11 AND A HALF ANGRY MEN to Have World Premiere at Edinburgh Fringe
Guy Masterson directs Joe Pasquale, Stephen K Amos & more at Pleasance EICC Pentland Theatre.
Ed Fringe 2003's legendary comedian-packed 12 Angry Men is now hilariously spoofed as ‘11 ½ Angry Men' makes its worldwide premiere at the Pleasance EICC Pentland Theatre for 17 performances from 5th – 22nd August. Written by Owen O'Neill and directed and produced by Olivier award winner Guy Masterson, and featuring Katy Tuxford's original innovative designs from 2003.
‘11 ½ Angry Men' features a star-studded line up featuring Joe Pasquale, Spencer Jones, Andrew Maxwell, Stephen K Amos, Terry Alderton, Mark Maier, Glenn Wool, JJ Whitehead alongside four from the original cast - Ian Coppinger, Phil Nichol, David Calvitto and Owen O'Neill.
It's the hottest day of the year, a storm is brewing, and 11½ very angry men attempt to decide the fate of a boy accused of a heinous murder in 1950's New York City – when the world was ruled by furious white men... unlike today! The jurors would like to do the right thing and the evidence against the boy stinks, but they all have places to go and far more important issues on their minds. Will a lethal German sausage save him? Or send him sizzling to the electric chair? Needing a unanimous verdict, will they still find their way to a swift conviction?
In 2001, Comedian/Poet Owen O'Neill and producer/director Guy Masterson canvassed comedians in the Assembly Club Bar to be part of a unique EdFringe revival of the classic ‘12 Angry Men'. The response was unanimous. They could have cast it 3 times over with a Who's Who of comedy. It took two years to put together but the result is now legendary: Sharpened pencils soon sheathed, the critics unanimously praised the production, and it became the hottest ticket in town. It went on to tour Australia and New Zealand.
23 years on, several cast members have gone on to huge acclaim: Bill Bailey won Strictly and now fills arenas; Phil Nichol won the Edinburgh Comedy Award and West End acclaim in There's Something About Jamie; Dave Johns became ‘a fillum star' in I Daniel Blake; and Guy Masterson won an Olivier for Morcambe and West End & Broadway triumph with The Shark Is Broken.
In true EdFringe spirit, working as a pure cooperative to enable to show to be mounted, they are relying entirely on box office success to receive even a penny for their efforts, and most of the company will also be playing in their own shows in order to afford the risk!
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