In 2002, John Osborne won a competition on John Peel\u2019s Radio 1 show. His prize was a box of records that took eight years to listen to. This is an ode to radio, those records and anyone who\u2019s ever sought solace in wireless. This show features a selection of records previously owned by the late John Peel. Many are very rare recordings by obscure and now defunct bands, and this is a unique opportunity for any Peel fans. A version ofthe show was recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre and broadcast on Radio 4 in December 2011, and chosen as Pick of the Day in The Radio Times.<\/p>\n
John Peel\u2019s Shed is partly inspired by John Osborne\u2019s acclaimed debut book Radio Head: Up And Down The Dial Of British Radio \u2013 Radio 4\u2032s Book Of The Week \u2013 which tells the story of what happened when John decided to listen to a different radio station every day. His journey took him from data entry at Anglia Windows, via interviewing radio greats such as Nicholas Parsons, Tommy Boyd, Stuart Maconie and Mark Radcliffe; to presenting his own local radio show.<\/p>\n
John Peel\u2019s Shed originally started as a radio show for Future Radio. You can download the podcasts, although they\u2019re not very good. Episode 4 is missing, which is exciting. I wonder if it\u2019ll ever turn up. The show was first performed at Upstairs At Three & Ten in Brighton in October 2010 and then at the Rosemary Branch Theatre in London, developed with Tom Searle at Show+Tell. The finished piece premiered atthe Edinburgh Festival Fringe in August 2011. It enjoyed an entire sell-out run (including two sold out extra shows) and received numerous 5 and 4 star reviews from national publications.<\/p>\n
John Peel\u2019s Shed by John Osborne is written and performed by John Osborne. Produced and co-devised by Show And Tell.<\/p>\n
\u201cShy and awkward but with a keen eye for a killer line and the significance of the trivia of daily life, Osborne sitssomewhere between Tom Wrigglesworth and Daniel Kitson, which a very good place to sit. I could havelistened for hours\u201d \u2013 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 The Independent<\/p>\n
\u201cA complete pleasure. All radio nerds need to see it but non nerds will also love it.\u201d Greg James, Radio 1.\u201cBeautifully-written, funny and poignant\u2026 Just as John Peel\u2019s records changed his life this lovely, simple,beautifully executed show has enriched ours\u201d \u2013\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 The Scotsman.<\/p>\n
\u201cA wonderful show and a great way to remember John Peel. I bloody loved it\u201d \u2013 Josie Long.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the Top Ten Theatre Highlights of the Edinburgh Festival\u2026 Funny, perceptive and charming\u201d \u2013 \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605The Telegraph<\/p>\n
\u201cGenius\u2026 A comic highlight\u201d \u2013 The Guardian<\/p>\n
\u201cThe book is ace, the one man show is special\u201d \u2013 Huw Stephens, Radio 1.<\/p>\n
\u201cI heartily recommend John Peel\u2019s Shed. It is a gentle tale of one man\u2019s passion for obscure music and the radiowhich has been compared to the work of Daniel Kitson\u201d \u2013 Bruce Dessau, Evening Standard.<\/p>\n
\u201cJohn Osborne captures the intimacy of the medium, the startling human connections and priceless stories. Itsan uplifting if occasionally twee story that makes a classic, nostalgic fringe piece\u201d \u2013 Total Theatre.<\/p>\n
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