The Customs House Presents:
Talking Tom

By Tom Kelly

Date: 17 Mar 2010 Time: 7.30pm & 2.30pm (Wednesday and Saturday only)
Price: £10, £8conc Venue: Theatre

Talking Tom
Directed By Jackie Fielding
Starring Donald McBride & Pat Dunn

The Customs House is delighted to host the return of Jarrow born playwright Tom Kelly’s hilarious monologues.
Elsie & Elsie Rides Again look at a seemingly sweet 77 year old spinster Elsie, a lovely granny figure on the outside but what about inside? Is she as sweet as she seems?
Neighbourhood Watch is the ultimate Neighbourhood Watcher; he is on duty twenty four hours a day…watching you.
The Club Doorman, keeps the door at a CIU-affiliated working men’s club. He knows everyone’s business from the committee, club organist to club members but does he know what he is doing to his family?

The show will also include readings of some of Tom Kelly’s critically acclaimed poetry.
“These monologues are beautifully crafted little gems.” – British Theatre Guide

“Elsie should have a TV sitcom of her own.” – Shields Gazette

“‘Neighbourhood Watch’ …is hilariously funny …to live next door to him must be hell on earth….exactly the right piece to take us into the interval – the bar was buzzing!” –
British Theatre Guide

“The dialogue sparkles. It’s in the style of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads, and the master couldn’t have done any better”.
– Shields Gazette

“Tom is a writer with a gift for dialogue, one of the reasons his short plays works so well…his characters are utterly convincing ….”
– Sunderland Echo

To make a booking please call: 0191 454 1234

email: mail@customshouse.co.uk

Customs House Mill Dam, South Shields. NE33 1ES

‘Talking Tom’ is having a short regional tour after the run at the Customs House:

Monday 22nd
Talking Tom Cruise Tyne Cruise
From Newcastle Quayside to the Customs House & back!
Bookings 0191-4541234
Photos of the boat on the Tyne
http://www.tyneleisureline.co.uk/gallery.php

Tuesday March 23rd The Crypt Middlesbrough Town Hall

Wednesday March 24th Hexham Queen’s Hall Theatre

Thursday March 25th Lamplight Theatre, Stanley
http://www.leisureworksonline.co.uk/lamplightartsdetail.cfm?item=662

Friday March 26th Arts Centre Washington

Saturday March 27th Berwick Maltings Studio