| Twelfth Night
Gareth Thomas played Sir Toby Belch in a production of 'Twelfth
Night' at the Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh (near Edinburgh) from 27 January
to 12 February 2000.
Review from The Scotsman (This is their picture)
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| Equus
Gareth Thomas appeared in Equus at Salisbury Playhouse from 24th March
to 8th April. He played the psychiatrist.
Review By Judith
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| The Strangerers
Sky 1 screened 'The Strangerers', the wacky new SF/comedy series by
Rob Grant for 10 weeks from 15th February 2000 (8.30pm) Gareth is a police officer
in eppisode 1 and Paul Darrow is in 7 or 8 episodes after that, playing Mr Seedy.
Sheelagh Wells also did makeup (She did makeup for much of B7).
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| Soldiers of Love - Planet of Death
Soldiers Of Love Gareth, Jan Chappell and Michael Keating are in this episode,
Gareth plays The Editor, `Nermal Hammond'. Also Information about Soldiers of Love. Judith sells these CDs.
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| Randall & Hopkirk, (deceased) Gareth Thomas appeared as Dickie Bechard, the landlord of a country pub, in episode 6 'A Man of Substance' of the remake TV series 'Randall & Hopkirk, deceased' starring Reeves & Mortimer. |
| Legal Man
Gareth Thomas did recording work on a video single 'Legal
Man' for the band Belle and Sebastian, appearing with "two belly dancers, a
couple of transvestites, two 'dandies', and a girl with a python" in a set
based on Soho gentlemen's club circa 1967.
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| Fab Cafe Gareth appeared at Manchester's Fab Cafe on Tues 9th May for 'An Audience With Gareth Thomas' starting at 8.00. He's been there before and is a popular guest. |
| The Actor Speaks
Gareth Thomas is the focus in the pilot of MJTV's new range of CDs called
'The Actor Speaks' Each CD will focus on a particular actor and aims to
highlight their diverse talents and abilities. It also aims to explore areas of
the character that actor is well-known for playing. It will not retread areas
that other CDs, tapes or videos have previously done. The Actor Speaks - Volume 1 - Gareth Thomas
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| Tenth Planet Gareth was at a signing of The Actor Speaks at Tenth Planet, 36 Vicarage Shopping Centre, Barking, Essex. From 1:00 to 4:00 |
| Hamlet
Gareth in October 99 played Claudius in a schools educational video of "Hamlet".
It is being made by Cromwell Films,
who were also involved with Merlin the Magic begins. Part of this was shot at Peebles
(there is a castle there). Most of
the filming took place at the same time as Gareth was appearing in The
Clearing in Glasgow. This was released in September 2000.
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| A Midsummer Night's Dream Gareth Thomas played Oberon/Theseus in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' from 8th September until 21st October at the Nottingham Playhouse and then also a major role in 'Dear Brutus' by J.M. Barrie, which opens 29th September for one week, then the two plays are where in rep until 21st October. On 7th, 14th and 21st of October both plays were acted. Reviews:
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| A Midsummer Night's Dream Gareth Thomas played Oberon/Theseus in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' from 8th September until 21st October at the Nottingham Playhouse and then also a major role in 'Dear Brutus' by J.M. Barrie, which opens 29th September for one week, then the two plays are where in rep until 21st October. On 7th, 14th and 21st of October both plays were acted. Reviews:
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| I Love the 70's
Clips of Blake's 7 and interviews with Gareth, Paul and Jaqueline.
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The item lasted about 3/4 mins. The Blakes 7 theme accompanied the report. Gareth thomas was interviewed, basically saying he was having a good time and amazed at the longevity of Blakes 7, then pulling faces through the back of a stacking chair! Judith, zine in hand, was singing (very well I might add) a filk song. The dealers room, a sweeping shot of the attendee's in the main hall and the presenter (Ron Bendall) wondering if he would eventually be a cult TV figure concluded the piece.
| Storm Warning
Written by Alan Barnes (editor of Doctor
Who Magazine), directed by Gary Russell. Paul McGann returns to Doctor Who
in the first of four stories as the Eighth Doctor; also introducing India
Fisher as Charlotte "Charley" Pollard and guest starring Gareth Thomas
("Blake's 7") as Lord Tamworth.
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| Baddiel's Syndrome
Gareth was in three episodes of Baddiel's Syndrome which is broadcast
on Sky. He was in the episode "Dead Grandma" on Jan 21st and "Dream Home" on 19th March,
and "Religious Uncertainity" on 9th April. He played Colin - David Baddiel's Welsh father. This was a joke within the series, as Baddiel is Jewish. However, I am told the joke has a basis in real life and Gareth actually bears a passing resemblence to David's father.
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Sixfoothigh films decided in June '02 not to do a full scale release of the film. (a small number of private viewing copies were sold to individuals).
The film was written, directed and produced by Mark Thompson, but it was financed by sixfoothight films and they own the rights to it.
Gareth appears for about an hour in as the suspicious 'Inspector Sabworth' and has a large amount to do for the following hour. Other actors included Peter Miles, Debbie Watling, Anna Karen and Mark Thompson (as a posh documentary presenter!)
| Redemption
Gareth was at Redemption '01
from 23rd to 25th February 2001.
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| Eclectic 21
Gareth Thomas and Jaqueline Pearce was at Eclectic 21. 25th to 27th May 2001. Photo (c) Simon Marsh. There are other photos at Eclecti's website.
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Although the episode was actually broadcast on Wednesday, the Radio Times entry is on Friday because they list all the guest actors in a soap in a single entry at the end of the week.
| Moving Objects
Gareth at the Edinburgh Fastival.
Gareth appeared in 'Moving Objects', a play written for him by Mark D.
Thompson (who directed him in 'Hamlet' and 'Twelfth Night' at the Brunton
theatre). Gareth plays Joseph Leibovitch, an East European refugee from the
Holocaust, now working as a pawnbroker. The play ran from 10 - 24 August at
the Brunton Theatre, Musselborough, near Edinburgh. In an interview with Jackie McGlone, David Mark Thompson (writer and director of the play) said: "The new play was written with Thomas in mind. "I am not one of those young (well youngish) directors who think older actors come from another planet. I love working with him -- we push each other -- or an actor like Michael Mackenzie. They bring immense craft and guile to their work."
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This is directed by Joanna Read, who directed Equus at the same theatre in March 2000.
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Review by Judith Proctor
Review by Dee Adcock of the Salisbury Journal
Review by Lyn Gardner of The Guardian
Review from "This is Wiltshire"
Review by Stephen Giles of The Stage
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Without Tears
Gareth played M Maingot in Terence Rattigan's 'French Without
Tears' at the Northcott Theatre, Exeter from 07/23 February 2002.
"I'm afraid my part's 95% in French," he says... (he's teaching 3
young English lads to speak French..). The photo of Maingot is credited to Alan Winn and copyright Northcott Theatre Company 2002. | 
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11 April/11 May 02 - Nuffield Theatre, Southampton.
13/18 May 02 - The Malvern Theatre, Malvern.
20/25 May 02 - New Victoria Theatre, Woking.
27 May/01 June 02 - Theatre Royal, Bath.
03/08 June in Cambridge.
There is a review at The Stage.
"John talks to the biggest showbiz stars every week with more big names on the way. This week it's the turn of the TV stars. Guests include Gareth Thomas (Blake from Blake's 7), Angela Lonsdale (Emma Watts in Coronation Street) and Bruce Johns who plays Les Battersby."
He said the play was "great fun" and that the production was "very good." He was also pleased that he wasn't the oldest member of the cast as he had been in 'FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS'. He thought that his character Cherbutykin was a little bit like Chekhov himself; Cherbutykin is an observer, although he doesn't comment much. Gareth said the play was "not quite nihilistic but close to it," and that Chekhov was "wonderful stuff."
| The Playboy of the Western World
Gareth played Michael James Flaherty - a fat, jolly publican
in 'The Playboy of the Western World' by J M Synge at the Royal
Lyceum, Edinburgh from 07/28 September 2002.
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| Boys Will Be Boys
Gareth plays "Gus" in Boys will be Boys. A new play written, directed by and
starring Simon Williams. It opens at The Mill, Sonning, Berkshire on
24th June until 2nd August. It then runs from August 4th to 9th at
the Theatre Royal Windsor. Play: Romantic fiction, written by a woman for women is what the female species want to read. That's what publishers think! So the very masculine Lenny has been masquerading for a long time as Myrtle Banbury, the queen of romantic novels. But now he has had enough of the fame, the lies, the lipstick, the wig - to say nothing of the high heels. To complicate matters he has fallen desperately in love. He decides to 'kill off' his auntie Myrtle. But Lenny has reckoned without the notorious journalist, Letitia Butters who really believes Lenny has murdered his aunt. Lovelorn and miserably hoist on his own petard, Lenny improvises a hasty reincarnation for Myrtle. During the frantic séance that follows Lenny makes sure that his cross-dressing alter ego will never again come back to haunt him.
Review from Henley-on-Thames Leisure
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It has twice been shown at the BFI - National Film Theatre - on 21 Jul 1992 and 19 Oct 2000.