[peel] John Peel's Shed

[John Osborne]

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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> *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
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> BBC Studio Audiences*****
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