Theatre Tours International Ltd (TTI) is an Olivier Award Winning, UK based international touring theatre company formed in 2000 led by Artistic Director Guy Masterson as a touring arm for his original company Guy Masterson Productions (GMP).
It is dedicated to developing and sustaining small to mid-scale touring theatre domestically and globally, and to developing new theatre audiences through association with some of the World's most innovative and exciting young talent.
In its 26 years, TTI under Guy Masterson's Artistic Directorship, has become one of the most highly visible independent theatre companies presenting at the Edinburgh Fringe, and developed a worldwide reputation for presenting small to medium scale, 'pared down' theatre to the highest standards. The company name has become synonymous with quality and has developed a large and loyal global audience base.
Together with GMP, the list of Edinburgh hits is extensive, some of which have toured domestically and internationally to great acclaim for many years since their inception; Under Milk Wood, Animal Farm, Shylock, A Christmas Carol, Berkoff's Women, Playing Burton, Adolf and Austen's Women, all rank in the most performed solo shows of all time worldwide. Morecambe (2009) became a West End hit and won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment It's 2019 presentation of The Shark Is Broken transferred to The West End, then Toronto and Broadway, picking up another Olivier nomination for Best New Comedy. TTI has also presented some of Edinburgh's hottest imports from overseas including Skin Tight, Krishnan's Dairy, Number 2, Horse Country, Americana Absurdum, Goner, Moscow, The Complete Lost Works of Samuel Becket and I, Claudia.
TTI's success culminated in 2003 in developing one of the biggest Fringe Festival hits of all time, 12 Angry Men, which Masterson famously cast with stand-up comedians. It smashed all EdFringe box office records for theatre and set a trend for 'big shows' at the Fringe. Masterson emulated that succes originating the West End hit One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest with Christian Slater & MacKenzie Crook at the Assembly Rooms in 2004. He then directed The Odd Couple with Bill Bailey and Alan Davies in 2005 which reset the EdFringe box office recor that still stands today.
GMP-TTI is also officially the most highly nominated and awarded non-venue based company at the Edinburgh Fringe over the past 31 years accumulating 10 Scotsman Fringe Firsts, 2 Best of the Firsts, 2 Jack Tinker Spirit of the Fringe, 3 Herald Angels, 3 Best Actor Awards (and 27 further nominations) 1 Stage Best Ensemble Award - among many other lesser accolades.
Internationally, TTI has developed a world-wide reputation particularly in Australia; In 2004, 12 Angry Men, played International Festivals of Adelaide and Perth and New Zealand, was then recast with Australian actors and went on to play Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in 2005 where it won 3 Green Room (Melbourne) Awards and was nominated for 1 Sydney Helpmann Award for Best Play. After presenting work for 6 years in Adelaide, TTI originated "CIT - The Centre For International Theatre" where, between 2009 and 2017 they presented over 40 shows.
GENERAL TOURING: Guy Masterson, his productions, artistes and affiliates, have toured nationally since 1991, and internationally since 1995 to over 100 destinations worldwide including international festivals in Australia (Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane & Melbourne), Georgia (Tbilisi), New Zealand (Wellington, Tarank, Dunedin, Nelson, Hamilton & Auckland), Israel (Jerusalem), Mexico (Puebla), Albania, Armenia, Canada (Toronto & Montreal), Colombia (Bogota), Ireland (Dublin, Belfast, Sligo & Cork), Austria (Vienna), Poland (Lodz & Warsaw), Clovakia (Prague); Other countries visited include, Colombia, Estonia, France, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India (16 cities!), Israel, Italy, Macedonia, Philippines, Singapore, Slovakia, Trinidad, Tobago and USA (LA, Kansas City, NYC, Chicago, Santa Fe, Newport, Boston, Martha's Vineyard and San Francisco)
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AS GUY MASTERSON PRODUCTIONS
1991: THE BOY'S OWN STORYpremiered at Christ's Hospital School in June, and then played the Chelsea Centre Theatre in London, (Nominated: 3 London Fringe Awards: Best Production, Best Actor - Guy Masterson, Best Solo Play)
1992: THE BOY'S OWN STORY toured the UK to Schools and small arts centres before Guy Masterson was cast in CYRANO DE BERGERAC with Robert Lyndsay at the Theatre Royal Haymarket.
1993:, CYRANO contined to July during which Guy embarked on learning the whole of Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas for a preview solo performance in September 93 at Harrow Arts Centre.
1994: Guy Masterson officially premiered UNDER MILK WOOD at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh on February 14th and sold out the week long run. Then returned for his debut EdFringe94 at the Assembly Rooms also presentingPLAYING BURTON with Joshua Richards. Both shows sold out.
1995: Guy Masterson officially launched ANIMAL FARM on January 25th, at the Traverse Theatre and then returned to Assembly Rooms for EdFringe95.
1996: At EdFringe96 GMP presented THE HOUSE OF CORRECTION (WINNER: The Stage Award Best Actress 1996 - Beth Fitzgerald) and both UNDER MILK WOOD & ANIMAL FARM in repertory to great acclaim.
1997: At EdFringe97 GMP presented Beth Fitzgerald in BYE BYE BLACKBIRD (Nominated: The Stage Award, Best Actress 1997) * THE BALLAD OF JIMMY COSTELLO Nominated: The Stage Award, Best Actor '97 (Tim Balme) and LWT Best New Comedy Writing
1998: At EdFringe98 GMP presented 4 shows: his new solo, A SOLDIER'S SONG (Nominated: The Stage Award, Best Actor 1998) * SHYLOCK (Nominated: The Stage Award, Best Actor 1998 - Gareth Armstrong) - HOLLYWOOD SCREAMS TALKIN' TURKEYS * SKIN TIGHT WINNER: The Scotsman Fringe First Award 1998
1999: At EdFringe 99 GMP presented 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
In association with THEATRE TOURS INTERNATIONAL
2000: At EdFringe2000, TTI presented 5 Shows: 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 by Toa Fraser (WINNER: The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2000, Nominated: The Stage Award Best Actress - Madeleine Sami).
2001: At EdFringe2001 TTI Presented 8 shows: Guy Masterson's new solo FERN HILL & OTHER DYLAN THOMAS (WINNER: Stage Award Best Actor 2001 - Guy Masterson), ANIMAL FARM with Lizzie Wort * CASTRADIVA * HIP HARP FANTASIES * IT WAS HENRY FONDA'S FAULT * MOSCOW (WINNER: Scotsman Fringe First Award 2000) * RESOLUTION (Nominated: The Stage Award Best Actor 2001 Pip Utton) * TERRY NEASON'S SLAPS 'N' TICKLES
2002: At EdFringe2002 TTI Presented 10 shows: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, The Scotsman 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 by Hanif Kureishi .OLEANNA commenced a 100+ performance autumn tour.
2003: FERN HILL toured to New Zealand,OLEANNA continued to tour the UK, Both THE COMPLETE LOST WORKS OF SAMUEL BECKETT & HORSE COUNTRY toured the UK and Ireland, then opened at Riverside Theatre in April. At EdFringe2003 TTI Presented 6 shows:12 ANGRY MEN(INNER: 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), THE STORY OF FUNK & RETURN JOURNEY with Bob Kingdom.
2004: 12 ANGRY MEN toured to International Festivals in Perth (Australia) Adelaide and New Zealand. UNDER MILK WOOD resumed touring nationally after a 6 month hiatus. Guy Masterson resurrected ANIMAL FARM for one performance at the EdFringe04 and also directed Rainer Hersch in BORGE AGAIN! to great acclaim. He also originated ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST (starring Christian Slater and Mackenzie Crook) which went on to two West End seasons and a Number One tour of the UK. 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 two Sydney Helpman Award for Best Production & Best Director
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 for EdFringe05 - which became the most successful show in EdFringe History - He also directed SWIFT with Jeffrey Mayhew.
2006: UNDER MILK WOOD made it's debut at the Adelaide Fringe 06, all over Holland with Ruud de Graff and continued touring variously throughout the UK. For EdFringe06, Guy Masterson directed LEVELLAND, Rich Hall's debut play (both as a playwright and an actor) for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Edinburgh. He also directed COOKING WITH PUCCINI with Jeffrey Mayhew, and presented a new production of ANIMAL FARM with Gary Shelford.
2007: UNDER MILK WOOD returned to the Adelaide Fringe 07 together with FERN HILL & OTHER DYLAN THOMAS & ANIMAL FARM (with Gary Shelford). All played to sell-out crowds. EdFringe07 saw us presenting 7 shows including 3 world premieres... ARNOLD WESKER'S THE MISTRESS, FOLLOW ME, (WINNER: Herald Angel Award, Fringereview.com Teapot and The Stage Best Actress Award nomination for Beth Fitzgerald)AN AGE OF ANGELS, ADOLF, Guy Masterson * David Calvitto in AMERICAN POODLE, UNDER MILK WOOD and PLAYING BURTON. All the shows received 5 star reviews, but this year's two runaway critical successes were Follow Me and Playing Burton.
2008: UNDER MILK WOOD returned to the Adelaide Fringe 08 for a 3rd successive season along with FOLLOW ME, and PLAYING BURTON. The shows were all critically successful and cemented the company's reputation at the World's 2nd biggest festival event. At EdFringe08 we presented 6 shows including 3 World Premieres and 2 European Premieres. SCARAMOUCHE JONES was our big success, closely followed by VINCENT which was nominated for Best Solo Performance in the Stage. ABSOLUTION with Owen O'Neill directed by Rachel O'Riordan, was a huge critical, Guy Masterson directed REASONABLE DOUBT, Suzie Miller's (Prima Facie) UK debut. WEIGHTS with Lynn Manning won the FringeReview Teapot and YASSER also received a strong smattering of four and five star reviews. TTI also revived OLEANNA for a limited UK tour with Australian actress Joanne Hartstone playing opposite Guy Masterson.
2009: OLEANNA played very successfully at the Adelaide Fringe 09. Guy Masterson also revived his performance of ANIMAL FARM for 3 Australian performances in Adelaide & Brisbane. EdiFringe09 was another ambitious season presenting 6 shows. MORECAMBE (WINNER: Scotsman Fringe First Award, Herald Angel Award and The Stage Best Solo Performance Nomination) and AUSTEN'S WOMEN were the two runaway sell-outs. Guy Masterson appeared in THE SOCIABLE PLOVER. SCARAMOUCHE JONES with Justin Butcher returned for a gala performance, and Justin also directed two political pieces, THE STATE WE'RE IN and GO TO GAZA, DRINK THE SEA. Morecambe then embarked on a limited National Tour prior to opening in London's West End on December 9th - where it triumphed for 7 weeks.
2010: Saw us create CIT ADELAIDE - The Centre for International Theatre at the Adelaide Fringe 10, were we presented 8 shows: AUSTEN'S WOMEN, BULLY, UNDER MILK WOOD, FERN HILL and WEIGHTS. The season was a terrific success with THE EVENT with David Calvitto winning the Adelaide Fringe Award for Best Performance,SCARAMOUCHE JONES winning a nomination for Best Production.THE SOCIABLE PLOVERwon Most Popular Show in the Sunday Mail. Back in the UK ,AUSTEN'S WOMEN ran for three critically acclaimed weeks at the Leicester Square Theatre, MORECAMBE toured over 200 times throughout the country and WON the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment and a nomination for Best Performance category. It also won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Production, and ITC Award for Best Touring Production. At EdFringe10 we presented 6 shows including World Premieres of I, ELIZABETH, LONG LIVE THE KING and UK Premieres of I CLAUDIA (Nominated:The Stage Best Actress (Kristen Thompson) and A SOLITARY CHOICE. In the autumn,MORECAMBEembarked on an 8 week Number One tour racking up over 280 performances in 18 months. Under Milk Wood, Austen's Women and Fern Hill also played at the inaugural British Invasion Season at The Metropolitan Theatre Ensemble in Kansas City.
2011: Guy Masterson premiered SHYLOCK this time with its originator, Gareth Armstrong, directing him, and then travelled to Adelaide Fringe 11 for the Second Season of CIT which was a huge critical success. Along with Shylock we presented 9 othger shows: I, ELIZABETH, PHOENIX RISING, AMERICAN POODLE, GOERING'S DEFENCE, OLEANNA, ADOLF, THE SIX SIDED MAN, MUSSOLINI, and SMILER. SHYLOCK then played at EdFringe11 and garnered Guy Masterson his fifth nomination for The Stage - Best Solo Performer on his 50th birthday!
2012: Guy Masterson premiered his new show THE HALF by Richard Dormer, directed by David Calvitto, at Adelaide Fringe 11 along with re-mounting Brian Park's scintillating comedy, IMPERIAL FIZZ where CIT presented 11 shows in its 3rd Season.
At EdFringe12 we presented THE HALF and a remount of A SOLDIER'S SONG starring the writer/veteran himself, Ken Lukowiak, both to great aclaim. In the autumn, Guy Masterson took on the role of Oscar in a revival of THE ODD COUPLE in Belfast (which he also directed). SCARAMOUCHE JONES played at the prestigious Puebla International Theatre Festival in Mexico.
2013: Guy Masterson remounted a huge tour of ANIMAL FARM to 60 venues all over the UK, to Adelaide and Sydney.. Guy also toured SHYLOCK through the USA. In July, Guy mounted and directed a 2nd revival of THE ODD COUPLE at the Hawthorne Theatre n Welwyn and followed this at Christmas, with his debut Pantomime, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, which he wrote, directed and played Dame Dotty La Douche!
2014: TTI presented THE EVENT starring Bob Paisley for CIT at the Adelaide Fringe 14 and then 7 shows at EdFringe14 including two world premieres: Guy Masterson's new solo, ANTHEM FOR A DOOMED YOUTH, and BILL CLINTON HERCULES again with Bob Paisley. We also presented IN THE WINDOW with Nuala McKeever, ANIMAL FARM with Tumanishvili Film Actors Theatre of Tbilisi, Georgia (WINNER: The stage Award for Best Ensemble) and SCARAMOUCHE JONES. SHYLOCK played at the Going Solo Festial in India, playing Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
2015: TTI presented SHYLOCK at the Jewish Community Center in Kansas City. Masterson also premieredDYLAN THOMAS: THE MAN, THE MYTH with Hannah Ellis, (Dylan Thomas' granddaughter) and also reprised UNDER MILK WOOD but this time SEMI-SKIMMED (a 60 minute version)!
2016: Guy Masterson toured to Perth & Adelaide Australia with UNDER MILK WOOD. In May, TTI presented BILL CLINTON HERCULES and ABSOLUTION at the Park Theate, London. Then at EdFringe 16 Guy also premiered his autobiographical comedy LOVE & CANINE INTEGRATION together with CHOPPING CHILLIES at Edinburgh. In the Autumn, SHYLOCK & UNDER MILK WOOD toured to international festivals throughout New Zealand
2017: Guy Masterson toured to Perth & Adelaide Fringe 17 with SHYLOCK & BARKING MAD! Then, at EdFringe17 TTI presented Dan Gordon in FRANK CARSON - A REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE and MICHAEL BRANDON - OFF RAMPS. For Christmas 2017, Guy Masterson premiered his new solo, A CHRISTMAS CAROL adapted and directed by Nick Hennegan.
2018: Guy Masterson toured to Perth Fringe and Adelaide 18 with ANTHEM FOR A DOOMED YOUTH. At EdFringe18, its 25th consecutive season, TTI presented THE MARILYN CONSPIRACY, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, HAMLET - HORATIO'S TALE & HENRY - LION OF ENGLAND
2019: At EdFringe19 TTI presented THE SHARK IS BROKEN, GUYS DOLLS & PIES, SHAVING THE DEAD, Romeo & JULIET and P.A.L.S. (with Maverick Theatre Co) The Shark Is Broken became the smash hit of EdFringe19 and was picked up by Sonia Friedman Productions.
2020: Was from March 17th, interruped by COVID 19 so THE SHARK did not transfer to London as intended. EdFringe20 was cancelled, but between lockdowns, Guy Masterson toured 10 'Socially Distanced' performances of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
2021: Was aslo interruped by COVID 19 but there was a Socially Distanced limited version of EdFringe21 where Guy performed UNDER MILK WOOD SEMI-SKIMMED on his 60th Birthday in the Palais Du Variete at Assembly. THE SHARK IS BROKEN finally opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London where it started immediately to sell out. Guy also gave a 20 performance tour of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
2022: THE SHARK IS BROKEN extended for 6 weeks and garnered our third Olivier Award nomination for Best New Comedy. TTI Co-Produced 9 CIRCLES at the Park Theatre, London and then presented this along with a new production of HORSE COUNTRY at EdFringe22. In September, THE SHARK IS BROKEN opened at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto for 8 sellout weeks. From November, Guy Masterson then gave a 40 performance tour of A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
2023: Guy Masterson directed PICASSO: LE MONSTRE SACRE with Peter Tate at the Playground Theatre then went over to Australia to co-direct THE MARVELLOUS ELEPHANT MAN - THE MUSICAL at Adelaide Fringe which won the Adelaide Critic's Circle Award. At EdFringe23, TTI presented 4 shows: PICASSO: LE MONSTRE SACRE, MANIFEST DESTINY'S CHILD with Dennis Trainor Jr, KRAVITZ, COHEN, BERNSTEIN & ME with Deb Filler, and THE DEVIL'S PASSION with Justin Butcher, directed by Guy Masterson. Simultaneously, THE SHARK IS BROKEN then opened at the Golden Theatre on Broadway for 18 weeks. Guy then gave a 34 performance tour of A CHRISTMAS CAROL including selling out 6 performances in Bath Theatre Royal Main House and 14 performances at SoHo Playhouse, Off Broadway.
2024: Guy Masterson had unexpextedly to perform his ANIMAL FARM for a week at Wilton's Music Hall in January and was then invited to give 8 performances at Bath Theatre Royal Main House in June. In July reopened his co-production of THE MARILYN CONSPIRACY at Park Theatre, London to great acclaim. At EdFringe24 TTI presented MAKING MARX with Clara Francesca, and VICTOR\S VICTORIA with Victoria Mature. Guy also sold out one off performances of UNDER MILK WOOD & ANIMAL FARM at the Pentland Theatre (1200 seats). Guy then gave a 25 performance tour of A CHRISTMAS CAROL including selling out 4 performances in Bath Theatre Royal Main House.
2025: Guy finally handed over ANIMAL FARM (SB) to Sam Blythe who opened at the Playground Theatre, London for a week prior to the Adelaide Fringe. Guy then directed a new version of THE SHARK IS BROKEN for North Shore Musical Theatre near Boston for the JAWS 50 Celebrations in Martha's Vineyard, while a 17 week National Tour played the UK and Dublin. At EdFringe25, TTI Presented Sam Blythe in this and METHOD IN MY MADNESS Guy then gave a 28 performance tour of A CHRISTMAS CAROL including selling out 4 perf,ormances in Bath Theatre Royal Main House.
2026: TTI will present 5 shows. including a parody version of his 2003 hit, 11.5 ANRGY MEN by Owen O'Neill featuring 12 Comedians, THE TAO OF LLOYD with Dennis Trainor, CALL ME ELIZABETH with Kayla Boye, LUDWIG: UNFINISHED BUSINESS with Mike Hatchard and the 25th Anniversary Edition of SCARAMOUCHE JONES with Justin Butcher. ANIMAL FARM (SB) will tour the UK in September. Guy Masterson will give also 3 performances of UNDER MILK WOOD Bath Theatre Royal. Then will tour A CHRISTMAS CAROL including 4 performances in Bath Theatre Royal Main House from November.
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