Five TV stars appearing at the Fringe

Source: The List (Issue 662)
Date: 26 July 2010

Simon Callow, Abi Titmuss and Clive Russell swap small screen for festival stage

Doon Mackichan
The award-winning star of Smack the Pony, The Day Today and Brass Eye has crafted a powerful, funny show based on the three worst years of her life, cunningly entitled Primadoona.
Gilded Balloon Teviot, 662 6552, 7–30 Aug (not 10, 17, 24), 5.30pm, £11.50–£12.50 (£10–£11.50). Previews until 6 Aug, £5.

Clive Russell
His name might not trip off your tongue, but this busy Fife-raised actor is a well-kent face having starred in everything from Coronation Street to Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. He stars in Fringe snooker drama Touching the Blue.
Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 7-29 Aug (not 16), 3.30pm, £11–£12.50 (£10–£11.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.

Simon Callow
The much-loved thespian, writer and theatre director returns to the Fringe with new one-man show Shakespeare the Man From Stratford, which brings the Bard and his characters to vivid life.
Assembly Hall, 623 3030, 7–29 Aug (not 9, 16, 23), 2.30pm, 2.30pm, £20–£22 (£18–£20). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £10.

Abi Titmuss
Best-known for her career as a glamour model, and as a mainstay of the reality TV circuit, the former nurse takes on her meatiest acting role to date as fitness instructor Hazel in the 25th anniversary production of John Godber’s Up N Under.
Assembly Rooms, 623 3030, 7–30 Aug (not 16), 5.25pm, £17.50–£19.50 (£15.50–£17.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £10.

Rodney Bewes
The former Likely Lad heads back to the Fringe with his successful adaptation of Jerome K Jerome’s much-loved novel about messin’ about on the river, Three Men in a Boat.
New Town Theatre, 220 0143, 7-29 Aug (not 16, 23), 5pm, £11–£13 (£9–£11). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.

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Shakespeare - The Man From Stratford
Date	Location
Simon Callow stars in Jonathan Bate's comedy about the life of the Bard and a selection of the many characters he created. Directed by Tom Cairns. View full details
2 Sep–12 Sep From Sep 2, Tue–Sat 8pm, mats Sat 2.30pm, Sun 3pm, ends Sep 12	Riverside Studios, London
15 Sep–18 Sep Sep 15–18, 7.30pm, mat Sep 18, 2.30pm	New Theatre, Cardiff
28 Sep–2 Oct Sep 28–30, Oct 1 & 2, 7.45pm, mats Sep 30, Oct 2, 2.30pm	Churchill Theatre, Bromley

Simon Callow In Shakespeare The Man From Stratford
Date	Location
The actor tracks down the real man behind Shakespeare, the world's greatest writer, bringing him and his characters to life. View full details
2 Sep–12 Sep From Sep 2, Tue–Sat 8pm, mats Sat 2.30pm, Sun 6pm, ends Sep 12	Riverside Studios, London

Three Men In A Boat
Date	Location
A one-man adaptation of Jerome K Jerome's account of a boating holiday on the river Thames. Starring Rodney Bewes. View full details
10 Sep Sep 10, 7.30pm (doors 7.10pm)	Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan
16 Sep Sep 16, 7.30pm	Pontardawe Arts Centre, Pontardawe
17 Sep Sep 17, 8pm	St James, Guernsey
18 Sep Sep 18, 8pm	Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal
21 Sep Sep 21, 7.30pm	Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate
6 Oct Oct 6, 7.30pm	Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham

Up 'n' Under
Date	Location
John Godber's award-winning comedy about five unfit lads who take on the local pub-rugby champs. Now starring Abi Titmuss (but don't let that put you off...) View full details
6 Sep–11 Sep 7.30	His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

Up 'N' Under
Date	Location
John Godber directs the 25th anniversary production of his Olivier award-winning comedy. Actress and TV personality Abi Titmuss, fresh from a critically-acclaimed performance as Lady Macbeth, stars as a gym instructor attempting to kick an unruly bunch of amateur rugby league misfits into touch in just eight short weeks. When Rugby League obsessive Arthur Hoyle bets his savings on the team from the Wheatsheaf Arms, a squad with a less than impressive reputation for losing every single match… View full details
13 Sep–18 Sep Sep 13, 8pm, Sep 14–18, 7.30pm, mats Sep 16, 18, 2pm	Grand Theatre, Blackpool
20 Sep–25 Sep Sep 20–25, 7.45pm, mats Sep 22, 25, 2.30pm	Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
27 Sep–2 Oct Mon–Sat 8pm, mats Wed & Sat 2.30pm	Malvern Theatres, Malvern