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The Cosmopolitans Eric Fowler THE COSMOPOLITANS is an hilarious story of small time show business.     Norman is a low ranking jobbing actor frustrated with the tedium and idiocy of walk-on and ‘extra’ work on T.V. and film sets. A disorganized person, he dreams of organizing his own touring theatre company.     Leaning heavily on his singer wife, Debbie, he auditions a motley bunch of wannabes and finds the basis of a talented and individualistic group, calling them The Cosmopolitans. The company engage in a round of optimistic, joyous and frustrating series of small time gigs in cheerless church halls, community centres and weird venues before securing a mini tour.     Despite dodgy agents, iffy theatre managers, crummy digs, idiosyncratic artists and a bemusing variety of engaging, charismatic and eccentric personalities, the couple pull the company through to pantomime production and finally a number one tour of a musical.     But the attendant administrative, financial and personal worries leave Norman reeling. His marriage to Debbie falters through his and her dalliance with cast members. Fulfillment may not come, but will the show go on? Publisher: Chick Publications / 2003 ISBN: 095459360X Style: Paperback / 200 pages / no illustrations Price: UK£9.95 per copy Postage: £1.50 per copy UK postage To order: Mail order from Chick Publications, 11 Madeira Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2AT Please make your payment, in pounds sterling, to Chick Publications Delivery: Please allow 28 days for delivery ABOUT THE AUTHOR Eric Fowler began writing in 1982 for a Berkshire group of newspapers, specializing in theatre reviews and feature articles, and was commissioned to compile a book — The Story Of Bracknell. He then wrote children’s stories that were televised and broadcast, plus many magazine articles before turning to theatrical works.     Eric is author of twenty three published Plays and Pantomimes, all of which have been performed world wide, including Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and throughout the U K, with a total of over a hundred and eighty productions. Continuing to provide theatre reviews, now in his home town of Worthing, he has also scripted eight composite musical shows and is producer for his own theatrical company. Eric spent years in theatre, concert hall and cinema management and is an actor with many shows, plays, films and T.V. credits, and is a frequent speaker on show business.     Author Eric Fowler’s lifetime career in show business has encompassed management, writing, directing and acting in stage, television and film. He works as a theatre critic, runs his own theatre company, is a frequent speaker on show business and has twenty published pantomimes and plays that have attracted over two hundred productions in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand, Bermuda, Canada and Ireland.