Media Release 9th February 2013
Actress Carol Cleveland will be in QUAD, Derby, to introduce A Liar’s Autobiography as
part of a season of Monty Python films in March
QUAD in Derby will be screening a short season of Monty Python films in March entitled ‘The
Circus Is Back In Town!’ to coincide with the release of the not quite Python, not quite biopic film
A Liar’s Autobiography. The season includes a pair of Monty Python classics: Monty Python And
The Holy Grail and Monty Python’s Life Of Brian, which is screening on Good Friday.
Actress Carol Cleveland will be in QUAD for a Q&A and to introduce a screening of A Liar’s
Autobiography. Carol probably best known for filling the female roles that didn’t require a Python
in drag. She will discuss the new film and her time working with the Circus.
A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story Of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman is an animated
feature based on the novel of the same name by Graham Chapman, Prior to his death in 1989,
Graham Chapman had recorded himself reading from the book and these recordings have
ingeniously been used to provide Chapman's voice in the film alongside fellow Pythons John
Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, who play themselves and other characters.
Not a documentary, not a Monty Python film, 'A Liar's Autobiography' is Chapman's own take on
his bizarre life and his search for self-knowledge. A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story Of
Monty Python’s Graham Chapman screens in QUAD from Friday 1st until Thursday 7th March.
Carol Cleveland will be in QUAD prior to the screening on Saturday 2nd March at 6:30pm.
In Monty Python And The Holy Grail, King Arthur and his loyal knights of the round table embark
on a quest to find the Holy Grail. A plot worthy of a historical epic but in the hands of the Pythons
it becomes very silly indeed. A comedy classic featuring characters like, Sir Lancelot the Brave,
Sir Galahad the Pure and Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-As-Sir Lancelot. Monty Python And
The Holy Grail (15) screens at QUAD on Tuesday 12th and Thursday 14th March.
Monty Python’s Life Of Brian is a biblical satire is as funny today as it was in 1979. Brian is a Jew
born in a stable in Bethlehem who spends most of his life being mistaken for the Messiah. But as
we all know “He’s not the Messiah, He’s A Very Naughty Boy!” Fully endorsed by the People’s
Front Of Judea, Monty Python’s Life Of Brian (15) screens at QUAD on Friday 29th March at
6:20pm.
Media Release 9th February 2013
For full screening times, more information or to book seats for any of the films, please call QUAD
Box office on 01332 290606 or see www.derbyquad.co.uk/whats-on-listing/film Cinema tickets
are: £7.60 full price and £6.85 Concessions.
ENDS
Notes to Editors
QUAD is Derby’s centre for art and film, on the Market Place in Derby city centre. QUAD is a
gallery, cinema, café bar and workshop that anyone can use. QUAD is a partnership between
Derby City Council, Arts Council England, EM Media, European Union, East Midlands
Development Agency, Derby and Derbyshire Economic Partnership, Derby City Partnership and
Derby Cityscape. See www.derbyquad.co.uk for more information. http://twitter.com/derbyquad
For further information on this event, or any other issue relating to QUAD, please contact Kathy
Frain on 01332 285422 (mobile 07791441941) or email kathyf@derbyquad.co.uk