.com and special guest Gus Macgregor www.gusmacgregor.com Saturday 16th August 8 30 - 11 30pm Spring 2003 Colin's 2003 play! Thursday 3 - Saturday 5 April 2003, 8pm plus matinée on Saturday 5 April, 2pm Tickets £9.50 and £8.50 Adrian’s Wall is based upon the original production of Natural Causes which performed to sell out audiences at the Brewery in 1997. Written by two local playwrights and directed by the Brewery Arts Centre Director, Sam Mason, this promises to be another exceptional production by the Brewery Theatre Company (Talking Heads, Arcadia). Contains some strong language and a bare bottom! more details! Brewery Arts Centre Highgate Kendal Cumbria LA9 4HE tickets: 01539 725133 Claire's gig New Songwriters Showcase Monday, March 17th  2003 at 9.15pm at Corks Wine Bar, 28 Binney Street, London, W1Y 1YN Jasmine's Pilot Radio Show May 1st 2003 Hi! Come and see 'A Fool and His Money' - a pilot radio show written and performed by me and my writer/comedian friend Brian Jordan. It will be performed at the Soho Theatre (21 Dean Street, W1) on Thursday May 1st at 8pm. It's a sketch show for the financial phobics amongst us. We're performing it with a view to getting it picked up by a radio comedy producer so do come and laugh loudly - there will be producers there! Also on that night will be two short comedy plays by Mark Maier and Pierre Hollins. The night is part of the 'Comedy Rep' season (www.comedyrep.co.uk) which exists to give comedy writers and comedians the chance to get other comedy work performed and directed by professionals. Do book now because the theatre's quite small and, honestly, it gets booked up very quickly - I know people always say that but it's actually true this time! Details: Show: A Fool and His Money by Jasmine Birtles and Brian Jordan, performed by Jasmine Birtles, Brian Jordan, Andrew Alston, Regina Freedman and Ian Angus Wilkie Time/date: 8pm, Thursday 1st May Place: The Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street, London W1 Phone: Box office - 020 7478 0100 Price: £7.00 Signs of the Times: Anglo-American Iraq War (circa 2003)

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