Join Melinda and Moving Parts for a
staged reading of her latest play,
Coffee and Swordfish:

Nella and Melissa are fast friends whose bond
--and shared ability to nearly make each other
pee their pants with laughter--
connects them throughout the years.
When Nella's relationship with Paul tests her
free-spirited approach to life, Melissa's
sarcastic sense of humour cannot disguise
the feelings she discovers within herself.
An honest, intelligent story of female friendship in all its strengths, weaknesses, and ridiculous inside jokes.

Sunday, December 2, 7:30pm
Carr's Pub & Restaurant
1 rue du Mont Thabor, 75001 Paris
Nearest Metro: Tuileries

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London Bound

Melinda is excited to announce the latest release from bondage artist and photographer Mark Varley.

Melinda pulls on the seamed stockings
(and pulls them off again) and gets all tied up for Mark's second book, an artistic study of real London women trying rope bondage for the first time.

A book enjoyable both to read and model for!

For more information and how to order, please visit http://www.twistedarts.co.uk/html/london_bound.html

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Journey of Exchange

Artists, writers, and performers share the stories and emotions behind their journeys and migrations to multicultural London.

Exhibition opening:
5 July, 6-9 pm
(performances begin at 7:30 pm)
Oxford House
Derbyshire St, Bethnal Green, London E2 6HJ

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
Performances take place ONLY on the opening!

I reveal all about my shlep from Canada to the UK.
You haven't lived until you've seen me kvetch in a British accent that goes from north to south all in the span of a sentence, so don't miss it!

For more info, please visit http://www.myspace.com/journeyofexchange
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The Atrium Gallery University of the Arts London
London College of Communication

Student exhibition includes photographer
Camilla Blackie
and her work on women and their breasts, featuring women from all walks of life (including me!).

Exhibition runs from 12 to 15 June
Elephant and Castle London SE1 6SB
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An excerpt from Melinda's latest play,
Coffee and Swordfish
will be read at Room For Pudding's next script reading event on Tuesday 24 April. A great opportunity for writers to get feedback and for audience members to hear exciting new work at the development stage. Free entry!

From 7 to 9 pm at the Actors Centre, Tristan Bates Theatre, located at 1a Tower Street, London.
To attend please email roomforpudding@hotmail.co.uk, as seating is limited.
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One night only!
27 May 2006

Jew! (A Musical)
London debut at Lost Theatre's One Act Festival

Oy vays mir. There's no time to embark on
exploring your faith like when you're in the middle of planning your freakin' wedding.

Melinda, our yenta of the (half) hour, attempts to answer the questions "Am I a Jew?", "What's a chuppah?", and "HOW much for flowers?" A warm and funny musical full of charm, chutzpah, and a little bit of craziness

Directed by Nicola Samer Music by Ryan Purchase
The Courtyard Theatre (King's Cross)
10 York Way London N1 9AA
Box Office: 020 7833 0876 Web: http://www.thecourtyard.org.uk
Tickets: £10 full price, £8 concession
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Guess what time it is? It's time to get your tochus out to Granville Island to see my one-woman show,
Jew! (A Musical),
at the Vancouver Fringe Festival!

Venuette Stage 5, BBQ Pit, Granville Island
Tickets: $5 at door, $6 in advance
Show Times: Thursday, Sept. 8: 6:30pm
Saturday, Sept. 10: 7:30pm Tuesday, Sept. 13: 8:30pm Thursday, Sept. 15: 7:30pm
Friday, Sept. 16: 6:00pm Saturday, Sept. 17: 2:45pm

(By the way, for the goyim: "tochus" means rear end. Oh, and "goyim" means a bunch of gentiles. Oy--see why you need to come to the show?)
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Teen Angst: A Celebration of REALLY BAD Poetry
(St. Martins Press)

Featuring the angst-ridden teenage writings of Melinda Gidaly Mayor and plenty of other tortured souls!
Guaranteed to make you laugh out loud
(and cringe in recognition).
In the humor or poetry section of all major bookstores.

New York Library Association Books of Summer 2005
Cleveland Plain Dealer Top 20 Summer Reads 2005
"Contains probably some of the
very worst poetry in print today." --FFWD

And next time you're in Vancouver, BC, Canada, treat yourself to one of the bad poetry nights hosted by
Sara Bynoe, Editor of
Teen Angst: A Celebration of REALLY BAD Poetry.
(Trust me, teen angst is even better when read out loud!)
Check out www.teenangstpoetry.com for info.
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