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- Gerda’s new play, for stage, Federer Versus Murray, which she directed at Oran Mor, in Glasgow last May, ran again this year on the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe, to great acclaim, produced by Assembly, and directed by the playwright herself, who also performed in it this time, with Dave Anderson. Federer Versus Murray was runner up for the Scottish Arts Club & EdinburghGuide.com BEST SCOTTISH CONTRIBUTION TO DRAMA ON THE EDINBURGH FRINGE, 2011.
- The script of Federer Versus Murraywill be published in March, 2012, by the prestigious New York based literary magazine SALMAGUNDI.
- Gerda has been nominated by the international Committee of the League of Professional Theatre Women (New York) for the 2011 Rosamond Gilder/Martha Coigney International Award.
- Watch out for a rare screening of Margaret Tait’s feature film BLUE BLACK PERMANENT: Glasgow Women’s Library is presenting at the CCA the above film in which Gerda gave her Bafta Award-winning performance. Friday 14th October, 2011, at 3.30pm.
- Look out for Gerda's new short story, published in the February issue of Dumfries and Galloway’s fine literary magazine Southlight. This story is called SKELETON WUMMAN, and is a contemporary Scots retelling of an old Inuit folk tale.
- And look out for a new anthology of poetry and song, entitled A Rose Loupt Oot commemorating the 40th anniversary of the famous Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in of the early ‘70s. Gerda is one of the contributors, along with work by Jackie Kay, Edwin Morgan, Aonghas MacNeacail, Donna Franceschild, Dick Gaughan and many others. This anthology, edited by David Betteridge, is published in May 2011 by Smokestack Books, based in Middlesbrough.
- CURRENTLY BEING BROADCAST!!! Another series of the hugely popular PAUL TEMPLE MYSTERIES – A Case for Paul Temple, starring Crawford Logan as Paul, and Gerda as his wife Steve. Weekly, BBC Radio 4, Wednesdays at 11.30am: http://www.bbc.co.uk/search/?q=A%20Case%20for%20Paul%20Temple
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Gerda’s new radio play The Apple Tree will be broadcast on Thursday 9th June, @ 2.15 - 3pm, (Afternoon Play), BBC Radio 4, starring Juliet Stevenson and Iain MacRae.
directed by Bruce Young
More information can be found on the following link (scroll down when you get to the page)
The Apple Tree has also been selected as BBC Radio's PLAY OF THE WEEK PODCAST, which means you will be able to download it and keep it! - Gerda and Patsy Seddon will join Scotland’s Makar, Liz Lochhead at the Dumfries and Galloway Arts Festival, Theatre Royal Dumfries, on Saturday 21st May, 7.30pm. Gerda and Patsy will be singing a range of songs, including some of Gerda’s own.
- Gerda will be heard reading with her old friend the late great Tom Fleming, on BBC Radio Scotland's Book Cafe, 14th February, St. Valentine's Day, 1.15pm.
The readings are from Alexander Carmichael's translations of the exquisitely beautiful Pagan/Christian poetry, Carmina Gadelica, which he collected in the Western Isles.
This reading will take up the last 15 minutes of the Book Cafe, which is presented by Clare English. - Gerda’s two-part drama on the theme of prostitution will be broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland this Spring. The overall title is SECRETS. Part 1, The Punter's Tale, will be broadcast on Monday 28th February, @ 2.05pm. Part 2, The Escort's Tale, will be broadcast on Monday 7th March, also @ 2.05pm. Gerda will be acting in Part 1, playing the part of Cara. The director/producer is Bruce Young, Head of Radio Drama, BBC Scotland.
- Gerda is currently writing an Afternoon Play called The Apple Tree for BBC Radio 4. This will be broadcast in June – details to follow.
- Gerda’s new play, for stage, Federer Versus Murray, which she directed at Oran Mor, in Glasgow last May, was shortlisted for the London Festival Fringe Theatre Writing Award, 2010.
- Look out for Gerda's new short story to be published this February in Dumfries and Galloway’s fine literary magazine Southlight. This story is called SKELETON WUMMAN, and is a contemporary Scots retelling of an old Inuit folk tale.
- Also, look out this Spring for a new anthology of poetry and song, which will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the famous Upper Clyde Shipbuilders work-in. Gerda is one of the contributors. This anthology will be published by Smokestack Books, based in Middlesbrough.
- Communicado News: our production of The Government Inspector, directed by Artistic Director, Gerry Mugrew, will be on again at Perth Theatre in March. Gerda will be reprising her performance as the Government Inspector’s wife. This production was nominated for the 2010 CATS awards in 4 categories - Best Production, Best Ensemble, Best Actor (John Bett), and Best Music (Aly MacRae), and the fabulously talented Aly MacRae won the Best Music category for his score: www.communicadotheatre.co.uk
- Gerda is currently writing her own songs, and will be singing some of them at an evening with the Pentlands Writers’ Group, who will be launching the latest anthology of their writing in Carlops Village Hall on Friday 4th February, 7.30pm.
