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In This Update

- Breakfast at Tower Bridge
- Making It In Hollywood
- Looking For Eric
- Stars In Their Eyes
- Wikipedia's Fact Fight With Scientology
- Relatively Speaking
- Hot Mikado
- Scooby-Doo And The Pirate Ghost
- Quadrophenia
- His Dark Materials
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Breakfast at Tower Bridge

Sunny days in London, and hopefully where you are. It was breakfast on my balcony this morning while watching Tower Bridge opening up to let a big cruise ship through as it headed on it's journey around the world. Sigh ! One day I'll take a long cruise around the world but somehow I feel I'm a little too young for that, and a little less grey on top!

I've just signed up for another 6 months to Project Manage the launch of the largest Internet Bank in Europe. As you know, I like BIG challenges. That's just my day job, while I juggle being a presenter on Sky News, a DJ on Nevis Radio, a film producer and blogger. Well, there are 24 hours in every day, it's best we make the most of it don't you think ? I hope you'll make the most of it by visiting your nearest theatre and supporting your local performers.

Have a great week.

Douglas

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Making It In Hollywood

The documentary is now doing the rounds of broadcasters, festivals and distributors. My mentor and filmmaking coach at Raindance, Elliot Grove, has been really supportive and I met him briefly in Cannes as he was going about his business of networking for his film festival and independent film awards. With his help I managed to get a listing on IMDB after Raindance Film Festival accepted my submission for consideration this year.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1442263/

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Looking For Eric

I had the pleasure of being invited to the first London screening of Looking For Eric, which was introduced by the talented Ken Loach. He really has a cracker with this film. It reminded me in some ways to that Northern humour in The Full Monty. Steve Evets, who co-starred last year with Robert Carlyle in "Summer", was superb, as was the perfectly cast John Henshaw....as a postman (he's the guy in the Post Office adverts). It's out in cinemas from June 12th and worth going to see.

http://www.lookingforericmovie.co.uk/

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Stars In Their Eyes

It's finals day with Britain's Got Talent, Scottish Cup Final and the FA Cup Final. Listen to Doug's Radio Blog live today from 12-2pm. The show includes I Dreamed A Dream, I Don't Want To Go To Chelsea and Simply The Best.

Streaming live from http://www.nevisradio.co.uk

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Wikipedia's Fact Fight With Scientology

Douglas McFarlane, who blogs at uktheatre.net, talks Matt Smith through the growing stories exciting the web audience. Broadcast live on Sky News on Friday 29th May.

http://tinyurl.com/nuun37

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Relatively Speaking at Manchester Library Theatre

Published by: Caroline May on Friday 29th May 2009 11:05am

It’s becoming something of a tradition for The Library Theatre to end their season with an Alan Ayckbourn comedy, and this is one of his best, a gentle farce of mistaken identities and sexual misdemeanours dating from the mid 1960s.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/relatively-speaking-at-manchester-library-theatre_181.html

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Hot Mikado

Published by: kelly potter on Thursday 28th May 2009 06:05pm

The Queen's Theatre Hornchurch.

Directed bt Matt Devitt, this production featuring members of the multi talented resident company, Cut to the Chase, promised a sizzling, swinging evening.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/hot-mikado_177.html

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Scooby-Doo And The Pirate Ghost – Live On Stage!

Published by: Louise Winter on Wednesday 27th May 2009 10:05pm

Scooby-Doo And The Pirate Ghost – Live On Stage!

Reviewed at Milton Keynes Theatre 27th May 2009

This is a great fun production for children to at any time of the year. My co-reviewer (5 year old niece!) thought it was super and thoroughly enjoyed herself.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/scooby-doo-and-the-pirate-ghost-%EF%BF%BD-live-on-stage!_178.html

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“Quadrophenia”, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 26 to 30 May 2009

Published by: John Sinclair on Tuesday 26th May 2009 11:39pm

“Quadrophenia” is based on the album of the same name, produced by The Who in 1973.

The album has iconic status, representing the clashes between the mods and rockers in Brighton in the sixties. This was one of the first instances of mass teenage rebellion and the success of the album and subsequent film has made sure it won’t be forgotten.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/%EF%BF%BDquadrophenia%EF%BF%BD-festival-theatre-edinburgh-26-to-30-may-2009_179.html

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“His Dark Materials”, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh, 21 to 24 May 2009

Published by: John Sinclair on Saturday 23rd May 2009 05:56pm

Birmingham Rep and the West Yorkshire Playhouse are presenting the first tour of Nicholas Wright’s adaptation of Philip Pullman’s internationally successful trilogy of books “His Dark Materials” (consisting of “Northern Lights”, “The Subtle Knife” and “The Amber Spyglass”). The books have often been compared to “Harry Potter”, but in fact go much deeper.

http://www.uktheatre.tv/magazine/read/%EF%BF%BDhis-dark-materials%EF%BF%BD-festival-theatre-edinburgh-21-to-24-may-2009_180.html