A Very Private Diary... Revisited

Award-winning screen and theatre star Victor Spinetti has appeared in over thirty films including three with The Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Help! and Magical Mystery Tour, as well as co-writing a play, In his Own Write with John Lennon which appeared at the National Theatre in 1968.

In this one-man show, Victor unlocks his very private diary of an extrodinary life in show business. He tells stories about: The Beatles, Peter Sellers, Sean Connery, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Salvador Dali, Marlene Dietrich, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Mick Jagger, Franco Zeffirelli, Laurence Olivier, Joan Littlewood, Brendan Behan, Richard Attenborough, Keith Richards, David Merrick, Princess Margaret and many more (if that's possible!).

This sensational and hilarious evening of comedy, gossip and revelations has enjoyed sell-out success in the West End, Edinburgh Festival and on tour world-wide.

Directed by legendary theatre director and broadcaster Ned Sherrin; A Very Private Diary...Revisited! was the last production that Ned worked on and one of his favourite shows. This 2008 revisited production is dedicated to him and coincides with the release of Victor's biography Up Front this autumn in paperback.

Tour Dates

September 2008

• 9th - Inverness - Eden Court Theatre (01463 234234)
• 10th - Inverness - Eden Court Theatre (01463 234234)
• 17th - Guildford - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (01483 440000)
• 18th - Guildford - Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (01483 440000)
• 20th - Taunton - Brewhouse Theatre (01823 283244)
• 25th - Lancaster - Grand Theatre (01524 64695)
• 27th - Selby - Town Hall (01757 213758)
• 29th - Hemel Hempstead - Old Town Hall (01442 228091)

October 2008

1. 2nd - Chesham - Elgiva Theatre (01494 582900)
2. 3rd - Bury St. Edmunds - Theatre Royal (01284 769505)
3. 4th - Bury St. Edmunds - Theatre Royal (01284 769505)
4. 6th - London - Bloomsbury Theatre (020 7388 8822)
5. 7th - London - Bloomsbury Theatre (020 7388 8822)
6. 11th - Richmond - Georgian Theatre Royal (01748 825252)
7. 14th - Harrogate - Harrogate Theatre (01423 502116)
8. 17th - Malvern - Malvern Theatre (01684 892277)
9. 21st - South Shields - Customs House (01914 541234)
10. 24th - Oxford - Playhouse (01865 305305)
11. 26th - Telford - Oakengate Theatre (01952 382382)

November 2008

1. 1st - Aberdare - The Coliseum (01685 881188)
2. 2nd - Cardiff - New Theatre (029 2087 8889)
3. 3rd - Swansea - Grand Theatre (01792 475715)
4. 4th - Swansea - Grand Theatre (01792 475715)
5. 7th - King's Lynne - Art Centre (01553 764864)
6. 8th - Basingstoke - Haymarket Theatre (01256 844244)
7. 9th - Eastbourne - Devonshire Park Theatre (01323 412000)
8. 12th - Fareham - Ashcroft Arts Centre (01329 223100)
9. 13th - New Milton - Forest Arts Centre (01425 612393)
10. 15th - Great Torrington - Plough Arts Centre (0180 5624624)
11. 18th - Blackwood - Miner's Institute (01495 227206)
12. 21st - Scarborough - Stephen Joseph Theatre (01723 370541)
13. 23rd - Bowness - The Old Laundry Theatre (01539 488444)
14. 28th - Newbury - Corn Exchange (01635 522733)

December 2008

1. 5th - Milford Haven - Torch Theatre (01646 695267)
2. 6th - Milford Haven - Torch Theatre (01646 695267)
3. 12th - Norwich - Playhouse (01603 598598)
4. 13th - Norwich - Playhouse (01603 598598)
5. 20th - Abervale - Beaufort Theatre (01495 355800)

January 2009

1. 5th - New York City - Bruno Walter Theatre, Lincoln Centre
2. 8th - New York City - Bruno Walter Theatre, Lincoln Centre
3. 10th - New York City - Bruno Walter Theatre, Lincoln Centre

Victor Spinetti - Up Front

Described by Sir Paul McCartney as 'the man who makes clouds disappear', Victor Spinetti is one of Britain's best-loved and most outrageous performers.

He became known to the Sixties generation through his comedic roles in the landmark Beatles films and the now classic Return of the Pink Panther, starring Peter Sellers, and his remarkable wit and versatility have earned him fresh popularity with every generation since.

A veteran stage actor, writer and director, Spinetti gives us an irresistible account of his own life, from his Welsh-Italian upbringing to his role as one of the few trusted friends of the Beatles - they insisted he was in every film they made - through to his recent portrayal of Einstein in London's West End.

Highlights include his 1964 Tony award for his Sergeant Major in Joan Littlewood's Oh What a Lovely War!, working with Laurence Olivier, and close encounters with Marlene Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Spinetti's charismatic personality and his fabulous ability to entertain, spanning over forty years and forty films, combine to make this a book of exquisite charm, joy and irreverence.

Buy Victor Spinetti Up Front...: His Strictly Confidential Autobiography now!

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