PAM AYRES - "They Should have Asked My Husband" - 30th Anniversary Tour “PAM AYRES is a poet for the people. Her verse portrays a wicked sense of humour, and deals with subjects not normally thought to be worthy of poetry.” Melbourne Herald Sun “PAM AYRES does wonderful things with words. In her unmistakable accent she describes mundane situations in a way that reduces you to tears of laughter that make you laugh until your face aches.” Gloucestershire Echo 2005 marks 30 years since Pam first appeared on the TV talent show “Opportunity Knocks”, and since then her comic poems have contributed enormously to the wider appeal today of all forms of poetry. Many of Pam’s poems feature in school textbooks around the world. She’s been a regular on TV and Radio over the years – on BBC Radio2 with her own series, The Comedy Quiz, Pam Ayres’ Sunday Afternoon and Pam Ayres’ Open Road, and on Radio4 in Just A Minute, That Reminds Me, The Right Time, Wireless Wise, and her own recent series Ayres On The Air. Enquiries invited for 2005-2006. RODNEY BEWES' "Three Men In a Boat" Rodney Bewes’ marvelous solo adaptation of Three Men In A Boat is available for touring in April, May, & June 2005, following his Edinburgh Festival season in August 2004. Recent reviewers have observed: “It will amuse and entertain you very few other shows on offer in this Festival will” – Edinburgh Evening News “His audience adores him... his delivery is so natural and appealing that it seems entirely spontaneous.” Call for precise availability. PLUCK PLUCK - are Sian, Jon and Adrian. They are all trained classical musicians (cello, viola and violin respectively), and although they met in conventional music circles, they share an unusual desire to do more than just play the instruments that they've spent so long learning and perfecting. In pluck, they are taking their classical skills in a new direction with cabaret, comedy, and theatre. General availability – call for dates. CLIVE JAMES & PETE ATKIN - At it Again! Following the success of their 2002 and 2003 UK Tours, CLIVE JAMES is teaming up again with co-songwriter Pete Atkin for another tour during Autumn 2005. There’ll be more of Clive’s sardonic observations on the world, some new poems, and some old favourites in both prose and verse, interspersed with songs from Pete. The ingredients make up an evening that will be funny, surprising, lyrical, and hugely enjoyable. Call for precise availability. CALEDON - Scotland's 3 Tenors Alan Beck, Jamie MacDougall, and Ivan Sharpe The 3 Tenors who comprise CALEDON are equally at home whether rocking Hampden Park in front of 50,000 Scottish football fans, or on concert platforms singing opera and oratorio. CALEDON recently performed before HM The Queen at the opening of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Having recently completed tours of Australia and New Zealand, Scotland’s “three divine voices” (Edinburgh Evening News) will be embarking on a major UK tour during April & May 2005 performing a selection from their repertoire including O Sole Mio, This Is My Beloved, On The Street Where You Live, and Moon River, along with Scottish favourites such as Loch Lomond, My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, Wild Mountain Thyme, A Man’s A Man, and many more. NEVER SAY DAI - written & performed by Arwell Treharne Morgan, directed by Annabel Leventon. Arwel Treharne Morgan journeys back through the life of a young professional musician in London to his idyllic childhood in a Welsh village, where he spoke Welsh, thought in Welsh, dreamt in Welsh, surrounded by a richly diverse community steeped in gossip, prejudice, poetry, rugby, and love of music – especially singing. “Magic in the theatre is rare. Arwel Treharne Morgan is a magician, and Never say Dai is a glorious unexpected journey into a magic land - the Wales of his childhood. He can act, sing, tell jokes, create characters- I laughed, cried and LEARNED. I adored it and could see it over and over.” Miriam Margoyles General availability – call for dates. GYLES BRANDRETH They say all political careers end in tears, in Gyles Brandreth's case it's tears of laughter as the former MP and government whip takes us on an hilarious no-holds-barred roller-coaster ride around the corridors of power. "Gyles Brandreth is brilliant . . . incredibly funny, wildly indiscreet." Daily Mail Call for availability. HENRY BLOFELD - An Evening with Blowers - The doyen of Cricket Commentators Henry ‘Blowers’ Blofeld, familiar voice of Test Match Special, presents a highly entertaining evening that weaves between the stumps and wickets of a quintessentially English pastime. With almost 50 years’ association with cricket, during which time he has become a regular member of the Test Match Special team, reported for many national newspapers and written six cricketing books, Henry Blofeld regales his audience with amusing anecdotes, excerpts from his writing, and a unique insight into cricket for all of those who share his passion for the game – and, of course, for those who want to know what all the fuss is about! Generally available. STATELY AS A GALLEON Starring Janine Roebuck and Arwel Treharne Morgan in a show that features classic JOYCE GRENFELL monologues and songs, as well as others by her contemporaries such as Noel Coward, Ivor Novello, and Flanders & Swan. LACTIC ACID The Generating Circus Company's LACTIC ACID, will be touring in the autumn following a proposed Edinburgh Fringe Festival run in August, and a week in London from September 6th. The show uses a company of 10 performers, and can do 1-niters. See the Company's website at www.generatingcompany.co.uk. KATIE TARGETT ADAMS, Celtic Harpist, from Edinburgh. See www.katieharpvoice.com. Katie was one of the performers at the opening of the Scottish Parliament, appearing in front of HM The Queen.  Katie has done a couple of overseas trips, to the USA and China, with the Scottish First Minister on Trade Trips, and as a result of that she has been asked to undertake a concert tour of China later in the year. Katie's show is a mix of Scottish traditional, plus more well-known & contemporary material.