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Guy Masterson Productions was formed in 1991 as Boy's Own Productions and, after almost a decade of touring brilliant small-scale theatre domestically and internationally, expanded into Theatre Tours International Ltd. In it's 15 years, Guy Masterson & Theatre Tours International have become the most highly visible theatre production company at the Edinburgh Fringe over the past decade and formed a worldwide reputation for presenting small scale, pared down theatre to the highest possible standard. The company name has become synonymous with quality theatre, and the company has developed a large and loyal audience base. The list of Edinburgh hits is extensive, many of which have toured domestically and internationally to great acclaim for over ten years since their inception (Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm, Shylock, Berkoff's Women, Playing Burton and Adolf to name but a few) The overseas shows that it has presented have been among the hottest shows at their particular festival (Skin Tight, Krishnan's Dairy, Number 2, Horse Country, Americana Absurdum, Goner, Moscow, The Complete Lost Works of Samuel Becket) The company success culminated in developing one of the biggest festival hits of all time, 12 Angry Men, cast with Stand-up comedians, which broke box office records and set a trend for big budget shows emulated since with The Odd Couple. GMP-TTI is the most highly nominated and awarded non venue based company at the Edinburgh Fringe over the past 14 years accumulating 6 Scotsman Fringe Firsts, 2 Best of the Firsts, 2 Jack Tinker Spirit of the Fringe, 3 Herald Angels, 3 Best Actor Awards and 16 or so further nominations among many other lesser awards. This tally is a testament to the enduring quality of the work produced and or presented by the company. For current touring shows, please click here. 1991: THE BOY'S OWN STORY Nominated: 3 London Fringe Awards: Best Actor, Best Solo Play 1994: PLAYING BURTON * UNDER MILK WOOD 1995: ANIMAL FARM 1996: THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION WINNER: The Stage Award Best Actress 1996 (Beth Fitzgerald) 1997: BYE BYE BLACKBIRD Nominated: The Stage Award, Best Actress 1997 (Beth Fitzgerald) * THE BALLAD OF JIMMY COSTELLO Nominated: The Stage Award, Best Actor '97 (Tim Balme) and LWT Best New Comedy Writing 1998: A SOLDIER'S SONG * SHYLOCK Nominated: The Stage Award, Best Actor 1998 (Gareth Armstrong) - HOLLYWOOD SCREAMS TALKIN' TURKEYS * SKIN TIGHT WINNER: The Scotsman Fringe First Award 1998 1999: ADOLF WINNER: Spirit Of The Fringe Award 1998, Nominated: The Stage Award, Best Actor 1997 (Pip Utton) * BERKOFF'S WOMEN Nominated: The Stage Award, Best Actress 1999 (Linda Marlowe) * KRISHNAN'S DAIRY WINNER: The Scotsman Fringe First Award 1999; Nominated: The Stage Award, Best Actor 1999 (Jacob Rajan) * THE DEVIL AND BILLY MARKHAM * BARE 2000: ALL WORDS FOR SEX Nominated: The Stage Award Best Actress (Jules Leyser) * AMERICANA ABSURDUM WINNER: The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2000, Nominated: The Stage Award Best Ensemble 2000 * I KISSED DASH RIPROCK!!! * NO.2 WINNER: The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2000, Nominated: The Stage Award Best Actress. 2001: ANIMAL FARM * CASTRADIVA * FERN HILL & OTHER DYLAN THOMAS WINNER: Stage Award Best Actor 2001 (Guy Masterson) * HIP HARP FANTASIES * IT WAS HENRY FONDA'S FAULT * MOSCOW * RESOLUTION Nominated: The Stage Award Best Actor 2001 (Pip Utton) * SLAPS 'N' TICKLES 2002: A SLIGHT TILT TO THE LEFT * OLEANNA * FILLER UP! * THE COMPLETE LOST WORKS OF SAMUEL BECKETT * HORSE COUNTRY WINNER: The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2002, BEST OF THE FIRSTS 2002, The Herald Angel (John Clancy), The Stage Award Best Actor 2002 (Dave Calvitto) * CINCINNATI WINNER: The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2002, Jack Tinker Memorial Spirit Of The Fringe Award (Nancy Walsh), Nominated: The Stage Award Best Actress 2002 (Nancy Walsh) * GONER * GOERING'S DEFENCE * INTIMACY 2003: 12 ANGRY MEN WINNER: The Strathmore Audience Award, Nominated: The Stage Award Best Ensemble 2003 * RED HAT & TALES Nominated: The Stage Award Best Actor 2003 (Nick salamone) * BLOWING IT * UNDER MILK WOOD WINNER: Jack Tinker Memorial Spirit Of The Fringe Award (Guy Masterson), Nominated: The Stage Award Best Actor 2003 (Guy Masterson) * THE STORY OF FUNK, * RETURN JOURNEY 2004: 12 ANGRY MEN toured to International Festivals of Perth (Australia) Adelaide and New Zealand. UNDER MILK WOOD resumed touring nationally after a 6 month hiatus, and Guy Masterson resurrected ANIMAL FARM for one performance at the Edinburgh Fringe. For Edinburgh Guy also directed Rainer Hersh in BORGE AGAIN! to great acclaim. In September Guy Masterson returned to Australia to direct an all star Australian cast production 12 ANGRY MEN (OZ) which played in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne to universal acclaim and won three Melbourne Greenroom Awards for Most Outstanding Production, Best Direction & Best Supporting Actor (Alex Menglet) It was also nominated for a prestigious Helpman Award for Best Play. 2005: UNDER MILK WOOD toured variously domestically and internationally, culminating in a successful week of performances at The Bloomsbury Theatre in London. Guy Masterson also directed THE ODD COUPLE with Bill Bailey and several of the cast of 12 Angry Men of 2003 - which became the most successful show in Edinburgh History - He also directed SWIFT with Jeffrey Mayhew. 2006: UNDER MILK WOOD toured to the Adelaide International Fringe Festival, all over Holland with Ruud de Graff and continued touring variously throughout the UK. Guy Masterson also directed LEVELLAND, Rich Hall's debut play (both as a playwright and an actor) for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Edinburgh Fringe. He also directed COOKING WITH PUCCINI with Jeffrey Mayhew and presented a new production of ANIMAL FARM starring Gary Shelford. 2007: UNDER MILK WOOD returned to the Adelaide International Fringe Festival together with FERN HILL & OTHER DYLAN THOMAS & ANIMAL FARM. All played to sell-out crowds at the award winning Holden Street Theatre. Edinburgh Fringe 2007 Saw us presenting 7 shows including 3 world premieres... ARNOLD WESKER'S THE MISTRESS, FOLLOW ME, AN AGE OF ANGELS, ADOLF, AMERICAN POODLE, UNDER MILK WOOD (it's 5th Edinburgh) and PLAYING BURTON (10th anniversary edition and 3rd festival) All the shows received 5 star reviews, but this year's two runaway critical successes were Follow Me (which won a Herald Angel Award, The Fringereview.com Teapot and yet another Best Actress nomination for Beth Fitzgerald) and Playing Burton. 2008: UNDER MILK WOOD returned to the Adelaide International Fringe Festival for a 3rd successive season together with FOLLOW ME, AMERICAN POODLE, GOERING'S DEFENCE and PLAYING BURTON. At Edinburgh 2008 we are presenting 6 shows including 3 World Premieres and 2 European Premieres. Click here for details. TOURING: Guy Masterson, his artistes and affiliates have toured nationally since 1991 and internationally since 1995 to over 75 Destinations worldwide including International Festivals of Adelaide, New Zealand, Perth, Jerusalem, Albania, Armenia, Toronto, Belfast & Sligo; Other countries visited include; Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Canada, Colombia, Estonia, France, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Israel, FYR Macedonia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Poland and Singapore. The company has also developed extensive ties with Australian and New Zealand Theatre resulting in national tours and three International Festivals in Taranaki, two in Wellington and four in Adelaide, while presenting some of the finest Australian and New Zealand works at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival between 1997 & 2007. TTI/Guy Masterson Productions gratefully acknowledges the support of its sponsors, friends, followers, Visiting Arts and the British Council |
