Rehearsals
for Annie in Hong Kong
begin in less than a fortnight.
Here is the promotional poster
for the production. The response
has been so good that extra dates
are being added. Please click here to view ticket
information and below for a
larger version of the poster.
.Su
Newsy Bits & Pieces!
Thursday
26th April, 2012
News
Briefs
• Su was out
and about in the capital last
night. She attended the VIP
performance of Ballet
Revolucion at the Peacock
Theare, London. Digital Spy also include a
photo of Su in their
"Celebrity Pictures Of The
Day" feature. (Thanks to
Dawn Shankland for our photo)
• The
Greatest Show In The Galaxy:
Unfortuantely Su is now unable to
attend this event. Fans of Hi-de-Hi!
can still catch up with Paul
Shane, Jeffrey Holland, Nikki
Kelly, Barry Howard and The Webb
Twins. More details here.
• Those Little Robots
are still very popular. Su voices
Noisy in the children's series
that is currently airing on
'CBeebies' in Asia and 'BBC
Entertainment' in various
countries in Europe.
• Su appeared
in ads for 'Eyeland Express' in
the 1990's. View the, just
uploaded, advert at You Tube.
• View a classic photo of
Su, on the set of Hi-de-Hi!,
at Friends
Reunited.
• While on the subject of Hi-de-Hi!:
two new amateur theatre
productions of the legendary
sitcom are currently in
production. View details of the
Netherton Arts Centre show at Stourbridge
News, and the Abbeydale
Picture House at The Villager. Su is mentioned in
both articles.
• Crafty
Thoughts: May I
Introduce Su: View a wonderful
Su-related (at least it certainly
looks as though it is to us!) creation by Gabrielle. Su
would love it!
.So So
Gay: Beyond 'The Stag'
Friday
20th April, 2012
Press
Clips
A discussion
with Su, regarding the recent
closure of 'The Stag, is included
in an article at 'So So Gay'.
... We had the opportunity to
speak to Su Pollard, famed
actress and key patron to the
company, and Artistic Director
Peter Bull on their thoughts and
feelings about the ending of an
era for them. Surprisingly their
outlook was incredibly upbeat.
‘Onwards and upwards,
now,’ says Pollard. ‘We
know we’ve got a good brand.
It’s just up to us to now
keep the momentum going and build
on what we’ve already
achieved. Peter deserves to
continue and do even
mega-better!’
Pollard puts the success down to
Bull’s bravery in staging
new works and showcasing new
talent. ‘New writers were
given a chance to do new work. I
think that’s a brilliant
idea. We all need new works.
That’s why I love
Peter’s attitude. He’s
a “Brave New World”
person. He likes to give new
works a go, and he should be
absolutely applauded for
it.’
• View the full article, at
the 'So So Gay' website, here.
.A Tale
Of Two Cities
Friday
20th April, 2012
Theatre
Earlier
this month Su attended a
performance, of the new musical, A
Tale Of Two Cities, at the
Charing Cross Theatre, London.
.Asia
Rooms: Classic Musical Annie
Coming Soon To Hong Kong
Friday
20th April, 2012
Press
Clips
British TV stars are
to take to the stage in Hong Kong
in a production of the classic
musical Annie, which will run
from May 31st to June 10th 2012.
To be held at the Hong Kong
Academy for Performing Arts'
Lyric Theatre, the show is one of
the best-loved family musicals of
all time, following the eponymous
red-headed orphan girl on a
heart-warming rags-to-riches
tale.
Fresh from a successful UK tour,
the cast includes Su Pollard as
the dastardly alcoholic orphanage
owner Miss Hannigan, while David
McAlister features as the kindly
billionaire Daddy Warbucks, who
gives Annie a new home.
• View the full article, at
the 'Asia Rooms' website, here.
.Su on
TV: Benidorm Christmas Special
2010
Friday
13th April, 2012
Television
The 2010 Benidorm
Christmas Special, in which Su
guested, is airing on ITV1 later
this month.
Benidorm : ITV1 - Sat
21st April : 9.45pm
Benidorm : ITV1 +1 - Sat 21st
April : 10.45pm Christmas Special. It's
Christmas on the Costa Blanca and
the Garveys are staying with Mel
and Madge in their luxury hilltop
villa - but will Mel make it back
from a business trip in time for
Christmas dinner? Noreen finds a
travel companion, but he may not
be all he seems. There is
confusion at the Solana when
Donald and Jacqueline check in
with a group of close personal
friends - including king of the
swingers Marvin. Madge is left in
charge of the Christmas
Spectacular at the Benidorm
Palace but when star of the show
Su Pollard takes an unexpected
detour via a Spanish nudist camp
it looks as if the event will be
left without its big finale. Can
Donald and Jacqueline's famous
friend save the day? Starring:
Jake Canuso, Janine Duvitski,
Siobhan Finneran, Tim Healy,
Kenny Ireland, Elsie Kelly.
.Su
Newsy Bits & Pieces!
Friday
13th April, 2012
News
Briefs
• Living
Paintings: Saturday
night saw the long awaited and
much anticipated performance at
Indigo2 to raise funds for Living
Paintings... In the second half a
solo of Dancing in the Streets by
the absolutely fabulous Su
Pollard raised the roof. Visit
the 'Living Paintings' website to
read the full article.
• The 'British Council Hong
Kong' website is currently
running a competition to win
tickets to see Annie in
Hong Kong. Entries close on the
20th April. Visit the website for further
details.
• 'Heart' include a photo of
Su in their "Who's On Heart:
Wrong Guesses - Women Pt 4"
gallery. View here.
• Auditions for the orphan
roles in the Hong Kong production
of Annie have been a
roaring success. View a report here.
.Happy
Easter
Sunday
8th April, 2012
Happy
Easter
Happy
Easter from Su, and Su Online, to
all of our lovely website
visitors.
.Noel
Gay: Latest News
Sunday
8th April, 2012
Press
Clips
SU
POLLARD - 31/05/2012
Su is delighted to be making her
Hong Kong debut in one of the
best-loved musicals of all time,
ANNIE which will open at the
Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy
for the Performing Arts on May
31, 2012 for a limited run.
.There's
Something About You: New Richard
Kates Album
Friday
6th April, 2012
Releases
The artwork for
Richard Kates' latest album,
'There's Something About You:
More Words And Music Of Richard
Kates', has been revealed.
The album will be available to
buy this month. View more details
at Richard's website.
The album features 15 brand new
songs sung by Lynda Baron, Lucy
Benjamin, Graham Bickley,
Christopher Biggins, Mary Carewe,
Fenella Fielding, Alison Jiear,
Bonnie Langford, Jessica Martin,
Robert Meadmore, Claire Moore,
Hilary O’Neil, Su Pollard,
Craig Revel Horwood and Claire
Sweeney.
'I Wanna Be In London', the song
Su performed on Richard's
previous album, 'Among Friends',
has recently been uploaded, by
Richard, to 'You Tube'. Listen here.
.The
Greatest Show In The Galaxy:
Maplin's Reunion
Friday
6th April, 2012
Events
There will be a
Maplin's reunion at the Greatest
Show In The Galaxy event at the
Peterborough Showground on
Saturday 13th May 2012. A two day
event for fans of sci-fi, cult
film and tv.
Paul Shane, Jeffrey
Holland, Su Pollard, Barry Howard
and Nikki Kelly will be attending
this memorabilia event, signing
autographs throughout the day.
(Please note there will be a
charge for each autograph, TBC).
The Maplin's gang join a galaxy
of stars from cult series and
films, including the attendence
of three television Doctor
Who's as well as the cast of
Torchwood and Star
Trek to name but a few.
• View further info, at 'The
Greatest Show In The Galaxy'
website, here.
.80s
Actual: More 1980s TV Ads
Friday
6th April, 2012
Press
Clips
The, always
excellent, '80s Actual' website
included Su in their article this
week: More 1980s TV Ads: "We
Hope It's Chips, It's
Chips!".
The site has previously featured
Su in a great article on Hi-de-Hi!
in 2009..
• View this week's full
article, at '80s Actual', here.
.Su on
TV: Little Robots (BBC Asia)
Friday
6th April, 2012
Television
Little
Robots is currently airing
on 'BBC Asia'. Today's episodes,
'One Hundred' and 'Spotty's Clean
Machine', are showing throughout
the day on teh channel.
.Wenweipo:
Su Pollard Interview
Friday
6th April, 2012
Interview
Here's
another interview with Su from
Hong King, this one from the
'Wenweipo' newspaper.
I've linked to the article via
Google Translate for anyone who
would like to read it, though the
transalation isn't quite as
straightforward as you would
hope.
Say Su's most famous role was
undoubtedly the TV sketch
"Hi-de-Hi" in the
nervous maid Peggy, Miss, this
1980s for eight consecutive years
in the prime-time TV series very
popular with viewers until today
is still around the world from
time to time replay.
Still, it's an interesting read.
• View the full article, at
the 'Weonweipo' website, here.
• Su was out
and about in the capital last
night. She attended the VIP
performance of Ballet
Revolucion at the Peacock
Theare, London. 
The 2010 Benidorm
Christmas Special, in which Su
guested, is airing on ITV1 later
this month.
