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“Perfection . . . Some handful! Some dust! It is impeccable in looks, sentiment, locations and casting. Best Waugh everfilmed. ”
Alexander Walker 3.5 limo
“THE CASTING IS INDEED IMPECCABLE. ADMIRABLY ACCOMPLISHED.” Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd 54mm“
“Gold in the dust. Shrewdly characterised, nicely acted and elegantly shot . . . It is very well done indeed.”
Derek Malcolm 2.
“OUTSTANDING. A MATCHLESS E YEFU OF CAMEOS. ”
RiChard Mayne 5 ‘.:»'~' ‘:.:tEii‘.'.§/-i
"EFFORTLESS PLEASURE . . . KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS IS A SINGULAR SENSATION."
Iain Johnstone
“Probably thefinest performances in British cinema this year . . . A stunning mix of the
rhapsodic and the rancorous. ” Tom Hutchinson
"GREA T. .BRILL/ANTLY OBSERVED, SUPERBLY MOUNTED AND GI. ORIOUSLYACTED. " Richard Barkley E "Excellent . . . Kristin Scott Thomas is a true revelation.
Barry Norman
“This one’s a beauty. . . Master/y performances . . . A fascinating story. . . Hugely enjoyable.
A positive treasury of supporting performances. " Shaun Usher -
“BEAUTIFULLY FILMED . . . A POWERFUL FASCINATION.”
Madeleine Harmsworth
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JAMI-ZS WILBY ° KRISTIN SCO‘I'I‘ THOMAS - RUPERT GRAVES ‘ .ANJIZLICA IIUS'I'ON ° JUDI DENCH and ALEC GUINNESS
FROM JULY 1st CANNON SAUCHIEHALL STREET, GLASGOW CAMEO, EDINBURGH
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FULL HOUSE
? \Vildcat arc rapidls trii ning iiitcii nc
oI' thc hcst Irindcd Ilicatrc companics in Scotland. As w cll as thc ( cltic moncy . \ ai iorisly quorcd at anxthing Irom LIBYIIIIII to Ll FINIII. thcy also rcccntly pickcd up a cool LIIHIIIII Irom Ioiidon \Vcckcnd l'clcy isioii ‘l‘hc moncy was third pi'i/c in a ncw play compctition (m cm“ v. iiincr w; thc \ci‘y wondcrlirlt hcck lw .Iowl at lcast pcoplc lcll mc Ihcy 'rc \ cry wondcrlril hut I wish thcx would includc soincw hct’c in Scotland on onc ol thcir tours). \\ ildcat's critiy w as \\ ailing on ( )iic. Annc Dowmc's ncw p|a\ ahout I‘lllllll
which opcns. lo a lull "housc no dotth. on Irily (itscc lhcali't I is‘. lot thc \ icw li'om .\ls l)ow nic)
l’laysalmut hmgo I~ring thcirow ii \ci'y spccial prolilciris as \\ ildcat l1a\c hccn Icai riing loi instant c ihc show includcs a scciion w hcic thc audicncc gcts to play a gamc. lhc plan w as to inclridc thc cards in thc progi'ammc until thc\ discos ci cd that. hccausc thcy .scll thc programmcs that would I‘I mg thcn‘. within thc tciins oi tlic ( iaiiiing :\ct and thcy would ha\ c to apply to thc (iaming Board Ior a llL‘c‘llL'c that said thcy w crc 'Iit and propci pcisoiis to run agamhling Iacihty (lcar'ly no chancc thcr'c with thc rcpiohatcs w ho run \\ ildcat So now cards w ill hc giycn out scpaiatch to cycryonc to kccp thc gamc as a lottci s.
.-\t thc olhci cnd ol' tlic pioccs \ tlit compam approaclicd Ma r a Ior sonic lcr‘hnical ad\ icc and cquipmcnt. Ihcy got inort than lltc‘t hargaincd Ior . .‘ylccca's I’aislcy hranch was closing dow ii and thc ll i'cgional mariagcr. .'\Ir Bodcn. told thcin thcy could has c morc or lcss what thcy likcd (lnc ol lhc itcms w as a computci'isd Random \umlm (icricr'atoi handsripallthoscwho thought that lhc ririmhcrs w crc callcd out by a man in a liig how ~lic with a hag ol nunihcrcd halls \Vildcat oIIcr cd .\Iccca a pagc ol adycrtising in thcii' progi ammc Ii it this gcnci oris gcstrri'c oiin to lind that Mccca tilc‘ltl allow cd to adycrlisc nior’c ( iaming -\t‘t inlcs Mr liodcn asstii'cs nic that culitoi ial mcntions .rtc () ls. . though. so Illc list is tiriitc salc .'\Ii llodcii told inc all sortsol things I didn't kn: iw aliorit hingo in amongst his r‘oncci n to assurc me that lht hingo hall is n- t thc last ic Iugc « il loncly old ladics w ith thcii stockings iorind thcii kiiccs as dcpictcd in sit coins and cartoons Did you know that th-c lop pri/c L'\t‘l \ night is titltltltl. and all Ior a maxrmum stakc oI IS 2‘)? It makcs y on wondcr w ll\' thc tiranagcmcnl oI Muca spciii L‘lfi million to has out thc t ompany Iiom
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(ir'and Mctt‘opoltlan ahout thrcc ycai's ago. .-\|| thcy nccdcd wasto go in and play a Icw gamcs thcy could has c won it in a couplc oI' months.
STAGE FRIGHT Susan 'I I'icsnran is a worricd woman and in her position I would hc too. Shc Is thc dit'cclot' oI' thc Strathclydc I my ct'stly Drama (‘cntrc in Ingram Strcct. honic oI thc Strathclydc Ihcatr‘c ( irorip. numcrous touring productions and olcours'c playground Ior Strathclydc I'riiycrsity studcnls who arc into thc drama. I Icr prohlcm is that thc building is l’alling down around hcr
lhc liriilding is part ow ncd liy thc I ‘niy crsity and part by thc District (‘orincrl lhc (ilasgow I’rintmak‘crs' Workshop uscd to run thc District ('ouncil part upstairs hut thcy Icl't last ycar hccausc thc building is schcdrrlcd Ior t'cdcyclopmct'il and w as anyway I'alliiig down around tlicii' cars as w cll. 'I'hc building is cur i'ciitly i'cndcrcd wind and w atci‘prool by a plastic .shcct which. according to thc w orkmcn who instalch it. will hlow oI'I as soon as a rcspcctahlc hrcc/c gcts up.
IIIL‘ l 'iiixci'sity say that thcy arc working on a dcal with thc dcy clopci‘s oI thc sitc that in cschangc Ior thc Ingram Strcct hriildrng thcy w ill makc ayailahlc othcr pr'cniiscs suitahlc Ior thc drama ccntr‘c. Mslticsman I‘ccls‘ that thcrc is a cci'tain amount ol‘ Icct-dragging goingon and points out that you can‘t mch a thcatrc around Iikc you can an ol‘I'icc. cycn in to a pm posc huilt spacc. llithc I hit crsity is t'cally committch to kccping thc I)raiiia(‘cntrc opcn thcy should he making intcrim arrangciiicms now pcnding thc location and cquipping ol' anywhcrc
RIGHT AND WRONG
Anyonc taking an carly morning slim” down Randolph ( ‘rcsccnt. Iidinhurgh. last Monday would hayc hccn \ ouchsal'cd a glimpsc of a sccrct and dcspcratc hody ol‘ mcn. IIIL‘ Salt]! .ltlslc‘ \‘lglltmlc‘s. l'hcsc dcdicatcd urhan lt'ccdom I'ightcrs arc Ian Hamilton I’inlay's sccrct army (iod knows. hc nccds all the hpr hc can gct. 'I‘hcy dauhcd postcrs all m cr Ihc lircnch ( 'onsulatc to mark thc occasion oI l’inlay‘s w'il'c’s' mccting in Paris that day with Frcnch Ministry ol (‘ulturc ol'l'icials. Finlay‘s commission Ior a monumcnt to thc I’rcnch Rcyolution. was canccllcd carlici‘ this ycar. you may rccall. amid hi/ai'rc accusations that hc is sonic sort oI Iasc‘lsl. 'I‘hc l’aris mccting w as seeking toch thc dccision Icy crscd and thc Saint .Iustc actiy rty w as to kccp Ihc prcssurc on. (‘oiisular ollicials rcmoycd thc postcrs promptly cnough but not hclorc thc \‘lgllitnlc‘s had timc to immortalisc thcir protcs‘t — scc
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