Centre Stage

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Zine
Title: Centre Stage
Publisher: Tsaela Press
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Date(s): 1987-1991
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Medium: print
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Fandom: Leonard Nimoy
Language: English
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Centre Stage is a gen anthology featuring characters that Leonard Nimoy has played in TV, movies and plays. The stories are by Linda C. Wood.

Issue 1

cover of issue #1, C. Sibbett

Centre Stage 1 was published November 1987 and contains 47 pages. This zine is rated PG-13. Artwork by C. Sibbett.

It contains three stories about Leonard characters - Stryker from "Get Smart", Lord Achmet from "Marco Polo" and Ben Blacker from "M-Squad".

  • Front Page
  • Prologue
  • Get Stryker! (Get Smart)
  • Sing for Me (Marco Polo)
  • Walk on the Dark Side (M Squad)

Issue 2

cover of issue #1, Sue Toher

Centre Stage 2 was published in 1991 and has 78 pages of stories and poems covering the whole range of Leonard's characters: Zombies of the Stratosphere, Star Trek: TNG, The Untouchables, and TJ Hooker. Includes Convention prizewinners. Artwork by Sue Toher.

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 2

This zine contains short stories and poems all written by Linda Wood. 6 of the items are Trek-orientated, the rest are based on other roles played by Leonard Nimoy, from Zombies of the Stratosphere to today. There is perhaps a little more poetry in the zine than I personally would prefer, but this is more than made up for by the quality of the stories. Linda is a very able writer and tells a good story; four of the items won either first or second place in various convention fiction competitions. Although it is not one of the competition winners. I think my favourite story is the one based on The Hitch-hiker (from The Way I Feel, one of Nimoy's song albums). It follows the hitch-hiker from when he steals the car, checks through all the things he has stolen... and has a chilling end that leaves you feeling "it serves him right!" Well worth getting. [1]

References

  1. ^ from IDIC #20