Peppiatt, a real rogue reporter, to star in one-man show

Richard Peppiatt, the former Daily Star reporter who revealed the realities of life in a tabloid newsroom to the Leveson inquiry, is taking to the stage. The self-styled "red-top renegade" will star in a one-man show - appropriately called One Rogue Reporter - at the Edinburgh festival in August. He is also hoping to give a preview performance in London. According to Scotland on Sunday (SoS), Peppiatt "will take a wry look at how some tabloid newspapers operate" by drawing on his Leveson evidence. Peppiatt says he expects to present "a daring mixture of live stand-up and outrageous video content" in order to "mercilessly dissect" his former trade. He told SoS: "It's about turning the tables on some tabloid tactics and testing their proclamations about privacy. "There's a bit of a Frankenstein narrative going on – they created the monster and now I've turned on them." The show will also chart Peppiatt's time at the Star. In March 2011, he famously sent its owner, Richard Desmond, a a withering resignation letter in which he described the publisher as the "inventor of a handy product for lining rabbit hutches". Since then, Peppiatt has become a media pundit. He is also a prominent campaigner for press reform. He has also been working on several comedy projects including a sitcom called Red Top Blues , which has been optioned by Hat Trick Productions. Festival note: One Rogue Reporter will be staged at the Pleasance Courtyard from 1-27 August. Further info: Amanda Emery [email protected] Sources: Scotland on Sunday / Peppiatt blog