Oh Miriam!: Stories from an Extraordinary Life

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Reliably outrageous and always entertaining, join Miriam, in conversation, for a riotous evening as full of life and surprises as the actress herself. Irrepressible . . . A life-enhancing rollercoaster of a ride . . . this book is like Margolyes herself – outspoken, ebullient and unexpectedly wise’EMMA LEE-POTTER, Daily Express BAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkeyto the Cadbury’s Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from LadyWhiteadderto Professor Sprout, Miriam is one of the most recognisable actresses working today.

From being escorted off the Today programme (for saying what we were all thinking) to declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave; from Tales of the Unexpected to Graham Norton’s sofa, she is our most loved and most outspoken national treasure – and Oh Miriam! takes you both inside her head and her heart. Join us on an unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes, live on stageto mark the launch of her new book.

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My new book is called OH MIRIAM! -- something that has been said to me a lot over the years (often in tones of strong disapproval) and it contains lots more revelations and stories and discoveries and I can’t wait to share it with you all”.

Miriam MargolyesBAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkeyto the Cadbury’s Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from LadyWhiteadderto Professor Sprout, Miriam is one of the most recognisable actresses working today.From being escorted off the Today programme (for saying what we were all thinking) to declaring her love to Vanessa Redgrave; from Tales of the Unexpected to Graham Norton’s sofa, she is our most loved and most outspoken national treasure – and Oh Miriam! takes you both inside her head and her heart.It was good to be prepared, but nothing could have prepared me for one recollection of a sordid encounter at the opera. Quite simply, she has no filter and there were many targets for her vitriol, mainly the Conservative Party. I'll give you a spoiler, she's not a fan, and she has a special four-letter word to prove it.

Our naughtiest national treasure . . . famously filthy, funny and phlegmatic . . . Oh Miriam! is Margolyes's manifesto for a fulfilled life . . . She loves to tell it straight. And the older she gets, the straighter she tells it' SIMON HATTENSTONE, Guardian Oh Miriam! has been such a constant refrain in my life, said in all kinds of tones - laughs, surprised gasps and orgasmic sighs (I'm hoping for all those from you as you read on!) - that it had to be the title of this book. And with a castlist that stretches from Churchill to di Caprio, Dahl to Dietrich, Princess Margaret to Maggie Smith, I've got so much more to tell you and so much more to say.Readers looking for dirty laundry or juicy showbiz gossip may be frustrated. Margolyes hasn’t been drunk since a university sherry party in 1960 and isn’t interested in popular culture. She’s not permitted to write much about her spouse, Heather, though we do learn the couple have kept separate houses and bedrooms throughout their 54-year relationship. As an agony aunt, Margolyes can be starchy. Her advice to today’s anxious teenagers: “Keep clean, keep reading and travel while you can.” BAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkey to the Cadbury’s Caramel Rabbit, and creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, Miriam is one of the most recognisable actresses working today. She left the stage to a standing ovation after batting away any notion that she was a ’national treasure’. That was probably the only thing she got wrong all night.

Snortingly funny . . . deliciously unbridled . . . There is something heroic in her unruliness. Let Miriam take the lead and enjoy the show’RHIK SAMADDER, Observer BAFTA-winning actor, voice of everything from Monkey to the Cadbury’s Caramel Rabbit, creator of a myriad of unforgettable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, Miriam is one of the most recognisable actresses working today.

Join us on another unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes, live on stage in her biggest tour yet to mark the launch of her new book. Why has she written a new book? Her honesty is brutal; "Because they offered to pay me an absolute fortune, and they are paying me a whopping amount of money to do this tour." Whatever the subject matter, she speaks straight from her heart and doesn't care what she says or who it may offend. The evening is littered with the kind of language you wouldn't expect from someone who looks and sounds like she does, but that makes it even more brilliant.