.Annie
2011: 'STV.TV' Review: Annie At
The King’s, Glasgow, Is A
Musical Treat
Friday
30th September, 2011
Theatre
Review
King's
Theatre, Glasgow By Alan Chadwick
Family favourite
starring Su Pollard has lost none
of its feelgood charm
Packed full of show stopping
numbers, including the classics
Tomorrow and It’s a
Hard-Knock Life, the Dickensian
triumph- over-adversity
sentimentality of Annie may a bit
too sugar coated for some tastes.
But then again, in these times
maybe we could all do with some
Depression-lifting optimism. And
Annie has it in spades.
Former Hi De Hi star Su Pollard
steals the show here as the
tyrannical, sex starved,
alcoholic orphanage matron, Miss
Hannigan, her performance full of
adept physical comedy
Amongst these kids we discover
“Little Orphan Annie”
– on opening night played by
charming 10 year old Welsh girl
Rachel Hall - as she scrubs the
floors of the New York Municipal
Orphanage, under the watchful eye
of Miss Hannigan, played with
relish by Su Pollard. Ms Pollard
takes this opportunity to remind
the audience of the singing voice
that first set her on the road to
stardom, with great renditions of
“Little Girls” and the
trio “Easy Street”
alongside onstage brother Rooster
(Philip Andrew) and his
girlfriend Lily St Regis (Kerry
George).
Su is guesting on MacAulay
& Co on 'BBC Radio
Scotland' this morning: The show
airs between 10.30am to Midday.
Listen live at the website or catch up later
at BBC iPlayer.
Fred will be speaking to
Katie McGrath who plays the part
of Morgana in BBC drama Merlin
and Su Pollard will be live in
the studio to tell us about her
latest theatre role.
.Su Pays
Tribute To David Croft
Wednesday
28th September, 2011
s
Su's
tribute to 'mentor'
Nottingham-born comedy actress Su
Pollard says the death of sitcom
writer David Croft has left her
"heartbroken".
Mr Croft died yesterday in his
holiday home in Portugal at the
age of 89.
Ms Pollard, who worked with Mr
Croft between 1984 and 2000 on
hit TV show Hi-De-Hi, said the
artist had been "a great
mentor" to her. She added:
"I think I've never been as
heartbroken since I've lost my
dad.
"I owe him so much. He was a
fantastic man and a great part of
my life. I cannot speak highly
enough of him. He will always
have a very special place in my
heart."
It is with much
sadness that Su Online reports
the death of David Croft O.B.E.,
co-creator of some of
television's most memorable and
best loved situation comedies.
David, who passed away peacefully
in his sleep at his home in
Portugal yesterday, was a true
showbusiness legend whose rosta
of BBC comedies kept the world
laughing for some forty years.
His comedies, co-written with
Jimmy Perry O.B.E. and Jeremy
Lloyd, continue to be seen around
the world.
David's work gave many, including
Su, their big break, and brought
laughter to many millions over
the years. That laughter will
continue for generations to
come... We salute you David
Croft. Rest in Peace.
Visit The Official David Croft website | View David Croft:
Five of his
best TV shows at 'Digital Spy' |
Read Mark Lawson's tribute to
David at 'The Guardian' website | 'The Guardian' Obituary
.Glasgow
Evening Times: Lucky Six For Su
Wednesday
28th September, 2011
Press
Clips
Su Pollard
might be 61 but when she comes to
Glasgow she admits she likes to
live it up.
The bubbly actress, who is back
in the city tonight playing Miss
Hannigan in the musical Annie,
revealed she likes to go to
Sauchiehall Street nightspot The
Garage when she has a night off.
She said: “I like
Sauchiehall Street, and I like
going to The Garage. It’s
mostly for young students but
it’s great. I love it. I
love the music there.”
.Vectis
Radio: Macca And Su Pollard: Su
Interview
Tuesday
27th September, 2011
Radio
Interview
There's a great new
Su interview from 'Vectis Radio',
The Isle Of Wight Community Radio
Station, now available online to
listen to at the station's
website..
Macca Chats to the lovely Su
pollard about her rear of the
year award, Hi De Hi, her love of
Nottingham Forest and generally
just cheered us up!!!
Su has mentioned in
recent interviews that she is
planning on taking her
one-woman-show out on the road
again, possibly, next year.
There are some memories of Su's
hit show from the late 80's, A
Song... A Frock... and A Tinkle,
at Richard Kates' website.
Richard devised and directed A
Song... A Frock... and A Tinkle.
Su has been working with Richard
again recently, she will be one
of the guest vocalist on his new
album 'There's Something About
You: More Words And Music Of
Richard Kates'.
• Visit Richard's website, here, to view the photos
of Su.
.Su
Online News Archive: July 2011
Tuesday
27th September, 2011
Site
News
Our Su news
for July 2011 is now archived.
Visit our archive here.
.Manchester
Airport Welcomes Su
Tuesday
27th September, 2011
Photographs
A couple of
great photos of Su from earlier
this month when she was passing
through Manchester Airport on her
travels. Please click below to
view larger versions. (Thanks to
the staff at Manchester Airport
at Facebook)
.Annie
Tour 2011: King's Theatre,
Glasgow
Monday
26th September, 2011
Theatre
After an incredible
fortnight in Dublin, which
included sell out evening and
matinee performances, Su and the Annie
cast and crew are in Scotland
this week. The show opens at the,
legendary, King's Theatre
tomorrow evening.
There will be matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. View
further information about The
King's Theatre, Glasgow, book
tickets online and browse show
times and location details at the
theatre's website, here.
Walking up to The Gaiety Theatre
I could feel the anticipation
growing.. for the lots of kids
that were outside. Growing up
Annie was always just a movie I
wasn’t that into on the
telly at Christmas. This however,
made me go Wow! on a few
occasions.
Starting off is Miss
Hannigan’s ophanage, we are
introduced to the kids and their
‘Hard Knock Life’. What
was surprising for me was my
familiarity with some of the
songs from the stage show.
The cast are great.
Su Pollard is a treat as Miss
Hannigan, always funny,
we’ll forgive the kids for
their dodgy New York accents at
the start. The rest of the cast
are great singers and actors and
everybody loves Audrey Lebourne.
Easily the winner of
everybody’s heart was
Annie’s dog Sandy, the
quietest, cutest most obedient
dog ever.
Plans are taking
shape on the Back To Maplin's
2011 event at Dovercourt
(Harwich, Essex) which is just a
few weeks away. A few tickets are
still remaining for the weekend.
Email Tony Tarran at
hi-de-hi@sky.com to reserve your
place.
Guests expected over the weekend
(as always subject to personal
and professional commitments)
include Jimmy Perry OBE, Paul
Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Su
Pollard and David Webb with more
yet to confirm.
These events are always great fun
with plenty of time for attendees
to mingle informally with the
stars.
Tony and Joanne are looking
forward to welcoming everyone
back to the Hawaiian Ballroom at
the Cliff Hotel. The events in
2007 and 2009 were highly praised
and the 2011 event looks to be
another fabulous weekend with the
stars and creators of an all time
great television comedy.
• Please visit the
'Hi-de-Hi.net' news page, here, for further info
and details on how to book
tickets for this event.
.Su on
TV: Gimme Gimme Gimme
Sunday
18th September, 2011
Television
The sitcom that,
like Absolutely Fabulous,
just gets better and funnier with
every viewing, Gimme Gimme
Gimme, is currently being
repeated by GOLD. Su's classic
episode, from series three in
2001, 'Singin In The Drain', airs
again at the end of this month.
New episodes of Ab Fab
are being filmed this month. We
want a Gimme/Heidi
reunion!!
Gimme Gimme Gimme : GOLD - Friday
30th September : 00.00am
Gimme Gimme Gimme : GOLD +1 -
Friday 30th September : 1.00am
Gimme Gimme Gimme : GOLD - Friday
30th September : 2.30am
Gimme Gimme Gimme : GOLD +1 -
Friday 30th September : 3.30am 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.
.Annie
Tour 2011: The Gaiety Theatre,
Dublin
Tuesday
13th September, 2011
Theatre
Annie had a
fantastic week in Bradford and
now Su and the company have
travelled across the water to
Ireland for a fortnight, yes two
whole weeks, of shows at The
Gaiety Theatre in Dublin. Demand
has been so great that an extra
show has even been added.
Please check the theatre's
website for info on matinees.
View further information about
The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, book
tickets online and browse show
times and location details at the
theatre's website, here.
Tuesday 13th - Saturday
24th September • The Gaiety
Theatre, Dublin
www.gaietytheatre.ie/ [ Box
Office: +353 (1)6771717
]
The Gaiety Theatre, South King
Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
• Visit Su Online's brand
new "Su in Annie"
section here.
.Su
Online: We Are 11!
Tuesday
13th September, 2011
Site
News
Over the weekend we
celebrated our 11th birthday. Su
Online launched on 10th September
2000.
Over the last 11 years the site
has grown and grown and we just
want to say a huge thank you to
all of our visitors for helping
make Su Online a success. Please
stay tuned as we will continue to
bring you all the latest official
news on, and from, Su, as well as
a surprise or two along the way.
There are a lot of people out
there who feel the same about
Annie as they do about Marmite
– they either love it or
hate it. They love Annie because
it’s a feel-good,
rags-to-riches story about the
abandoned child who eventually
finds true happiness. Or they
hate it because it’s a story
of a precocious brat who sings
saccharine fuelled songs and
despite not being particularly
likeable, ends up being adopted
by a millionaire (sorry,
billionaire!).
It does seem a shame for those
who fall into latter camp if the
only reason is because they
can’t get past the
show’s namesake. She’s
not actually that bad
• Read the full review, at
'The Public Reviews' website here.
.Annie
Tour 2011: Alhambra Theatre,
Bradford
Tuesday
6th September, 2011
Theatre
The Annie
2011 UK tour continues, opening
tonight at The Alhambra Theatre,
Bradford. The tour moves into its
second week with the entire
entourage looking forward to a
week of shows in Bradford.
There will be matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. View
further information about The
Alhambra Theatre, Bradford, book
tickets online and browse show
times and location details at the
theatre's website, here.
• Visit Su
Online's brand new "Su
in Annie"
section here.
.Su TV:
Classic Su TV Clips
Monday
5th September, 2011 •
Thanks to Rob
Site
News
Another new section
has now been added to Su Online -
Su TV: Classic Su TV
Clips.
We're starting off with three
rare appearances from the 1980's:
Su guesting on The Russell
Harty Show in 1982, Joan
Rivers: Can We talk? in 1986
and The Royal Variety
Performance, also from 1986.
Visit Su TV here. You can view the
clips via Su Online or by
clicking through to 'You Tube'.
Please also click on the screen
captures to view larger versions.
• Thanks to everyone who has
sent positive feedback on the new Annie
section.
.Su on
TV: Little Robots
Monday
5th September, 2011
Television
Little
Robots : BBC2 - Tuesday 6th
September : 6.00am The Waker-Upper.
Stretchy builds an alarm clock,
but nobody knows how to silence
it when it goes off. However,
Noisy comes up with an idea about
what to do.
Little Robots : BBC2 -
Wednesday 7th September : 6.00am Too Speedy Sporty. Tiny
manages to restore order when
Sporty speeds through Little
Robot World causing havoc, and
Scary's ghost train stops
working.
Little Robots is airing
each morning, including this
weekend, until mid September.
.Su
Cameo in New 'Run For Your Wife'
Movie
Monday
5th September, 2011
Film
Su is one of a
veritable galaxy of stars putting
in a cameo appearance in Ray
Cooney’s movie version of
his stage comedy Run For Your
Wife.
The leads are Danny Dyer, Denise
Van Outen, Neil Morrissey and
Sarah Harding.
Ray Cooney has invited numerous
celebrities to make very brief
uncredited cameos in the film,
most without any lines at all.
These include Cliff Richard,
Donald Sinden, Maureen Lipman,
Linda Baron, June Whitfield,
Jeffrey Holland, Jean
Fergusson... Virtually everyone
who has ever worked in a Ray
Cooney play.
Su has recently been filming her
cameo appearance outside a tube
station in London.
• View further information
on Run For Your Wife at
the film's website, here.
.Theatre
Royal, Lincoln + Annie Update
Monday
5th September, 2011 •
Thanks to Lester McKone
Photographs
Annie
had a fantastic first three days
at the Theatre Royal, Lincoln.
View a collection of great photos
of Annie in Lincoln at
the Theatre Royal's Facebook here.
Annie opens
at Bradford's Alhambra
Theatre tomorrow night, and
the week after there's a two week
residency at The Gaiety
Theatre, Dublin. Due to
"phenomenal demand" for
tickets the Dublin venue has
added an extra matinee
performance on Sunday 18th
September at 2.30pm.
.Annie
2011: 'The Lincolnite' Review:
Audience Amazed By Annie On
Opening Night
Saturday
3rd September, 2011
Theatre
Review
Theatre
Royal, Lincoln
By Lauren Westwood
Much-loved musical Annie returned
to the stage in spectacular style
on September 1 at Lincoln’s
Theatre Royal, marking the start
of what is set to be a successful
four-month tour.
This uplifting tale of a humble
orphan with a big heart is a
family favourite full of charm.
With fun, flawless dance
sequences, familiar sing-alongs
and charismatic characters it is
easy to see why the show is so
popular.
Most of the laughs were delivered
by Su Pollard, who resumed her
role as the devilishly comic,
scene stealing Miss Hannigan. Her
infectious energy was equalled by
the exceptional cast, as they
sang and danced their way into
the hearts of the delighted
audience.
• Read the full review, at
'The Lincolnite' website here.
.Su
Online TV: Coming Soon To 'You
Tube'
Saturday
3rd September, 2011
Television
Classic Su
television interviews,
appearances, performances...
Coming Soon to Su Online's new
'You Tube' channel. Stay tuned!
.Annie
Tour 2011: Opens Tonight in
Lincoln
Thursday
1st September, 2011
Theatre
As previously
mentioned in our recent news
update, Su and the Annie
cast, orchestra and crew have
been busily rehearsing for the
past fortnight, including this
last week in Lincoln, for the new
Autumn 2011 UK tour.
Opening
Night is finally here!
Annie opens this evening
at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln
for three days of performances.
Click on the Annie logo
to visit the theatre's website.
Thursday 1st - Saturday
3rd September • Theatre
Royal, Lincoln
www.lincolntheatreroyal.com/ [ Box
Office: 01522 519999 ]
Lincoln Theatre Royal,
Clasketgate, Lincoln LN2 1JJ
• Visit Su
Online's shiny and brand new
"Su in Annie"
section here.
.Annie
2002 - 2011: Now Online
Thursday
1st September, 2011
Site
News
Celebrating
Su's final outing as Miss
Hannigan, her 10 years & six
UK tours playing the orphanage
owner, and also marking Su
Online's 11th birthday (10th
September)... it's our new "Su
in Annie"
section. Please click here or on the banner
below for your Annie
nostalgia-fest"
.Backstage
@ 'Loose Women'
Thursday
1st September, 2011
Photographs
Welcome to
September! Su is a regular on
ITV1's Loose Women. The
show returns next week with new
look, new logo, new presenters...
Here's a
great backstage photo of Su, with
the model she helped
"makeover", from her
most recent appearance in early
August.
It is with much
sadness that Su Online reports
the death of David Croft O.B.E.,
co-creator of some of
television's most memorable and
best loved situation comedies.
Su Pollard
might be 61 but when she comes to
Glasgow she admits she likes to
live it up.
Over the weekend we
celebrated our 11th birthday. Su
Online launched on 10th September
2000.
