World Premiere of A Cock & Bull Story
Posted at 8:52 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, June 7, 2005



Pour yourself a glass of Shandy
By Chris Titley
UK Newsquest Regional Press - This is York

The beautiful North Yorkshire village of Coxwold is going Hollywood for one night only. It is hosting the world premiere of a new movie A Cock & Bull Story in the village hall on Friday June 17 at 7.30pm.

This is quite a coup. The advanced charity screening comes at least three months before the movie makes its official debut at the Toronto Film Festival in September - and it may not go on general release until next year.

A Cock & Bull Story is based on Tristram Shandy the pioneering 18th century novel written by Laurence Sterne while he lived at Shandy Hall Coxwold.

The cast list reads like a who's who of English comedy talent: Steve Coogan Rob Brydon Dylan Moran Stephen Fry and Gillian Anderson are the stars. Any one of them could turn up to the Coxwold premiere although Patrick Wildgust is not promising anything.

A Cock & Bull Story is directed by Michael Winterbottom.

Patrick curator of Shandy Hall said there are a few tickets still left for the event price £17.50. All proceeds to the Laurence Sterne Trust. Call (01347) 868465 for details or email shandyhall@fireflyuk.net.

Attendees are also required to join in the "guess the weight of the bull competition" on the night.