Oh Miriam!: Stories from an Extraordinary Life

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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. 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.

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. 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 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. The evening was littered with the outrageous honesty and controversy that quite often sees her hitting the headlines of the tabloids.

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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.'

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. Irrepressible . . . A life-enhancing rollercoaster of a ride . . . this book is like Margolyes herself - outspoken, ebullient and unexpectedly wise' EMMA LEE-POTTER, Daily Express For all the cheeky mischief and fierce swearing, there’s a genuine warmth and humility to her that oozes sincerity, she doesn't want to be a big deal, she is humble to a fault, but also proud of her achievements and comfortable with who she is.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. 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. 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. 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.

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”.Reliably outrageous and always entertaining, join Miriam in conversation for a riotous evening as full of life and surprises as the actress herself. In closing the show, she begged people to be kind to each other and to those less fortunate, urging people to care as ‘that is all that really matters in the end.’ 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 of those from you as you read on!) – that it had to be the title of this book. And with a cast list that stretches from Churchill to DiCaprio, Dahl to Dietrich, Princess Margaret to Maggie Smith, I’ve so much more to tell you and so much more to say. That led her to remark; "Jesus was a bloody good bloke, not the son of God by any means, but a good bloke with the right idea."