The latest news from REG is that Wah-Wah will screen at the Tribeca film festival in New York the weekend of the 5-7th May and then go on general release in the USA on Friday the 12th May.

It will then screen at the Sydney film festival on the weekend of the 10-11th June and go on release in Australia at the end of June.

The release date for South Africa is now mid-June, and the UK release date will be confirmed within the next ten days.

I should also add that Richard will be introducing the film in New York and Sydney.

Richard has donated a painting to WAVE, a charitable organisation working with people who have been bereaved or traumatised by the “Troubles” in Northern Ireland.

More information on the event, together with a larger image of the painting Richard donated, can be found at www.artwaveni.com, along with other celebrity paintings. Both the auction and art exhibition are due to take place from the 24th-29th April.

Thanks to Anne Cartmill for the news.

We have repeats of “Room 101”, an appearance on Parkinson, a narration on “The Great British Wedding” and an adulterous role as George, Prince Of Wales, in “A Royal Scandal”.

Room 101 – UKTV G2:
Sat 18th March 02:25 – 02:55 AM

Repeated an hour later on UKTV G2 Plus 1.

“Nick Hancock asks actor and general good egg Richard E Grant about the things he hates most, a selection which includes cinema audiences, maths teachers and ‘Food and Drink’ presenter Jilly Goolden. What about going on holiday by mistake?”

The Great British Wedding – Sky One
Thurs 23rd March 20:00 – 21:00

“Five very different couples, five very different weddings. Follow these brides and grooms to be as they prepare for their big days. With a voiceover from Richard E Grant.”

Parkinson – UKTV Gold
Sunday 26th March 23:15 – 00:30

“Michael Parkinson, the man who practically invented the chat show. His guests include the singer Lesley Garrett and actor and writer Richard E Grant.”

This is also repeated an hour later on UKTV Gold Plus 1.

A Royal Scandal – Hallmark
Fri 21st April 06:00 – 08:00 AM

“Richard E Grant stars in this dramatisation of the bitter, adulterous marriage between George, Prince of Wales, and Caroline of Brunswick 200 years ago. Dialogue lifted from historical records reveals how each party did everything possible to humiliate the other, making sordid headline news and causing the political establishment untold embarrassment.”

Also repeated on Hallmark the next day (22nd) at 04:00 AM.

Thanks to Stargazer for the update.

REG will be appearing on Monday 24th April at the National theatre in the Olivier theatre at 6pm as part of the Literary Festival dates to promote his new book “Wah-Wah”.

3rd March 2006

Richard E. Grant and Ronni Ancona attend the party for ‘Resurrection Blues’, Arthur Miller’s new play at the Old Vic, following last night’s UK premiere and press night, at the Riverbank Park Plaza Hotel on March 3 2006 in London, England.

(Photo by Dave M. Benett & David Westing/Getty Images)