| APRIL 2011 NEWS: |
| .BBC
Radio Devon: Judy Spiers Show: Su
Interview |
| Wednesday
27th April, 2011 |
Interview |
|
 Su was special guest
on BBC Devon's Judy Spiers
Show yesterday mid-morning,
interviewed by stand-in host
David Hamilton.
David Hamilton chats
with Hi-de-Hi's Su Pollard, who's
starring in Annie in Plymouth
Su chatted about what she was
wearing ("I'm mostly in pink
today!"), meeting friendly
people while out and about, Shout!
The New Swinging 60s Musical,
partying with the Annie
cast and crew, constantly
working, Opportunity Knocks,
Hi-de-Hi! and keeping in
touch with the cast, her
recording career, Annie
and much more!
There was even a spin of
'Starting Together'.
Su pops up approximately 2hrs,
12mins into the show and the
interview runs for around 21
minutes. The show is available to
listen to at BBC iPlayer, here, until next Tuesday
morning. |
| .Celebrity
Radio: Alex Belfield's Su
Interviews |
| Wednesday
27th April, 2011 |
Interview |
|
 Alex Belfield has
collected together three of his
radio interviews with Su at his
'Celebrity Radio' website.
Belfield loves Su!
He’s know her since being
15! Here’s a variety of
interviews including her time in
‘Menopause the Musical’
& ‘Annie’.
• Listen to the interviews
at the 'Celebrity Radio' website,
here.
|
| .Su
Online News Archive:
January/February 2011 |
| Wednesday
27th April, 2011 |
Site
News |
|
| Su news for
January/February 2011 has now
been archived. Visit our archive
by clicking below. 
|
| .Su
& Rubiz! |
| Wednesday
27th April, 2011 |
Photographs |
|
| A great
photo of Su wearing her equally
great Rubiz jewellery. 'Rubiz
Jewellery' have a Facebook page
with lots of photos, including
Su! Please click below to pay a
visit. 
|
| .Annie
2011: Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
| Monday
25th April, 2011 |
Theatre |
|
 A very Happy
Easter to all of our
visitors. Su and the Annie
gang are in Plymouth this week
for performances at the Theatre
Royal, beginning this very
evening.
There will be matinees on
Thursday and Saturday. View
further information about the
Theatre Royal, Plymouth, book
tickets online and browse show
times and location details at the
theatre's website, here.
Monday 25th - Saturday
30th April • Theatre Royal,
Plymouth
www.theatreroyal.com/ [ Box
Office: 01752 267222
]
Theatre Royal Plymouth, Royal
Parade, Plymouth PL1 2TR |
| .The
Plymouth Herald: Annie Is
Optimistic – That's What I
Love |
| Monday
25th April, 2011 |
Interview |
|
 Another new
interview with Su, this one from
'The Plymouth Herald', published
on Friday 22nd April.
"I can't wait to come back
to Plymouth – I love
it," says Su Pollard in her
famous hundred-mile-an-hour
delivery as she reflects on her
appearance at a slightly less
well-loved Plymouth landmark, the
Hoe Theatre, ahead of her
appearance in Annie at the
Theatre Royal next week.
"About 35 years ago I was
doing a play there with Tim
Brooke-Taylor – Not Now,
Darling – but the funny
thing was we were there trying to
do the play but all you could
hear was the music from a
carousel outside and we spent all
our time trying to compete with
it," she laughs.
"I just really loved the old
bits of Plymouth and I'm really
looking forward to exploring it
all again – it will be
fabulous."
• Read the full interview at
the 'This is Plymouth' website, here. |
| .Herald
Express: 'I Have Been Very Lucky
That My Own Fantasy Came True' |
| Monday
25th April, 2011 |
Interview |
|
 A great new
interview with Su, from the
'South Devon Herald Express',
published on Friday 15th April.
"When you are younger you
have a fantasy – a dream
world," said actress Su
Pollard. "You think about it
when singing into a hairbrush. I
have been very lucky that my own
fantasy came true. I am very
fortunate, darling, that I love
my job all the time.
"I have had a very fortunate
life. I'm dead chuffed with what
I do. Some people aren't so
fortunate. I always tell people
to embrace every second because
you never know when it is going
to come to an abrupt halt."
There's certainly no end in sight
for former Hi-De-Hi actress who
made her television debut in 1974
on Opportunity Knocks, where her
rendition of I'm Just A Girl Who
Can't Say No from Oklahoma saw
her come second – to a
singing Jack Russell dog.
Whether it was the sunshine, a
good day, or the success of Annie
in which she is starring in, Su
was bursting with positivity and
energy.
• Read the full interview at
the 'This is South Devon'
website, here. |
| .Annie
2011: 'Surrey Comet' Review |
| Friday
22nd April, 2011 |
Theatre
Review |
|
 Fairfield
Halls, Croydon
By Helen Barnes
There’s something about the
musical Annie.
Maybe it’s because it’s
set in America that it has a
sugar-coated, too-good-to-be-true
feel.
After all the story of the plucky
orphan Annie who casts off
life’s hardships with a
sunny smile and a catchy tune is
a tad contrived.
The irrepressible Su Pollard
hammed it up as the gin-soaked
orphanage manager Miss Hanningan,
proving that she hasn’t lost
any of her comic timing from her
days in Hi De Hi.
• Read the full review at
the 'Surrey Comet' website,
here. |
| .Annie
2011: Ashcroft Theatre/Fairfield
Halls, Croydon |
| Monday
18th April, 2011 |
Theatre |
|
 Following a great
week in Yeovil Annie
arrives at the Ashcroft
Theatre/Fairfield Halls in
Croydon tomorrow evening for
shows through until Saturday
night.
There will be matinees on
Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.
View further information about
the Ashcroft Theatre/Fairfield
Halls, Croydon, book tickets
online and browse show times and
location details at the theatre's
website, here.
Tuesday 19th - Saturday
23rd April • Ashcroft
Theatre, Croydon
www.fairfield.co.uk/ [ Box
Office: 020 8688 9291
]
Ashcroft Theatre/Fairfield Halls,
Park Lane, Croydon, Surrey, CR9
1DG |
| .Annie
2011: Miss Hannigan Continues! |
| Monday
18th April, 2011 |
Theatre |
|
 The worst kept,
recent, secret can now be
confirmed... Su will be
continuing with the Annie
2011 UK tour right through until
the end of the year, including
the Christmas Season.
Various websites and blogs have
recently been advertising
forthcoming dates for the Autumn
and this will be your last
opportunity to catch Su in Annie.
She will down her last bottle of
Jack Daniels and leave the
orphanage for the final time at
the end of this year having made
the role of Miss Hannigan her own
over the last decade.
Tour dates will be available here
as and when they are officially
confirmed. |
| .Best
British TV: Hi-De-Hi! Its The
Jeffrey Holland Interview! |
| Monday
18th April, 2011 |
Interview |
|
 'Best British TV'
have a new interview with Jeffrey
Holland. He discusses Perry &
Croft and working with Su and
Paul Shane.
What are you favorite
memories of filming Hi-De-Hi?
"My memories of making the
show are many and varied. They
had me wear some amazing costumes
as Spike! Some were memorable for
being terribly uncomfortable but
most were great on laughs! I have
to confess that I never enjoyed
being thrown in the swimming pool
which was always freezing as we
filmed on location at the camp in
October/November when their
season was over!”
• Read the full interview at
the 'Best British TV' website, here. Thank you to
Andrew Ruff for the photo of
Jeffrey and Su, taken in 2007 at
the Hi-de-Hi! Reunion in
Dovercourt. |
| .Your
Local Guardian: David McAlister
Interview |
| Monday
18th April, 2011 |
Interview |
|
 David McAlister
talks about working with Su in Annie,
and knowing her for over 30
years, in an interview published
last week.On the day we speak
he is in Derby, on tour with the
musical Annie, and has spent the
morning in the studio recording a
Gandalf-style voiceover for a
video game.
But he is looking forward to
bringing the show to Croydon,
where he has fond memories of
performing at the Ashcroft
Theatre with his co-star Su
Pollard.
"I know Su very well. I
worked with her at the Ashcroft
long before Hi-De-Hi in the 80s,
so I’ve known her
forever," he says with a
laugh. "We like working
together, we have good fun. We
are sort of looked upon as the
grandparents of the
company."
"This is the longest tour we
have ever done," he adds.
"We finish this Christmas
when Su Pollard and I will be
hanging up our shirts as Hannigan
and Warbucks."
• Read the full interview at
the 'Your Local Guardian'
website, here.
|
| .Annie
2011: Octagon Theatre, Yeovil |
| Sunday
10th April, 2011 |
Theatre |
|
 Su and the Annie
entourage are in Yeovil, Somerset
this week for a run of
performances at the Octagon
Theatre. The first show is
tomorrow evening.
There will be matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. View
further information about the
Octagon Theatre, Yeovil, book
tickets online and browse show
times and location details at the
theatre's website, here.
Monday 11th - Saturday
16th April • Octagon
Theatre, Yeovil
www.octagon-theatre.co.uk/ [ Box
Office: 01935 422 884
]
Octagon Theatre, Hendford,
Yeovil, Somerset BA20 1U |
| .Nottingham
Evening Post: Trouper Behind The
Wacky Specs |
| Sunday
10th April, 2011 |
Interview |
|
 Su was interviewed
by the 'Nottingham Evening Post'
in late February for a great
feature on her career. Covering
her Nottingham beginnings, early
stage appearances, relocation to
London and much more.
Please click here to read this. |
| .Annie
2011: Assembly Rooms, Derby |
| Monday
4th April, 2011 |
Theatre |
|
 Annie plays
The Great Hall at the Assembly
Rooms, Derby from this evening.
There's a great week of shows to
look forward to, running right
through until Saturday night.
There will be matinees on
Wednesday and Saturday. View
further information about the
Assembly Rooms, Derby, book
tickets online and browse show
times and location details at the
theatre's website, here.
Monday 4th - Saturday 9th
April • Assembly Rooms,
Derby
www.derbylive.co.uk/ [ Box
Office: 01332 255800
]
Assembly Rooms, Market Place,
Derby DE1 3AH |
| .Hi-de-Hi!
To Su, Peggy & Kenny @ 'You
Tube' |
| Sunday
3rd April, 2011 |
Television |
|
| The Hi-de-Hi!
sketch which aired on The
Kenny Everett Show in 1983,
featuring Su and Kenny, is now
available to watch online at 'You
Tube'. Click here or on the screen
caps below to view. 
|
| .Annie
2011: 'What's On Stage' Review |
| Sunday
3rd April, 2011 |
Theatre
Review |
|
 Liverpool
Empire Theatre
By Rebecca Cohen
Oh my goodness, oh my goodness!
Liverpool Empire has got the
timeless Broadway musical Annie,
and it’s even more
spectacular than leapin’
lizards!
Full of energetic numbers, and an
endless stream of uplifting
choreography, this piece
can’t help but bring a smile
to your face. And yet, underneath
it all, there still maintains a
heart-wrenching storyline of the
Victorian Depression; an era in
desperate need of a sprightly
red-headed orphan to fill it with
optimism.
Something that Victoria Sian
Lewis portrays just beautifully
in her mature characterisation of
every little girl’s dream
role. Even dressed in rags, she
has that special sparkle and
rawness that forces you to watch
her, even when the stage is full.
Equally impressive is Su Pollard
as the evil alcoholic and
orphanage owner, Miss Hannigan.
She camps the part up superbly,
tickling with her flawless comic
timing and ticking all the
criteria for being the villain
that everybody loves to hate.
• Read the full review at
the 'What's On Stage' website, here. |
| .Su
Online News Archive: December
2010 |
| Sunday
3rd April, 2011 |
Site
News |
|
| Su news for
December 2010 has been archived.
View our festive Su news by
clicking below.
|
| .Su
& Suzanne |
| Sunday
3rd April, 2011 |
Photographs |
|
 Su was interviewed
by Suzanne Hunter on her World
Of Arts & Entertainment Show
on 'Brooklands Radio' at the end
of last year.
Here is a great photo of Su and
Suzanne:
The two Su's sharing a laugh!
Yes Su Pollard was funny and
brilliant when she gave us a big
hi di hi! on the arts and
entertainment show and much more
besides - plus told us about her
latest performance as Miss
Hannigan - belting it out good
and proper. |
| .Su
& Caitlin in Northampton |
| Sunday
3rd April, 2011 •
Thanks to Sharon Moran |
Photographs |
|
 Su met one of her
former co-stars while she was at
the Derngate Theatre, Northampton
last week.
This is Caitlin Moran who
appeared as one of the orphans
when Annie played at
Aylesbury Theatre in February.
Please click on the photo for a
larger version of Su and Caitlin.
Su and Caitlin reminisced about
acting together and Su also gave
Caitlin some advice on acting,
singing and dancing. Mum, Sharon,
tells us Caitlin was thrilled to
see Su again and is hoping one
day she will play the lead role
in Annie. Best of luck,
Caitlin. |
| .Su on
TV: Little Robots |
| Sunday
3rd April, 2011 |
Television |
|
Little
Robots fans should keep an
eye on BBC2. The series is still
airing every, early, morning.
Little Robots : BBC2 -
Sunday 3rd April : 6.35am
Stretchy's Yard Guard.
Stop-frame animation about Tiny
and his Little Robot friends.
Stretchy's good intentions
backfire when his yard guard
turns on him. Featuring the
voices of Emma Chambers, Martin
Clunes, Lenny Henry and Su
Pollard. |
| .Derby
Telegraph: Forest Supporter Su |
| Friday
1st April, 2011 |
Interview |
|
 A new Su interview,
from the 'Derby Telegraph',
published today. Annie
plays Derby Assembly Rooms from
Monday.
Forest supporter Su is
hoping to have Rams fans on her
side for stage musical
Su Pollard's true colours maybe
that of a Nottingham Forest fan
but she will be cheering on the
Rams temporarily while in Derby.
The TV favourite, who found fame
in the 1980s holiday camp sitcom
Hi-De-Hi, was brought up in
Nottingham and from Monday (April
4) finds herself back in the East
Midlands starring in Annie at
Derby Assembly Rooms.
"While I'm in Derby I'll try
and send positive thoughts to all
the Rams players and see if they
can do better," she says,
before whispering, "but
Forest are doing well and I'd
love to see them back in the
Premiership."
Su grew up in Nottingham dreaming
of showbiz success and even
predicted her own career path in
a school essay.
"When I was 14, they asked
the question 'Where do you see
yourself in 10 years time?'. I
said that I saw myself at the
London Palladium on stage singing
– and ten years later,
that's where I was, in a charity
performance.
"And from then on, I was
able to get more and more
professional work and now here I
am. I have been very fortunate
and have met some great
people."
• Read the full interview at
the 'This is Derbyshire' website,
here. |
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