In the
Old Trout version of the tale, echoing Carlo Collodi's dark 19th-century text, Pinocchio killed the wise-cricket character with a hammer.
Death for dummies
If it's true that "you are what you eat" then Gillian's eaten an awful lot of
old trout and lizards in her time, but in his book The F-Plan, Holmes reveals he's eaten nothing but margarine and whipped cream in the past 10 years.
Resolved to do without a resolution; SIX in the City
Calgary's
Old Trout Puppet Workshop, for example, was at New York's Under the Radar festival, presenting its Famous Puppet Death Scenes.
Puppet nation: puppetry, masks and live animated artistry thrive in Calgary, culminating in a one-of-a-kind festival
In "Famous Puppet Death Scenes," Canadian troupe the
Old Trout Puppet Workshop stages the last moments of 23 fictional plays.
Unique plays on life, death fly in Under the Radar
THAT Gwyneth Paltrow really is a stuffy
old trout, isn't she?
Lucy Sweet: Apple won't stay sweet for ever
The fishing trip always seems to coincide with our wedding anniversary as well - the excuse is always that he's been up in some hill loch where there were no shops and the gag of handing me a trout (for 'the
old trout') has worn rather thin.
Elaine C. Smith: Trout in the cold; Hubby's off fishing.. but I'm far from hooked
For eight years in the On The Waterfront festival, we would present artists such as Theatre Smith-Gilmour, One Yellow Rabbit, and The
Old Trout Puppet Workshop for audiences of fifty or sixty people per night.
Opening words
So don't mullet over, stop floundering around-get your skates on and, however kippered you feel, load the
old trout into the Saab turbo(t) and perch it outside.
Alastair Down on Friday: Smoking out the finest tastes in Newmarket
And that's true literally as well as figuratively, as any oldster like me knows when forced to do Facetime, or, god help us, Skype (not to mention being caught in a shaft of unforgiving daylight or walking past a mirror and wondering who the jowly
old trout is - oh, yes, that'll be me).
OPINION
Now in its fourth year, the programme is brimming over with award-winning international comedy acts, local folk humorists, pop-up shows, funny films and fringe performances including Tin Shed Theatre Co's Launchpad, German stand-up star Henning Wehn, a comedy gala featuring comics such as Pete Firman and Sara Pascoe, Comedy Film Binge, The
Old Trout Puppet Theatre, Gwerthu Allan Welsh Stand-up, Comedy Club For Kids and much more.
Port to cause a comedy storm; Newport's comedy festival Comedy Port returns this year, promising laughs aplenty. Festival officer Paul Chambers tells DAVE OWENS what's in store
And that's the sight of
old trout Gail Platt approaching and cackling that she's going to be a grannie again.
But who's the daddy? We love SOAPS; Just as David is about to confess to his evil deeds, wife Kylie gives birth to a baby girl
Some highlights of the festival this year include Ignorance, by Calgary's own avant-garde puppeteers, the
Old Trout Puppet Workshop (featured on this issue's cover).
Calgary in June: a stampede of new writing
I knew I was the subject of hilarious exchanges by the frequent repetition of "the
old trout" or occasionally the slightly more affectionate "the poor
old trout" - as in "the poor
old trout has got the sniffles".
D av i d Charters
OLD Trout Pout is back with a very personal look at cosmetic surgery and its dangers.
TV guide: COMING UP
This woman could make Kate Moss feel like an ugly
old trout. She has as much sensitivity as a worn-out boot.
Ten sneers younger