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MAY 2014 NEWS:
.Lunchbox Channel:
Annie Comes To NZ
Saturday
31st May, 2014
The sun
has come out for Annie in
Wellington! A great montage
of show and interview clips,
including Su, from the Lunchbox
Channel at You Tube. Watch by clicking
below. View larger versions of
the screen caps here.
.The Dominion
Post: Comment: Musical 'Polished
and Entertaining'
Thursday
29th May, 2014
OPINION:
The recent review of Annie The
Musical was certainly one
person's opinion. We attended the
performance on Saturday and if
the applause, cheers and standing
ovations from the audience were
anything to go by then the
reviewer must have certainly felt
the odd one out. The smiles on
everyone's face at halftime and
after the performance told a
different story. In our view the
performance was polished and
entertaining with a stellar cast
from the UK, including the
hilarious Su Pollard.
• Continue reading at The
Dominion Post.
.Annie Blog NZ:
Annie Interviews: The Cast #5 -
Su Pollard
Wednesday
28th May, 2014
A new interview with
Su, from Annie Blog
NZ, which is by Ilena,
one of the NZ Annie's for 2014!
My mum loved Hi-de-hi!
What did you like most about
playing Peggy? Could you relate
to her in your life?
I adored Peggy as she was a veery
loveable character, in that she
tried never to be miserable and
was always optimistice, kind and
wanted to see the best in
popeople. I could definitely see
comparisons between Peggy and me,
especially when she was willing
herself to get better at doing
anything.
Do you think that Miss
Hannigan is more to be pitied or
blamed? Do you feel sorry for
her?
Miss H is definitely a
misunderstood woman and I really
feel she should be pitied. She
has these dreadful, mischievous
orphans who run heer ragged and
make her life hell, twenty four
hours a day. She has no man to
offer her at least companionship.
No wonder she has turned to
drink!
Auckland
Live have recently
uploaded a short series of
interview clips, with Su
discussing various aspects of
playing Miss Hannigan in Annie,
and other roles she enjoys:
Su Pollard on getting
inspired for her role
Su Pollard on where she finds the
inspiration to play the nasty
Miss Hannigan. View here.
Su Pollard
on playing Miss Hannigan
We asked Su Pollard if her
character Miss Hannigan is
misunderstood. View here
Su Pollard on the roles
that are most fun to play
We asked Annie's Su Pollard if
she enjoys playing a villain or a
heroine more. View here
Annie opens at The Civic
in Auckland on Friday 13th June.
.Annie 2014: The
Wellingtonista Review
Wednesday
28th May, 2014
A new Annie
review at St James Theatre,
Wellington from Martha Craig at The
Wellingtonista.
The last live musical I saw was
Jesus Christ Superstar in about
1990, to be honest I’m not
your average musical reviewer.
However, I do regard myself as a
bit of an Annie expert because it
played the very important role of
being the movie I went to for my
10th birthday.
... Su Pollard played the role of
Miss Hannigan. I feel like
somewhat of a Su Pollard expert
having watched Hi de Hi
religiously, and it was difficult
for me to imagine her in the
boozy, slightly awkward role of
Miss Hannigan, but she owned it.
She has a belting great voice and
her physical presence filled the
stage.
.The Gatiss Guild:
Mark, Su & Desert Island
Discs!
Tuesday
27th May, 2014
Anonymous asked:
What kind of music does mark
like?
Back in 2011 he did Desert
Island Discs which you can
listen to here
His track listings were
The Smiths - There is a Light
that Never Goes Out
John Barry -The theme to On Her
Majesty’s Secret Service
Shirley Jones (and Gordon MacRae)
- If I Loved You from the
soundtrack to Carousel
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Ralph
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a
Theme by Thomas Tallis
Rufus Wainwright - Beautiful
Child
Su Pollard - Come to Me (I am
woman)
McAlmont & Butler - Yes
Marin Mazzie - So In Love from
the Broadway cast recording of
Kiss Me, Kate
If you haven’t listened to Desert
Island Discs, you really
should. It’ll warm your
heart then break it, and
there’s a 86.5% chance
you’ll cry.
Do keep an
eye on MiG Ayesa's Official
Website and Twitter for
"behind-the scenes"
info and photos from Annie
in New Zealand. MiG is playing
Rooster Hannigan in the
production.
.Annie the
Musical: Wellington Sneak Preview
Tuesday
27th May, 2014
View a
preview of Annie at Lunchbox
Theatrical Productions Facebook
page: Tonight we are
celebrating our first performance
in Wellington. Here's a sneak
preview of a performance that
shines like the top of the
Chrysler building! Send your best
wishes to the cast, and we'll be
sure to pass them on - Click
below to watch.
.Annie 2014:
TheatreReviews.Org.NZ Review
Monday
26th May, 2014
A great first review
for Annie, and Su, at St
James Theatre, Wellington from
Lucy O'Connor at www.theatrereviews.org.nz.
OOZES ENJOYMENT, FUN AND
GENERAL POSITIVITY
Even before Annie starts, I feel
nostalgic thanks to some members
of the crowd who too are early.
Little girls in dress ups and
fairy costumes run about and
smile infectiously, creating an
air of innocence and fun. They
start to rub off on even the
un-cluckiest of people and I wish
I could join them in frolicking
around the St James Theatre. If
only societal norms allowed!
... I don't need to elaborate
about Ms Hannigan (Su Pollard);
she is an absolute hoot! From the
moment she enters to steer Annie
back into the orphanage, the
crowd are alert and totally
immersed. In all her desperate,
haggard mania, it's tough to
dislike her character despite her
awful purpose. She has the crowd
belly laughing no matter how
small her intonation.
A new interview with
Su, by John MacDonald, which
aired on Hutt Radio on Saturday.
Su discusses her history with Annie
and, indeed, her history with New
Zealand. There's also a chat with
the two new "Annies".
Lower Hutt's
Amelia Walshe is one of the
Annies in the professional
production of Annie the Musical
at the St James. John went to the
media call to talk to Amelia,
another local actor playing Annie
- Ilena Shadbolt and the
ever-energetic Su Pollard, who's
Miss Hannigan.
Rooster Hannigan is evil, but MiG
Ayesa is wickedly irresistible as
he steals across the stage.
"He's pure superstar"
Annie producer James Cundall
says. "One of the biggest
talents in the show."
There's no shortage of talent in
Annie, the acclaimed UK
production which kicks off its
New Zealand tour at Wellingtob's
St James theatre tonight.
From its Broadway beginnings to
the classic film musical, the
rags-to-riches story of plucky
young Annie's journey from a
hard-knocks New York orphanage to
the luxurious home of billionaire
businessman Oliver Warbucks is a
tale that has been told all over
the world for decades.
Having finished a successful tour
of Britain, this 32-strong cast
is in Wellington until June 8 and
in Auckland from June 13 until
July 6.
• Annie
New Zealand: Opens this
evening at St James Theatre,
Wellington, and playing until 8th
June - Good luck to Su and the Annie cast and crew for a
successful run.
• Diversions:
A Few Of Our Favourite Things,
That I Love This Week!: ANNIE The
Musical in Wellington and
Auckland: I LOVE LOVE LOVE
musicals and Annie was the very
first one I went to as a kid, and
I can’t wait to see it
again. Especially with the
fabulously funny Su Pollard from
Hi De Hi - Continue
reading...
• Leftlion:
Nottingham TV Timeline: Harry
Widing gazed back at the long
history of Nottingham
television... 1980-1988 - A year
after making her telleh debut in
Two Up, Two Down, the fictional
English holiday camp Maplins
opens its doors to Su Pollard,
and us, with its friendly
greeting, Hi-de-Hi! The sitcom,
and Su’s part in it, lasts
for nine series and firmly
installs her and her character of
Peggy into the hearts of
Nottingham and the whole bleddy
country. (Includes a Su/Peggy
ilusrtation) - Continue
reading...
• 3News: An
evening in a gay bar with Su
Pollard: Annie the musical opens
in Wellington this weekend. Quite
frankly, the only thing Paul
cares about is that one of the
actors in the show is often
described as an untameable beast.
Like throwing him to lions, Paul
sent Jesse Peach out to meet Su
Pollard - one of the British
comedians of the 80s and 90s -
best known for her roles in
Hi-de-Hi! She was notorious for
not letting anyone get a word in
sideways - even Joan Rivers was
lost for words with her on her
talk show - Continue
reading/Watch the clip...
• Su on TV:
Little Robots: Those Little
Robots, including Su as
Noisy, continue to air every
morning on CBeebies at
8.30/8/40am.
.TVNZ: One: Good
Morning: Su Pollard and Annie
Tuesday
20th May, 2014
Su guested
on Good Morning on the
One channel in New Zealand
yesterday: Su Pollard and the
kids from Annie are in the Good
Morning studio. Click below
to watch the interview.
.The Dominion
Post: The Time Lord Of TV
Tuesday
20th May, 2014
A new interview with
Frazer Hines who is currently in
New Zealand and about to open in Annie
alongside Su. The article also
includes a short Su bio:
Actor Frazer Hines, who takes the
stage this week in Annie as
President Roosevelt, has enjoyed
a busy career now entering its
sixth decade...
Su Pollard (Miss
Hannigan)
Su Pollard made her television
debut on talent show Opportunity
Knocks, where she came second to
a singing jack russell dog. She's
best known for her role as Peggy
in the Bafta Award-winning sitcom
Hi-de-Hi! which ran for eight
years. She has also appeared on
many programmes and was honoured
to be the subject of This Is Your
Life.
Pollard has also performed in
many West End shows, including
Godspell, Me and My Girl, Don't
Dress for Dinner, Menopause the
Musical and Shout!, and toured in
many shows including Grease and
Little Shop of Horrors.
THE DETAILS:
Annie opens at St James's Theatre
in Wellington on Friday and runs
until June 8.
Jeanette's got a
very special co-host for the
morning - Britain's hilarious
star of stage and screen, Hi De
Hi's Su Pollard !
Su's in New Zealand to star in
the hit musical Annie , which
opens in Wellington on 23 May and
in Auckland on 13 June. And the
adorable orphans from Annie will
be singing us a song from the
musical
And it's men versus women in our
battle of the sexes. On the
blokes team - Wallace Chapman,
Miles Davis and Ganesh Raj. On
the women's team - Jeanette, Su
Pollard and Suzanne Paul.
A couple of
photos of Su from the Annie
rehearsals.
.Su 2014: Annie
New Zealand / Ha Ha Hood! / Snow
White
Friday
9th May, 2014
Su is
working on three main projects
for the remainder of 2014: Annie in New Zealand over
the next two months; an extensive
tour of the UK, with Ha Ha
Hood!, from August to
November; and Snow
White and the Seven Dwarfs at the Sunderland
Empire over Christmas.
As we have continuously done over
the last 14 years with Su
projects, Su Online will bring
you news and updates on each of
these as and when it become
available. However in these days
of social media there are various
other ways to stay updated. Here
is a guide to the primary sources
for news and information on all
three productions:
• Meanwhile
In The 1980s #1: A great
retro press advert featuring Su.
Click on the photo to view a
larger version (Thanks to Mark
Whitney)
• Keeping Up With NZ:
Win Tickets To Annie!:
You’ve seen the film,
you’ve seen the billboards
and you’re humming ‘the
sun’ll come out
tomorrow’ right now. This
brilliant production features
some familiar faces from the UK.
Playing the devious Miss Hannigan
is the lovely and hilarious star
of stage and TV Su Pollard
(Hi-de-Hi!) - Continue
reading...
• Elaine
Paige On Sunday: Su was
played on Elaine's BBC Radio 2
show at the weekend. 'Suddenly
Seymour' from the Little Shop
Of Horrors Cast Recording,
by Su Pollard, Lisa Daniel,
Barbara Jaeson and Marc Joseph,
was given a spin - Listen to
the show at BBC iPlayer here...
• Times Online:
That's Entertainment: Music
Production: The 32-member cast
features a number of famous faces
from British television and stage
including Su Pollard as the
fictional character Miss Hannigan
- Continue
reading...
• Meanwhile In The
1980s #2: Ruth Madoc,
Les Dawson and Su Pollard
enjoying a day at the seaside - View this
classic photo here...
.Su on TV: Little
Robots
Friday
9th May, 2014
Little
Robots: CBeebies: Saturday 10th
May: 8.30am Metal Makes Us Special.
It is almost Metal Makes Us
Special Day, a happy day when the
Little Robots celebrate what they
are made of.
Little Robots: CBeebies:
Sunday 11th May: 8.30am Too Speedy Sporty. Scary
has a problem. His ghost train is
not working and he had planned to
invite everyone to a ghost train
party! Sporty, meanwhile, has
decided to see just how fast he
can run.
Little Robots: CBeebies:
Monday 12th May: 8.30am Red Alert. An intruder
has broken into the Little Robot
world, and they soon deduce that
it is really Stretchy's latest
invention, a remotely controlled
Collectabot.
Little Robots: CBeebies:
Tuesday 13th May: 8.30am Where's Teddy? Stripy
loses Teddy and everyone joins in
the search.
.Sunderland Echo:
Su Pollard To Star In Sunderland
Empire Panto
Sunday
4th May, 2014
Colourful actress Su
Pollard will take centre stage at
this year’s Empire
pantomime.
It’s been announced that the
former Hi-de-Hi! actress will
take on the role of the Wicked
Queen in Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs.
The actress, who shot to fame as
chalet maid Peggy Ollerenshaw in
Hi-de-Hi!, has since carved a
successful career on the stage,
appearing in numerous musicals
and pantomimes.
She was last at the Empire in
2011 playing Miss Hannigan in a
touring production of Annie.
.Hal Leonard
Australia: Annie The Musical - Is
Coming To New Zealand
Sunday
4th May, 2014
COMING TO
NEW ZEALAND 2014
ANNIE THE MUSICAL
This dazzling production features
a host of familiar faces from the
UK. Playing the devious Miss
Hannigan is Britain's hilarious
star of stage and TV screen Su
Pollard (Hi-de-Hi!), while David
McAlister, a veteran of the West
End stage and TV dramas (The
Mousetrap, Dr Who) plays the
kindly Daddy Warbucks.
Joining them is MiG Ayesa, who
played the lead role in We Will
Rock You in London as well as New
Zealand; Frazer Hines, best known
for playing Joe Sugden in
Emmerdale for 22 years, and with
117 episodes of Dr Who to his
credit; and two stars of the hit
BBC sitcom 'Allo 'Allo - Sue
Hodge, who played waitress Mimi
Labonq and John D Collins who
played Flying Officer Fairfax.
Don't miss one of the most
popular family musicals of all
time in Wellington and Auckland!
• The
Telegraph: In pictures:
London in the 1980s by Telegraph
photographer Eddie Mulholland: Su
Pollard promoting healthy eating
- View here...
• Wellington
Absolutely Positively:
Annie - Wellington, 23 May –
8 Jun: Everyone’s favourite
little red-headed orphan is New
Zealand-bound: The acclaimed UK
production of Annie – one of
the best-loved musicals of all
time - will play in Wellington
this May - Continue
reading...
• Ha Ha Hood!:
Extra dates are already being
added to the forthcoming Ha
Ha Hood! UK Tour. Su, Ben
Langley and Ha Ha Hood!
are playing in Chelmsford for a
full week in August. (Much of the
tour is one night visits to
venues) - View info
here...
• Ha Ha Hood!:
The full, confirmed, UK Tour
dates will be made available at
the Official
Site soon.
.Ha Ha Hood!:
Cannon & Ball Join Su
Sunday
4th May, 2014
After the hugely
successful UK tour of Ha Ha
Holmes! in 2013, Ha Ha! returns
by popular demand with the next
instalment in the series. Ha Ha
Hood! stars comedy queen Su
Pollard (Hi-de-Hi!, You Rang,
M'Lord?), comedy duo Cannon and
Ball and sees the return of Ben
Langley. All accompanied on the
piano by Andy Pickering.
Irreverent and funny, this brand
new romp will take you on an
hilarious adventure through the
heroic and daring world of
Sherwood Forest, led by Hood and
his merry men (in tights!).
Original, clever and laugh out
loud funny, Ha Ha Hood! is not to
be missed.
STARRING SU
POLLARD AND CANNON AND BALL!
And returning by popular demand
BEN LANGLEY and ANDY PICKERING
