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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#330066" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="222467f1dkblkv.gif"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" michele celeste/"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B> /</B><B> michele celeste/</B><B> </B></div> <div> <B>NEWS</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=25% BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="64" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#BF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#BF0000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>NEWS</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id306.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NEWS ARCHIVE"><U><I><B>NEWS ARCHIVE</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B>*</B></I></div> <div> <B>NEWS</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id61.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PRIZES AWARDS"><U><B>PRIZES & AWARDS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id105.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ENGLISH STAGE PLAYS"><U><B>ENGLISH STAGE PLAYS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ITALIAN STAGE PLAYS"><U><B>ITALIAN STAGE PLAYS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ENGLISH STAGE PLAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE"><U><B>ENGLISH STAGE PLAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id282.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ITALIAN STAGE PLAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE"><U><B>ITALIAN STAGE PLAYS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ENGLISH RADIO PLAYS"><U><B>ENGLISH RADIO PLAYS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id281.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ITALIAN RADIO PLAYS "><U><B>ITALIAN RADIO PLAYS </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id106.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ENGLISH SCREENPLAYS "><U><B>ENGLISH SCREENPLAYS </B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id268.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ITALIAN SCREENPLAYS"><U><B>ITALIAN SCREENPLAYS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id231.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WORKSHOPS READINGS"><U><B>WORKSHOPS &  READINGS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id234.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RESIDENCIES"><U><B>RESIDENCIES</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id284.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ITALIAN FICTION"><U><B>ITALIAN FICTION</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ENGLISH PUBLICATIONS"><U><B>ENGLISH PUBLICATIONS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id110.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ITALIAN PUBLICATIONS"><U><B>ITALIAN PUBLICATIONS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id77.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="C V"><U><B>C  V</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BIOGRAPHY"><U><B>BIOGRAPHY</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id313.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LIST OF WORKS elenco delle opere"><U><B>LIST OF WORKS elenco delle opere</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id108.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LINKS"><U><B>LINKS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id237.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CONTACTS"><U><B>CONTACTS</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div>  <img src="HTMLobj-1035/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="468" height="60">  </div> <bR> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="476" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#BF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#BF0000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 109 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>NEWS LIST </B></I><I> </I></div> <div> <I>(info about each news item further down the page)</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#news___scopa___production" TITLE="NEWS"><U><I>NEWS - SCOPA - PRODUCTION</I></U></A><I> - POSTED jUNE 2003</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="news___scopa___production"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>NEWS - SCOPA - PRODUCTION</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="482" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 100 WIDTH="478"><div> <B>LUNCHBOX</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Have a free coffee or tea on us! Bring your lunch with you or buy a sandwich at the bar before the performance.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="559" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 76 WIDTH="555"><div> <B>Scopa</B></div> <div> By <B>Michele Celeste</B> </div> <div> Directed by <B>Michael Toumey</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 95 WIDTH="555"><div> Buried deep underground in the depths of a hospital, two Italian cleaners play the card game, <I>Scopa</I>, gambling for tea and reminiscing of home. When suddenly forbidden to play by management, they embark on a journey to challenge the hospitals bureaucracy in a fight to the finish.</div> <div> <I><B>A funny and poignant tale of love, friendship, hope and longing. </B></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="561" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> <B>Performance Dates</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="370"><div> 10 – 25 July 2003</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="184"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="38" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="184" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="370"><div> Tues - Fri 1.00pm </div> <div> Running Time 50 min</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="184"><div> <B>Ticket Prices</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="370"><div> £5.00 (£4.00 concessions)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 30 WIDTH="184"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="30" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="184" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="370"><div> <I>Employees of Reuters and KPMG receive £1 off the ticket price on presentation of ID</I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The Bridewell Theatre, Bride Lane (Off Fleet St) </B></div> <div> <B>London EC4Y 8EQ</B></div> <div> <B>Tube</B></div> <div> <B>Blackfriars</B> (District, Circle) </div> <div> <B>St Paul's </B>(Central)</div> <div> <B>Bus</B></div> <div> <B>Fleet Street</B> (4, 11, 15, 23, 26, 76, 172)</div> <div> <B>New Bridge Street</B> (45, 63, 100)</div> <div> <B>Rail</B></div> <div> <B>City Thameslink </B></div> <div> <B>Blackfriars</B></div> <div> <B>Parking</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#330066" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Located around Fleet Street after 6:30pm</B></div> <div> <B>Box Office 020 7936 3456</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330066" FACE="Rockwell" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="230" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>Go to the production  </B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 26 ><NOBR><div> <I><B>Vai alla  messa in scena</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="218"><bR> <div> <A HREF="id304.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scopa"><U><I><B>SCOPA!</B></I></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="473" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#BF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#BF0000" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#330066 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 173 WIDTH="207"><div> <B> </B><B>Do you know of stage and radio productions, tv and film showings or any other event featuring Michele's works anywhere in the world? </B></div> <div> <B>Please let us know the details and they'll be listed on this page.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="255"><div> <B> Avete notizie di produzioni per il teatro e la radio, di spettacoli televisivi e di film o di qualsiasi altro evento che propone opere di Michele in qualsiasi parte del mondo? </B></div> <div> <B>Vi preghiamo di comunicarci i dettagli e saranno elencati su questa pagina</B><B>.</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="176" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id306.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NEWS ARCHIVE"><U><I><B>NEWS ARCHIVE</B></I></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id306.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NEWS ARCHIVE"><U><I><B>ARCHIVIO NOTIZIE</B></I></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>===</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>