| August 17th, 2004 06:57 AM |
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The Scotsman
Tue 17 Aug 2004
Jagger set to appear in comedian's Fringe play
TIM CORNWELL
THE comedian Owen O’Neill wrote his play Finding Mick Jagger on the subject of one man’s obsession with the Rolling Stones singer.
And Mr O’Neill ended up finding Sir Mick Jagger himself and enlisting his help. The rock icon is to make a cameo performance at the Traverse Theatre - in a recording made exclusively for the show.
The play, which opens with a preview on 17 August, is one of several centred on celebrities at this year’s Fringe. But persuading Jagger to make a personal appearance at a pivotal point in the play is a major coup for the Irish comedian and writer.
Mr O’Neill, also appearing at the Fringe in the cast of One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, has done seven shows at the Fringe. He was nominated for the Perrier award in 1994 and won the Edinburgh Critics Award for best comedy in 1997.
The play’s plot is centred on a 50-year-old man whose all- consuming obsession for the Stones and Jagger drives his wife to walk out on him. Pleading with her not to leave him, he comes up with a plan: to find the singer and persuade him to retire. Mr O'Neill plays the central character while the Irish actress Pauline Goldsmith, star of last year’s Fringe hit Shouting from the Scaffold, plays his wife.
After a chance meeting with a man who played on a Stones tour, Mr O'Neill met Jagger at his London studio. The singer asked to review the script, and later agreed to make a video recording.
"I explained about the play and he was intrigued. He asked me some very intelligent questions," Mr O'Neill said.
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| August 17th, 2004 07:08 AM |
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| Gazza |
That sounds like it could be pretty good. Owen O'Neill's a very funny guy |
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