“The Grapes of Wrath”: win tickets for Repertory Theatre in Birmingham

You can still see “The Grapes of Wrath” at The King’s Theatre in Edinburgh until this Saturday. The next stop of the tour will then be

BIRMINGHAM, REPERTORY THEATRE

from 20 to 31 of October.

Locals will be happy to hear that

SMOOTH RADIO GIVES AWAY FREE TICKETS

- if you can give the correct answer to the competition question. Just click the link above and tell them who wrote “The Grapes of Wrath”.

There’s also a preview in the

BIRMINGHAM POST (incl. interview with Christopher Timothy)

“(…) I heard that a few people have walked out in the interval, saying ‘I can’t take any more and I know it gets worse’. I think they meant the story and not the performances! (…)”

 

Damian O'Hare as Tom Joad and Oliver Cotton as Jim Casy in "The Grapes of Wrath".

“Taking the Flak” Contest: We have two Winners!

The question was:

What’s the full name of the character Damian O’Hare plays in “Taking the Flak”?

Correct answer:

RORY WALLACE

There were 57 valid entries (“William Wallace” didn’t qualify…), of which 22 wanted the t-shirt and 35 the DVD. And the winners are:

DVD: Ellen
T-SHIRT: Irene

CONGRATULATIONS!

The winners have been notified and will get their prizes as soon as possible.

Thanks a lot to everybody who participated in the contest, and also thanks for the many positive remarks on “Taking the Flak”. Please feel free to let the people behind “Taking the Flak” know that they did a great job (you need a facebook account to leave a comment).

“Taking the Flak”: DVD Release, Contest Deadline

“TAKING THE FLAK” DVD RELEASED TODAY!

BUY THE “TAKING THE FLAK” DVD!

For Harry Chambers (Bruce Mackinnon), the local BBC stringer in the fictional African nation of Karibu, a civil war after years of conflict could mean his big break. Unfortunately, the London newsroom parachutes in its own team under the command of the BBC’s egotistical foreign editor David Bradburn (Martin Jarvis), whose attitude would give any opera diva a run for her money. His long suffering producer Jane Thomason (Doon Mackichan) has the near impossible job of organising David, the cameramen Jack (Lloyd Owen) and Rory Wallace (Damian O’Hare), Margaret Hollis (Joanna Brookes) from the World Service, her own love-life and some friendly locals. Keeping all egos in check is not easy, and if only all would go according to plan, this might be the best story of their lives.

Harry finds it difficult to manage both his career and his relationship to sharp-tongued hotel receptionist Grace (Lydiah Gitachu). Luckily, he’s getting all possible support from local fixer Joyful Sifuri (Kobna Holdbrook-Smith), whose connections and cousins are invaluable.

Of course, there are a few minor obstacles in the way of fame and fortune: the desperately uninterested London desk producers; all-action American star reporter, Candida Colter; the BBC’s Brussels’ Correspondent who’s muscling in on their story, and the small matter of people shooting at you in a strange country! Will David’s famous BAFTA crouch save the day…?

Written and produced by experienced, award winning journalists (Tira Shubart, Jon Rolph, Paul Kerensa) and including cameo appearances from real BBC News anchors.

Starring Martin Jarvis, Doon Mackichan, Bruce Mackinnon, Joanna Brookes, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Damian O’Hare,  Lydiah Gitachu, Lucy Chalkley, Harry Lloyd and many others.

The DVD is already in stock, mine was actually dispatched by Amazon on 15 August.

Of course, there’s always the option of participating in our

TAKING THE FLAK CONTEST

and win the DVD (or a t-shirt).

Deadline is today, 17 August, 2009, 11pm GMT.

Taking the Flak: Screencaps S01E06, “Big Beasts”

“According to this article, one of your ex-wives has spilled the beans about your silicone injections, David…”

Get your self-teaching “How To Become A Famous BBC Journalist” workshop here:

BBC iPlayer

Best episode so far imho – some truly stellar Harry-moments!

THIS WAY FOR THE SCREENCAPS, PLEASE!

And don’t forget our

TAKING THE FLAK CONTEST!

Win the DVD or a t-shirt!

Win 2 tickets for “The Grapes of Wrath” at Chichester Festival Theatre!

This website is beginning to turn into a full-time job…

Good news for those of us who are broke (means: almost everybody): the Chichester Festival Theatre announced a contest where you can win two free tickets to see “The Grapes of Wrath”!

GO HERE TO ENTER THE CONTEST!

Deadline is 13 July. The answer is “c)”.

The festival also put some pictures taken during the rehearsals for “The Grapes of Wrath” online .

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE GALLERY!

What an amazing cast. If you can’t see this production in Chichester, make sure you get a ticket for the following tour. There are student reductions and many other ways to get a ticket without having to take a mortgage on your dog’s house.

Damian O'Hare as Tom Joad and Christopher Timothy as Pa Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath" at Chichester Festival Theatre. Picture (c) CFT

The cast of "The Grapes of Wrath" during rehearsals at Chichester Festival Theatre. (c) CFT