[peel] John Peel's Shed

John Osborne j.osborne0@...
Sat Oct 22 22:09:43 CEST 2011


Ah yes, sorry, the turnaround between shows at The Underbelly was pretty
rapid, had to clean away before the next show could start. Thanks for
coming, glad you enjoyed it!

John

2011/10/22 Stuart <stuartb@...>

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>  I came along to the first ****Edinburgh**** show and thoroughly enjoyed
> it – though I probably stretched a neck muscle or two craning to see what
> all the records on the floor were! Thought about coming up to chat
> afterwards but you seemed to be timebound in clearing up the records before
> your next performance!****
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> Stuart****
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> *From:* **peel@yahoogroups.com** [mailto:**peel@yahoogroups.com**] *On
> Behalf Of *John Osborne
> *Sent:* 22 October 2011 16:35
> *To:* **peel@yahoogroups.com
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> *Subject:* Re: [peel] John Peel's Shed
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> I can help you with those details, cos it's my show. Here's brief outline:
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> John Peel's Shed is a show about records and radio, based on a box of
> records I won in a competition in 2002 on John Peel's Radio 1 show. The show
> features a few of the records in that collection, as well as me talking
> about John Peel, about radio and about music. The show sold out at ****
> Edinburgh**** this year, receiving five star reviews in The Independent
> and The Scotsman.****
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> Radio 4 are broadcasting a half hour version of John Peel's Shed. It's
> being recorded at the Radio Theatre, Broadcasting House on 8th Nov. To be
> aired (provisionally) Weds 21st Dec at 11 am.****
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> The show begins its **London** run at ****Jacksons** **Lane** **Theatre***
> *, Highgate, 25th-29th October, 8 pm. Book tickets here
> http://www.johnpeelsshed.com/****
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> If you're a Peel fan and live in ****London**** would love you to come
> along, see the show, look at the records, have a beer and hang out
> afterwards. In Feb and March I am taking the show on a tour across the ***
> *UK****. ****
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> Here's some reviews.****
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> *“Beautifully-written, funny and poignant… Just as John Peel’s records
> changed his life this lovely, simple, beautifully executed show has enriched
> ours”* –★★★★★ *The Scotsman*****
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> *“One of the Top Ten Theatre Highlights of the Edinburgh Festival… Funny,
> perceptive and charming”* – ★★★★ *The Telegraph*****
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> *“One of the loveliest things you’ll see all year”* – ★★★★ *The Herald****
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> *“Genius… A comic highlight”* – *The Guardian*****
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> John****
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> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 9:59 AM, John Bravin <john.bravin@...>
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> *The BBC are clearly planning to broadcast this show on Radio 4.
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> I can't see a broadcast date, but the recording is soon as the following
> from the BBC Shows site indicates.
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> www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtours/shows/shows/john_peels_shed
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> John Peel's Shed
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> A unique visit down memory lane for all John Peel fans out there.
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> In 2002, John Osborne won a competition on John Peel's Radio 1 show. His
> prize was a box of records that took eight years to listen to. This is an
> ode to radio, those records and anyone who's ever sought solace in wireless.
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> Direct from a five-star, complete sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival,
> comes John Osborne's Radio 4 debut partly adapted from his acclaimed book
> Radio Head (Radio 4's Book Of The Week). The hit of the 2011 EdinburghFestival.
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> Script edited by Joe Dunthorne (writer of the novel Submarine).
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> Date: Tuesday 8 November
> Venue: BBC Radio Theatre
> Doors open: 7.15pm
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> To apply for tickets, visit the BBC Tickets Website.
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> We look forward to seeing you in our audience very soon.
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> Kind regards
>
> BBC Studio Audiences*****
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