| AUGUST - JUNE
2010 NEWS: |
| .Annie
2010/11: Milton Keynes Theatre |
| .Monday
30th August, 2010......................................................................................Theatre |
 After a highly
successful opening week in
Bradford, with rave reviews for
the show, cast and Su, Annie
moves on to Milton Keynes Theatre
from Tuesday evening.
There will be matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. View
further information about Milton
Keynes Theatre, book tickets
online and browse show times and
location details at the theatre's
website, here.
Tuesday 31st August -
Saturday 4th September •
Milton Keynes Theatre
www.ambassadortickets.com/Milton-Keynes-Theatre
[ Box Office: 0844 871
7652 ]
Milton Keynes Theatre,
Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes
MK9 3NZ |
| .Annie
2010/11: Yorkshire Evening Post
Review |
| .Sunday
29th August, 2010.........................................................................Theatre
Review |
 Annie: The
Alhambra, Bradford
By Rod McPhee
As a novice I wasn't quite
prepared to see the star of this
rags-to-riches story sporting a
head of straight hair. Surely
this is the most famous mop of
curly locks in history? Well,
apart from Shirley Temple's and
Brian May's.
But our little Annie appeared
with a severe fringe and
extremities which seemed to shoot
off at gravity-defying angles.
Lady Gaga would think twice about
this wig.
Once over the tonsorial shock,
stage two involved adapting to
the voice of Victoria Sian Lewis
in the lead role. I quickly
realised that this slightly
crude, shrill tone was all part
and parcel of the central
character's New York rough
diamond delivery.
But she was great in the part,
really great. At least as far as
an Annie novice could tell. An
unqualified blast was Su Pollard
in the role of cruel orphanage
boss Miss Hannigan.
She hilariously milked the
drunken bum routine to perfection
while still gaining respect by
booming out some great numbers
showcasing her voice and
illustrating why she's still
getting plum roles after all
these years.
• Read the full review at
the 'Yorkshire Evening Post'
website here. |
| .Annie
2010/11: Bradford Telegraph &
Argus Review |
| .Sunday
29th August, 2010.........................................................................Theatre
Review |
 Annie: The
Alhambra, Bradford
By Emma Clayton
As grey skies descend on a
particularly rain-lashed August,
a cheery little girl singing the
words “The sun will come out
tomorrow” is just the tonic
we need.
I’ve managed to get through
life without ever having seen the
musical Annie, either on stage or
screen, and having always
imagined it to be schmaltz on
toast, I didn’t really feel
I was missing out.
But I found myself enjoying this
charming rags-to-riches tale
about a little girl stuck in an
orphanage in downtown
depression-hit New York, who
dreams that one day her parents
will rescue her.
There’s plenty of schmaltz,
of course, but it’s all
delightfully old-fashioned and
you’d need a heart of stone
not to fall for Annie and her
dog, Sandy. The mutt was real,
played by an impressively well
trained dog called Danny, who
melted the audience’s
hearts, although I was more
concerned about whether or not he
could see through his long hair.
And plucky little orphan Annie
was beautifully played by
Victoria Sian Lewis. The young
actress was on stage practically
the whole time and her relentless
optimism was infectious.
Her impressive numbers included
the showstopper Tomorrow and I
Don’t Need Anything But You,
a lively duet with Daddy
Warbucks. Annie’s nemesis is
gin-soaked Miss Hannigan, played
with perfect vaudeville-style
comic timing by Su Pollard.
Stumbling across the stage and
belting out Easy Street and
Little Girls with a voice as big
as Ethel Merman’s, she was a
delight.
• Read the full review at
the 'Telegraph & Argus'
website here. |
| .Su On
The Radio: For Better Or For
Worse: Series Two |
| .Sunday
29th August, 2010....................................................................................TV/Radio |
For
Better Or For Worse : BBC Radio 7
- Wednesday 1st September :
12.30pm
For Better Or For Worse : BBC
Radio 7 - Wednesday 1st September
: 7.30pm
Iris is lost for words when her
fiance Bernard finds religion.
Stars Su Pollard and Gorden Kaye.
Series Two, Episode Five.For Better
Or For Worse : BBC Radio 7 -
Wednesday 8th September : 12.30pm
For Better Or For Worse : BBC
Radio 7 - Wednesday 8th September
: 7.30pm
When her mother inherits money,
can Iris and fiance Bernard stop
her from being swindled? Stars Su
Pollard and Gorden Kaye. Series
Two, Episode Six.
|
| .Yorkshire
Evening Post:Interview: Su
Pollard |
| .Sunday
29th August, 2010....................................................................................Interview |
 Another
interview with Su from early
August, from the 'Yorkshire
Evening Post':
What images are conjured up when
you think of Su Pollard? Crazy
Clothes? Zany Glasses? Hi-de-Hi?
The chances are that most people,
at least those people who haven't
seen her perform live in a show,
won't instantly recall a stage
career stretching back over 35
years.
But long before her defining role
as wannabe Maplins yellow coat
Peggy Ollerenshaw, Su was doing
everything she could to make her
name as a singer.
"I remember appearing on
Opportunity Knocks in about
1973," she says.
"Believe it or not I was up
against a singing Jack Russell
– and came second!
"It wasn't the best of
starts but what made it worse was
that all the dog did was howl,
which made me wonder how bad they
thought my voice was."
The truth is that Su has one of
theatreland's best voices. Sure,
most of us may not talk about her
in the same breath as Michael
Ball or Elaine Paige, but in the
West End she's held in high
esteem.
• Read the full interview
online at the 'Yorkshire Evening
Post' website, here. |
| .Bradford
Telegraph & Argus: Su's New
Role is Intoxicating |
| .Sunday
29th August, 2010....................................................................................Interview |
 Su was
interviewed earlier this month,
by the 'Bradford Telegraph &
Argus':
The day after Su Pollard finishes
rags-to-riches musical Annie in
Bradford, she’ll be flying
to Spain for her next role.
Su is making a cameo appearance
in the new series of
award-winning ITV comedy
Benidorm, set against around the
‘all-inclusive’ world
of the package holiday.
“I’m playing myself,
doing cabaret at a club in the
resort,” says Su. “I
can’t wait. It captures that
whole scene perfectly; the way
people spend two weeks on
sun-loungers and barely move to
get from the bar to the pool.
They’re great characters and
it’s beautifully
written.”
Filming will be tinged with
sadness following the recent
death of actor Geoffrey
Hutchings, who played Greater
Manchester’s sun bed king
Mel.
He and Madge, who spends her
holidays whizzing around on a
mobility scooter, were a core
double act of the show and Su
says Geoffrey’s sudden death
from a suspected viral infection
has had a devastating impact.
“He’ll be missed,”
she says.
Before landing in
‘Beni’, she’s
touring the country playing
gin-soaked Miss Hannigan, who
runs the orphanage from where
Annie begins her adventure.
• Read the full interview
online at the 'Telegraph &
Argus' website, here. |
| .BBC
Radio Leeds/Alex Belfield Show:
Su Interview |
| .Friday
27th August, 2010...........................................................................Interview/Radio |
 Su was interviewed
on Monday on BBC Radio Leeds' Alex
Belfield Show.
Su is, of course, in Bradford on
the first week of the Annie
tour. She talks about her career
in an entertaining chat with
Alex.
Listen to the interview online at
'You Tube', here. You can also visit
Alex's official website, here, and the BBC Radio
Leeds website, here. |
| .The
List: Su Pollard Jets Off To
Benidorm |
| .Wednesday
25th August, 2010...........................................................................Press
Clips |
 Su Pollard has
landed a cameo role in
'Benidorm'. The 60-year-old
actress is set to play herself
doing a cabaret act in the ITV
sitcom - which is set in the
titular Spanish holiday resort -
and has promised the scenes of
her singing will amuse fans of
the show.
She said on 'This Morning':
"I'm going as myself and I'm
singing at the Benidorm Palace
doing cabaret and everything goes
wrong! It'll be really
funny."
Although pleased to be starring
in the show, the 'Hi-de-Hi!' star
is also keen to replace Matt
Smith as the current Timelord in
'Doctor Who'. She explained:
"I would love to be in
'Doctor Who'. I would make a good
Doctor."
However, if bosses on the sci-fi
series are unwilling to give her
a spot on the show Su is also
keen to appear in a soap. She
added: "I'd like to be in
'Coronation Street', which I
absolutely love, and then I'd
like to be in 'EastEnders'. But
I'd have to be a chirpy character
as they are all near death and
depressed."
• View the full story here. There are similar
news stories in The Sun, here, 'Female First', here, and ATV News, here. |
| .Annie
UK Tour 2010/11: Launches Tuesday
in Bradford! |
| .Sunday
22nd August, 2010.....................................................................................Theatre |
 The Annie
2010/11 UK Tour opens at The
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford this
coming Tuesday evening. There
will be matinees on Wednesday and
Saturday.
The latest tour stretches right
through the remainder of 2010 and
beyond.
Su is really looking forward to
playing Miss Hannigan again and
hopes everyone who comes along to
each theatre in the coming months
enjoys the show.Please do pay a
visit to The Official Annie
UK Tour website, here, it will be updated
with new content as the tour
progresses. We will also bring
you reviews of selected dates and
related Su interviews and press
over the forthcoming months.
Tuesday 24th - Saturday
28th August • Alhambra
Theatre, Bradford
www.bradford-theatres.co.uk/ [
Box Office: 01274 432000
]
The Alhambra Theatre, Morley
Street, Bradford BD7 1AJ
|
| .Su On
The Radio: For Better Or For
Worse: Series Two |
| .Sunday
22nd August, 2010...................................................................................TV/Radio |
For
Better Or For Worse : BBC Radio 7
- Wednesday 25th August : 12.30pm
For Better Or For Worse : BBC
Radio 7 - Wednesday 25th August :
7.30pm
Bernard is keen to holiday in
Burlington, but Iris wants to get
fruity in Fuengirola. Stars Su
Pollard and Gorden Kaye. Series
Two, Episode Four. |
| .This
Morning: Screen Captures |
| .Thursday
19th August, 2010................................................................................Television |
| A selection
of screen caps from Su's guest
appearance on yesterday's This
Morning. Su talked about the
latest Annie tour,
appearing in Benidorm as
herself this Christmas, recalled
starring in the 80's 'Typhoo' ads
and revealed she will be guesting
in an edition of the, hugely
popular, Come Dine With Me
in early 2011. Please click on
the screen caps below for larger
versions. 
|
| .Su On
TV: This Morning - Tomorrow! |
| .Tuesday
17th August, 2010..................................................................................TV/Radio |
| Just a
quick reminder that Su guests on This
Morning tomorrow. The show
starts at 10.30am on ITV1. This
isn't made available on ITV
Player post broadcast, though
highlights from Su's interview
may appear on the This
Morning website or on one of
their ITV1 weekend shows. 
Su can also be heard
on BBC Radio 7 today, in a repeat
of For Better Or For Worse,
and later tonight on GOLD, when
there's another airing of the
classic episode of Gimme
Gimme Gimme, 'Singin' In The
Drain'. - See below for further
info on these.
|
| .Debbie
McGee Show: Su Pollard in
Conversation |
| .Monday
9th August, 2010.....................................................................................TV/Radio |
| Su guested
on yesterday's Debbie McGee
Show on BBC Radio Berkshire.
Su chatted to Debbie about her
40-year career and also reviewed
the Sunday newspapers. |
| .Su On
TV: This Morning |
| .Saturday
7th August, 2010..................................................................................Television |
 This Morning
: ITV1
Wednesday 18th August : 10.30amPresented by Ruth
Langsford and Eamonn Holmes. Su
Pollard discusses her role in the
stage version of Annie and Momma
Cherri rustles up some delicious
dishes at noon. Plus there is a
performance from The Rock Choir
and a look at the day's papers.
Satellite viewers can press red
for the latest features and guest
information.
|
| .Su On
TV & Radio |
| .Saturday
7th August, 2010..................................................................................TV/Radio |
For
Better Or For Worse : BBC Radio 7
- Wednesday 18th August : 12.30pm
For Better Or For Worse : BBC
Radio 7 - Wednesday 18th August :
7.30pm
Can Bernard keep his job and his
fiancee - while opposing a new
bypass? Stars Su Pollard and
Gordon Kaye. From December 1994.
Series Two, Episode 3 of 6.Gimme Gimme
Gimme : GOLD - Wednesday 18th
August : 10.40pm
Gimme Gimme Gimme : GOLD +1 -
Wednesday 18th August : 11.40pm
Gimme Gimme Gimme : GOLD -
Thursday 19th August : 1.20am
Gimme Gimme Gimme : GOLD +1 -
Thursday 19th August : 2.20am
Singing in the Drain.
Series 3, episode 5. Kathy Burke
in the in-your-face comedy with
the hapless flatmates with every
personality flaw going. Linda
finally realises her ambition to
become a model.Starring: Kathy
Burke, James Dreyfus, Brian
Bovell, Beth Goddard, Su Pollard,
and Jonathan Harvey.
... Sings
The Beatles : BBC4 - Tuesday 24th
August : 11.15pm
... Sings The Beatles : BBC4 -
Thursday 26th August : 00.25am
Recorded for the 40th anniversary
of Abbey Road, the Beatles' final
album, a journey through the
classic and curious covers in the
BBC archives.
|
| .Su On
TV: ITV Summer 2010 |
| .Friday
16th July, 2010........................................................................................Television |
| Su fans
should stay tuned to ITV over the
forthcoming Summer months, she
will be making a number of
appearances on the channel. Su
will guest on This Morning
and Loose Women, and
will also take part in the latest
series of Britain's Best
Celebrity Dish. 
• Air dates and
times will be posted here as and
when they are confirmed.
|
| .Su
Online: New Website |
| .Sunday
4th July, 2010.........................................................................................Site
News |
| As Su
Online approaches 10 years online
- we will be launching a new
look, redesigned, website - the
best yet, we think - stay tuned!
We will keep you posted on this. 
|
| .Annie:
The Official 2010/2011 Tour
Website |
| .Saturday
26th June, 2010 • Thanks to
Mark .............................................Internet/Theatre |
| The
official Annie website
for the UK touring production
2010/2011, including an exclusive
interview, "Pollard's
Ponderings", with Su! Please
click below to visit the site. 
|
| .Su On
TV: ... Sings the Beatles |
| .Saturday
26th June, 2010...................................................................................Television |
...
Sings The Beatles : BBC4 -
Saturday 10th July : 1.05am
... Sings The Beatles : BBC4 -
Monday 12th July : 12.30am
Recorded for the 40th anniversary
of Abbey Road, the Beatles' final
album, a journey through the
classic and curious covers in the
BBC archives. Featuring Sandie
Shaw singing a sassy Day Tripper,
Shirley Bassey belting out
Something, a close-harmony
Carpenters cover of Help!, Joe
Cocker's chart-topping With A
Little Help From My Friends,
Oasis reinventing the Walrus and
a little Lady Madonna from Macca
himself. Plus, a few 'magical'
moments from Candy Flip, the
Korean Kittens and Su Pollard.
|
| .New Su
Single For 2011 |
| .Wednesday
10th June, 2010.....................................................................................Music |
| Exciting
news for all fans of Su's music.
Su Online can confirm that Su
will be releasing a new single,
her first for over 20 years, in
early 2011. Two songs from the
hit show Shout! The New
Swinging 60's Musical are
being recorded by Su later in the
year for a 2011 release. 
|
| .Farewell
Mabel: Barbara New R.I.P. |
| .Tuesday
1st June, 2010.................................................................................Barbara
New |
 Barbara New, the
legendary Mabel Wheeler in You
Rang, M'Lord?, passed away
on 24th May 2010.
Barbara was a great favourite
with fans of Perry and Croft's
work. She will forever be
immortalised as Lord Meldrum's
much put upon daily woman Mabel,
but was also seen in Hi-de-Hi!
and as station busybody Vera
Plumtree in Oh Doctor
Beeching!
She has also played many other
roles in British television
programmes including Z Cars,
Emu's Broadcasting Company,
Softly, Softly, Budgie,
Ripping Yarns, The
Bill, Bread, Within
These Walls, Shine On
Harvey Moon, and the silent
Ronnie Barker comedy By the
Sea. Barbara was also a
regular with The Two Ronnies
and coined a much imitated
catchphrase in 'Course you
can Malcolm!' for the Vicks
Sinex ads of the 1980's. Her most
recent appearance was as Ali G's
nan in the 2002 film Ali G
Indahouse.
View Barbara's numerous career
credits at IMDB here, and
Hi-de-Hi!.net's news report on
her passing here.
|
| .Su
Online News Archive:
January/February 2010 |
| .Tuesday
1st June, 2010......................................................................................Site
News |
| Su news for
January/February 2010 has now
been added to our News Archive.
Read our comprehensive review of
Su's 2009, Snow White
reviewed by 'The Stage', Su on TV
and radio, Lady GaGa/Su mania
sweeping the nation, and much
more by clicking below! 
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