Transmission Unlimited
Presents
THE PRISONER THEME NIGHT
Featuring a rehearsed reading of
‘EVERYMAN
THE STORY OF PATRICK McGOOHAN – THE PRISONER’ by Brian Gorman
Plus Quiz, Prize Raffle, Prisoner Music, etc.
Entry £1 (on the door)
8pm Fri 13th August, 2010
The Salmon Theatre, The Lass O’Gowrie,
Press Release 07.08.10
‘EVERYMAN: The Story Of Patrick McGoohan – The Prisoner’ is a new play detailing the life of the theatre, television, and film star (who sadly died last year), and is to be staged in Manchester this later this year at the famous Lass O’Gowrie pub on Charles Street. On Friday 13th August, however, fans can get a sneak preview with a special rehearsed reading by writer Brian Gorman. Gorman believes that a theatrical tribute to the star of such cult tv favourites as ‘DANGER MAN’ and ‘THE PRISONER’ is long overdue:
McGoohan was a brilliant actor. In common with the great Orson Welles, who he cited as a major influence, he was also a fiercely uncompromising individual who took real artistic chances, and divided the critics.
PATRICK McGOOHAN was born in
Onboard as the production’s official adviser is ROBERT FAIRCLOUGH. Robert is a freelance writer, designer and producer. His work on ‘The Prisoner’ includes the book ‘The Prisoner: The Official Companion to the Classic TV Series’, editing two volumes of ‘The Original Scripts’ for the classic series and graphic design work on the recent AMC remake. He is a broadcaster who has featured on BBC radio and ITV, written for the British Film Institute and 'SFX' magazine and produced documentaries for 2 Entertain's range of ‘Doctor Who’ DVDs.
There is also a word of warning for anyone expecting a straight-forward story of McGoohan’s life:
In keeping with McGoohan’s surreal work on ‘The Prisoner’, we will be playing around with time, as well as the character itself. ‘Patrick McGoohan’ will be a mix of the real man, and ‘Number Six’, and the whole piece will be directed in the style of an episode of ‘The Prisoner’.
Manchester-based BRIAN GORMAN is from
Gorman first studied acting at Wigan College of Technology in the 1980s, and was fascinated to later discover that Sir Ian McKellen had grown up just yards from the college theatre:
I wrote to Sir Ian several years ago when he agreed to allow me to use his likeness in my comic book, ‘Borderliners’ (as did another hero of mine, The Saint himself - Sir Roger Moore). He sent me a wonderful three page hand-written letter telling me about how he’d enjoyed his childhood in
It’s a fascinating coincidence that he has recently starred in the remake of ‘The Prisoner’, and now here I am playing Patrick McGoohan! I would love to act opposite the great man one day, and who knows? Dreams CAN come true!
Another Prisoner fan, STEPHEN FRY, has sent Brian his personal best wishes for the production.
Entry is just £1, payable on the door. Reservations can be made by emailing theprisonermcgoohan@yahoo.co.uk. More details can be seen on the production’s Facebook page ‘JOHN DRAKE’.
Brian Gorman can be contacted at brianinchester@yahoo.co.uk
or on 07510 591444.
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