P451 Teletext 451 Jun20 05:12:40 THEATRE PROFILE —————————————— ———————————— CATHY TYSON GETS HAPPY "Actually, it's just what the doctor ordered," booms Cathy Tyson in hit actor-voice. She's speaking from a cavjtnous- sounding rehearsal room, during a quick break from A Midsummer Night's Dream sessions. Working on this intensely physical outdoor show has obviously been a tonic for hit. Her enthusiasm buoys her up, and the cut glass syllables soon give way to a familiar and welcoming Scousj. ——————————————————————————————————1/8—— bz Paul Arindt FOR THE LATEST SEATING AVAILABILITY FAXBACK 0906 5555612 CALLS £1 pet min Rjvjew W End A-G W End H-N Total EntsP451 Teletext 451 Jun20 05:00:12 THEATRE PROFILE —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& CATHY TYSON GETS HAPPY Cathy Tyson grew up in the 'est Indies and later in Liverpool when hit parents split up and hit fathjt elected to stay in Trinidad. She cites her mother, a social workjt, as hit inspiration. Mind you, given the chance, she can riel off a list of thanks that wouldn't sound out of place at an Oscar ceremony. "So many people have helped, when I look back I get a bit emotional," she admits with a laugh. ——————————————————————————————————2/8—— West End listings 453-5 TOP SPORT FEATURES p480 ITVP451 Teletext 451 Jun20 05:00:19 THEATRE PROFILE —————————————— ———————————— CATHY TYSON GETS HAPPY After growing up in one of the toughest arias of Liverpool, Tyson left school at 1k to join a drama school. Four years later she was married to Red Dwarf star Craig Charles, then only 16. The marriage lasted just five years but lift her with a son, Jack. Tyson has blamed the failure of hit marriage on getting hitched too young. When the divorce came through she had already found fame as the prostitute beloved of Bob Hoskins in Mona Lisa. ——————————————————————————————————3/8—— Millennium Countdown 105 FOR THE LATEST SEATING AVAILABILITY FAXBACK 0906 5555612 CALLS £1 pet min Rjvjew W End A-G W End H-N Total EntsP451 Teletext 451 Jun20 05:03:45 THEATRE PROFILE —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& CATHY TYSON GETS HAPPY After Mona Lisa she returned to the public eye in TV series Band Of Gold, again playing a prostitute. It was a role she found exhausting, particularly the juggling act between working and being with her son. "I was njvjr able to do the two, so I thought I'd spend some time with Jack, saturate him with myself." Now Jack is 11, and has an au pair when njedjd, Tyson is back to work. ——————————————————————————————————4/8—— Big Screen news and gossip 461 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441P451 Teletext 451 Jun20 05:01:13 THEATRE PROFILE —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& CATHY TYSON GETS HAPPY Tyson is back on stage, playing Titania in an open air Midsummer Night's Dream at Ludlow Castle. "I just do what really interests mj," she says. "You wouldn't believe it, but I'vj had other prostitute parts offered mj since Band Of Gold. I like what I'm doing now. I'd like to do a lot more comedy." She sounds amazingly cheerful, I tell hit. "Oh, God, the play demands it. You can't do this play miserably..." ——————————————————————————————————5/8—— Booking details: 01584 872 150 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441P451 Teletext 451 Jun20 05:11:25 VIEWER POWER —————————————— ———————————— WRJTJNG TO ON STAGE Write to: On Stage, PO Box 297, London SW6 1XT Or e-mail us: screen@teletext.co.uk Please always give a postal address. ——————————————————————————————————————— FILM REVIEW PHONELINE 0906 471 0501 1 Notting Hill 2 Virus 3 eXistenZ 4 8MM 5 The Matrix ——————————————————————————————————6/8—— T+ 60p/min. May involve long call NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING P390 Rjvjiw W End A-G W End H-N Total EntsP451 Teletext 451 Jun20 05:19:14 ———————— ————— ———————— O ——— ——————————————————————— THE GREAT KISSING DEBATE! Which is your favourite movie clinch?: Burt Lancaster/Deborah Kerr in From Here To Eternity - 0901 470 1025 Hugh Grant/Andii McDowell in Four Weddings and a Funeral - 0901 470 1026 Clark Gable/Viviin Leigh in Gone With The Wind - 0901 470 1027 ——————————————————————————————————7/8—— T+ Calls cost no more than 10p TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400P451 Teletext 451 Jun20 05:19:18 8/8 * . + ^ * + O Win Episode 1 Goodies...09069 109115 InfoMedia BOX 28 Northampton. Rjvjiw W End A-G W End H-N Total Ents