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Trapeze to publish annotated gift edition of Victoria Wood's Chunky
Trapeze has announced plans to publish a new, fully annotated edition of Victoria Wood’s 1996 collection Chunky, in hardcover for the first time.
Publisher Pippa Wright acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Jim Gill at United Agents on behalf of the Victoria Wood Estate.
The gift edition, which will be published by Trapeze on 21st September 2023 in hardback, export trade paperback and e-book, priced £25, will be newly introduced by Celia Imrie, beloved star of so many of Wood’s shows, with additions and annotations from Wood’s much-feted official biographer, Jasper Rees.
The publisher said: “Victoria Wood was one of the true comedy greats of her generation, celebrated for her acute skewering of the absurdities of everyday life, from corner shops to candlewick bedspreads, supermarket checkouts to suburban lust.
“Chunky contains the complete scripts of Wood’s beloved wobbly-walled spoof soap opera Acorn Antiques, as well as the Kitty monologues: ‘My name’s Kitty. I’ve had a boob off and I can’t stomach whelks so that’s me for you.’ It also features daytime television presenters Margery and Joan, Susie the waspish continuity announcer, and the unforgettable bus stop stories of Kelly-Marie Tunstall. Chunky is a true celebration of an inimitable and greatly missed comedic genius.”
Wright said: “To read through Victoria Wood’s scripts and sketches is to be reminded all over again of her inimitable genius. No one can turn a phrase as she could, and this joyful collection reaffirms her status as not just a national treasure, but as the person who beat the Queen Mother into second place in a national competition about which celebrity people would want living next door. Celia Imrie’s introduction, and Jasper Rees’ insightful annotations, make this the essential Victoria Wood companion for her multitude of fans.”
