'Hebden Shorts' (Hebden Bridge Art Festival)

Bernard Wrigley appears in 'Hebden Shorts', directed by Joyce Branagh.

Featuring a cast of well-known faces, 'Hebden Shorts' shows the surprising
things that can happen when novelists, TV writers and radio dramatists
get the chance to work with live performance.


Bernard Wrigley
'Hebden Shorts' (Hebden Bridge Arts Festival)

'Whoopi Goldberg's Country Life' (by Shelagh Delaney)

Nicola Gardner is recording a new radio play by the writer Shelagh Delaney.

Nicola's last radio credit was 'Number Ten'; the cast included Sir Antony Sher.


Nicola Gardner

'Bomber's Moon' (Lakeside Arts Centre/LPAC)

Reviews of the second in William Ivory's Southwell trilogy, 'Bomber's Moon'.

Directed by Matt Aston (who also directed the first piece in the trilogy,
'The Retirement of Tom Stevens') and produced by Lakeside Arts Centre
with the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre.

"Two powerful performances directed by Matt Aston combine to make
one totally engaging night in the theatre." (What's on Stage, *****)

" ... it's a masterpiece ..." (The Stage)

Runs until 22 May (Lakeside) and then 26 - 29 May (Lincoln).


Click here for reviews
Matt Aston

'The Hired Man' (Bolton Octagon)

Clara Darcy will appear in Bolton Octagon's
production, directed by David Thacker.

Other theatre credits include: 'The Lion,
the Witch & the Wardrobe' (New Vic Stoke);
'Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis'
(Oldham Coliseum, M.E.N. Awards 2009
Nominee); and 'Heidi - A Goat's Tale'
(Northern Broadsides, T.M.A. Nominee).


Clara Darcy
'The Hired Man' (Bolton Octagon)

'The Pillowman' (by Martin McDonagh)

Keith Reid appears in the 'The Pillowman' (White Circle
Productions/RCNM/Shed Productions).

Best New Play (Olivier Awards 2004), the production
runs @ the Royal Northern College of Music 19 - 23 May.


Keith Reid
'The Pillowman' (by Martin McDonagh)

Writer's Lab @ Bolton (2010)

Acclaimed writer of 'The Newspaper Boy' Chris Hoyle joins the 2010 Writer's Lab @ Bolton.

The University of Bolton short listed 16 new North West writers
to come together to test-bed new writing with a team that
includes the BBC and 'Shameless creator Paul Abbott.


Chris Hoyle
WGGB comment about the Writer's Lab @ Bolton 2010

'Veggie Mates' (CBBC)

New CBBC series 'Veggie Mates' goes into production
later this year.

The writer and performer Ben Faulks will star in the
new show as well as being part of the creative team.

Faulks also founded Plunge Boom.


Ben Faulks
Plunge Boom

'This Land' (West Yorkshire Playhouse)

Award-winning Interplay Theatre brings you the
hard-driving, truth-telling tale of America’s great
poet singer.

Runs @ the West Yorkshire Playhouse and featuring
Katie Matthews.

Katie's other theatre credits include lead roles at the
West Yorkshire Playhouse, Lakeside Arts Centre,
M6 Th Co and North Country Theatre.

She has also appeared on Broadway.


Katie Matthews
'This Land: The Woody Guthrie Story'

Everyword (Liverpool Everyman)

Francis Tucker appears in this year's annual new
writing festival at the Liverpool Everyman.

The programme this season includes workshops
from award-winning writer David Eldridge and
one of the finest new writing companies in the
UK, Paines Plough.


Francis Tucker
Everyword (Liverpool Everyman)

Rodellar Project

Ian Burton joins Alistair Lee filming the latest Posing Productions
project at Rodellar in the Sierra de Guara region of Spain.

The area is one of the most famous climbing spots in the world.


Ian Burton
Official Ian Burton website

'In Conversation with Mike McCartney'

The latest night from Geek Chic's 'In Conversation With' series.

Mike Neary interviews the Liverpool-based photographer, musician and
author, Mike McCartney.


Mike McCartney
Mike Neary
'In Conversation With Mike McCartney'

'Me and Me Dad' (Hull Truck Theatre)

"Matthew Booth's skillful portrayal of Dave is highly engaging and
well observed ..." (WhatsOnStage.com)

"The character (of Dave) is brought to life by the always reliable Booth,
who is a charming presence on stage and makes his audience feel at ease."
(Yorkshire Post)


Matthew Booth
'Me and Me Dad' (Hull Truck Theatre)

'The Families of Lockerbie'
   (Nottingham Playhouse)

" ... a dramatic and compelling drama ..." from the
award-winning screenwriter, Michael Eaton.

The rehearsed reading features Nicky Rafferty.


Nicky Rafferty
'The Families of Lockerbie' (Nottingham Playhouse)

'Mark & Lard's Ancient Customs'
   (read by Bernard Wrigley)

The complete collection of 29 daft stories as read by Bernard Wrigley
on the 'Mark & Lard Show' (BBC Radio 1).

Bernard is also a guest Radio Presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire.


Official Bernard Wrigley website

Nathan Moore - World Cup 2010 Single

The fun of the forthcoming World Cup means
the fun of the official World Cup single.

Nathan Moore has come together with two
Real Radio Presenters to become Goals Aloud!

Their World Cup 2010 single - 'Bring it Home' -
is scheduled to be released on 17 May.

The profits will go to the charity, Help for Heroes.


Nathan Moore
Goals Aloud on Facebook

'Bomber's Moon' (Lakeside Arts Centre/LPAC)

A new play from William Ivory ('Common as Muck', 'The Invisibles',
'The Retirement of Tom Stevens').

Told through the unflinching eyes of an octogenarian misanthrope,
it unravels a war time miracle and a modern day tragedy, to reveal
the true nature of Faith.

Directed by Matt Aston who recently directed 'A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'
(Nottingham Playhouse), starring Mark Benton - the show received 4 star
reviews from both The Guardian and The Telegraph.


Matt Aston
reviews of 'A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'
'Bomber's Moon' (Lakeside Arts Centre/LPAC)

Radio Presenter, Jude Vause

Jude presents the Breakfast Show on Magic 999.

Weekdays 6 - 10am.


Magic 999
Jude Vause

Annapurna 3 Project

POSTPONED DUE TO ICELAND'S VOLCANIC ERUPTION

Ian Burton is in Nepal this month, filming Nick Bullock, Pete Benson and
Mat Helliker climbing Annapurna 3.

Burton recently worked on 'The Asgard Project', an award-winning
feature film documentary of the Leo Houlding-led expedition to make
the first free ascent of Asgard's North Face.


Ian Burton
'The Asgard Project'

Ian Billings

Stand Up comedy .... for kids!

More dates this month.


http://www.ianbillings.com

'Romeo & Juliet' (Creation Th Co)

Richard Kidd is appearing in Creation Th Co's version of
Shakespeare's great love story.

" Creation Theatre Company’s performances always hit the
mark." (The Guardian)

Plays throughout the summer at Oxford University's
Saïd Business School.


Richard Kidd
'Romeo & Juliet' (Creation Th Co)