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Letters from Uncle Val
Letters from Uncle Val
written and peformed
by Andy Jones
Between 1986 and 1989 Uncle Val, an elderly outharbour gentleman, wrote nineteen letters from his new home in the suburbs of St. John’s to his old friend Jack back home. Val’s move from the Bay to the ‘burbs' to live with his daughter, her obnoxious husband, their youngsters and two useless poodles, is an uneasy one. His slow adjustment and eventual appreciation for life in town is endearingly revealed through his letters to Jack.
Letters from Uncle Val on Myspace.com
"There are precious few actors who can charm and bind an audience so completely as Andy Jones."
-- Gordon Jones, Telegram, St. John's
Andy Jones is a stage and film actor and writer living in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He performed for many years with the comedy troupe Codco.
Written by Andy Jones with Michael Jones Sr. Performed by Andy Jones Dedicated to the Memory of Francis Colbert
Thanks to Mary Lynn, Louis, and Marthe Bernard, John Disney, John Foster, Flip Janes, Marnie Parsons, Janet Russell, Anita Best, Ella Scott, Bill Squires, Glen Tilley, John Doyle, Mary Walsh, Jim Rillie, Mary Dalton Walsh, Connie Corkum, Cherie Pyne, Nicole Rousseau, Lois Brown, and the members of The Sheila's Brush Theatre Company.
written and peformed
by Andy Jones
Between 1986 and 1989 Uncle Val, an elderly outharbour gentleman, wrote nineteen letters from his new home in the suburbs of St. John’s to his old friend Jack back home. Val’s move from the Bay to the ‘burbs' to live with his daughter, her obnoxious husband, their youngsters and two useless poodles, is an uneasy one. His slow adjustment and eventual appreciation for life in town is endearingly revealed through his letters to Jack.
Letters from Uncle Val on Myspace.com
"There are precious few actors who can charm and bind an audience so completely as Andy Jones."
-- Gordon Jones, Telegram, St. John's
Andy Jones is a stage and film actor and writer living in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He performed for many years with the comedy troupe Codco.
Written by Andy Jones with Michael Jones Sr. Performed by Andy Jones Dedicated to the Memory of Francis Colbert
Thanks to Mary Lynn, Louis, and Marthe Bernard, John Disney, John Foster, Flip Janes, Marnie Parsons, Janet Russell, Anita Best, Ella Scott, Bill Squires, Glen Tilley, John Doyle, Mary Walsh, Jim Rillie, Mary Dalton Walsh, Connie Corkum, Cherie Pyne, Nicole Rousseau, Lois Brown, and the members of The Sheila's Brush Theatre Company.
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First published November 30, 2006
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April 29, 2026
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I enjoyed this although it's certainly not for everyone. I could relate because I'm older. I think it would be rather boring for Gen Z or Millennials. It's about a gentleman commenting on living with his daughter, her husband, three kids, and two dogs. He misses his late wife and wants to be useful. He succeeds in the latter but taking up babysitting duties. It was pretty clear he failed to hit the jackpot with his son-in-law. This is very low-key humour much of it related to growing old and knowing one's life, which appeared forever back when we were young, is very much finite and distressingly short.
I enjoyed this although it's certainly not for everyone. I could relate because I'm older. I think it would be rather boring for Gen Z or Millennials. It's about a gentleman commenting on living with his daughter, her husband, three kids, and two dogs. He misses his late wife and wants to be useful. He succeeds in the latter but taking up babysitting duties. It was pretty clear he failed to hit the jackpot with his son-in-law. This is very low-key humour much of it related to growing old and knowing one's life, which appeared forever back when we were young, is very much finite and distressingly short.
July 18, 2017
2.5* It wasn't bad, but it wasn't that good. It felt so dated even though the book was published in 2006, set in the late 80s. Meh.
December 24, 2017
Pretty entertaining , short book. Quite funny at times.
October 30, 2011
This was supposed to be a comedy, but really it wasn't. Uncle Val was said to be a crabby old man, I didn't think he was. In reality this was a story told through letters of an old man who goes to live with his daughter. Things aren't great at her house, but not in a funny way, more in a sad way. In the end her daughter and her husband lose their home, and go to counselling. Funny? No.
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