4th Wall Entertainment - Ella, Meet Marilyn

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4TH WALL IS DELIGHTED TO
ANNOUNCE FILM INTEREST FROM
THE FUTURE FILM GROUP

"I was blown away by the story and particularly
the Ella Fitzgerald part of it. It's amazing that
no one knows this true story about the relationship between these two American icons."

Albert Martinez Martin - film producer
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Written by
Bonnie Greer
Directed by
Colin McFarlane
Musical Director
Warren Wills

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Marilyn Monroe, Ella Fitzgerald - two icons. Two real-life friends, together for the first time in a world-premiere play with music by Bonnie Greer (from TV's Newsnight Review) featuring classic Fitzgerald and Monroe songs arranged by multi-award-winning Warren Wills, directed by Colin McFarlane (The Fast Show; Judge John Deed, Batman Begins) and starring Sally Lindsay (“Shelly” from Coronation Street) and Rain Pryor (daughter of Richard).
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Costume Designer
Charlotte Bird

Lighting Designer
Matt Britten

the venue	The Pleasance Dome offers six venues presenting the best in comedy, theatre and live music all under one roof. The legendary Pleasance atmosphere runs late into the night. box office Tel: 0131 556 6550

About 4th Wall Entertainment

“We aim to expand the dimensions of theatre by creating an explosion of ideas that will provoke and inspire," says Colin McFarlane, artistic director of 4th Wall. In a world of video, computers and big budget movies 4th Wall is helping to adapt theatre to an ever changing world.

Committed to breaking down barriers between audience and performance and exploring new drama, 4th Wall aims to make theatre a unique and unforgetable two-way experience. By fusing disciplines from both inside and outside the theatre 4th Wall will attempt to create a visual and audible feast at each and every performance.

colin in Batman Begins
Colin McFarlane as Commissioner Loeb in Batman Begins

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WORLD PREMIERE
Ella, Meet Marilyn

5th - 28th August 2006

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starring
Sally Lindsay
and Rain Pryor

at the
Pleasance Dome
Edinburgh 0131 556 6550

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"She's wowing Edinburgh audiences in sell out show Ella Meet Marilyn alongside Rain Pryor "
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click for PDF of the story in The Scottish Sun

News and reviews
Variety "The friendship between singer Ella Fitzgerald and actress Marilyn Monroe, is the subject of a new British play..."
The Stage "Writer and critic Bonnie Greer has created in Ella, Meet Marilyn a show that entertains, informs and does absolute justice to two of the icons of American entertainment."	m,n,mn
The List "A touching and entertaining insight into two extraordinary women"
Metro review by Claire Sawers " ...intelligent and warm, with a lightness of touch that segues effortlessly from racism and sexual abuse into adultery and feminism without missing a beat"
The Soap Show "Coronation Street's Sally Lindsay is movie legend Marilyn Monroe Rain Pryor is jazz icon Ella Fitzgerald..."
Hornsey & Crouch End Journal "A striking look at two luminous icons way ahead of their time."
one4review "This is an original and most enjoyable show."
at the fringe - '44 Year Itch'
Marilyn, Ella ... & Bonnie
Marilyn, Mon Rovers
Bonnie Greer on BBC Radio 4's Loose Ends
Rain Pryor and Brian Henson

'How Marilyn Beat the Racists'

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