Michael "Atters" Attree (born 22 April 1965 in Colchester Military Hospital)The Argus Weekend (cover feature): A Bounder and a Cad. 25–26 August 2007. is a British humourist and performer.
Early life Attree was born to British colonial parents who met in East Africa during the early 1950s. He was born in Colchester.Adams, Nathaniel & Callahan, Rose (2013). I am Dandy: The return of the Elegant gentleman. Gestalten (Berlin). . He studied Fine Art & Film at Saint Martins School of Art.Le Figaro magazine: Les Extravagants-Michael "Atters" Attree. 8 August 2009
Career Attree writes as the editor at large for the satirical magazine The Chap. His feature interviews have included Leslie Phillips,The Chap magazine, 2007. Iss. 35. Sir Patrick Moore,The Chap magazine, Feature Interview: Dec/Jan 2013. Issue 66. Brian Blessed,The Chap magazine, Feature Interview: Apr/may 2012. Issue 68. Alan MooreThe Chap magazine, Feature Interview: Aug/Sep 2013. Issue 70. and Jilly Cooper,The Chap magazine, Feature Interview: Oct/Nov 2013. Issue 71. while his ongoing column "The Pentagram of Atters" contains information regarding the supernatural.The Chap magazine,(P.70): Apr/May 2012. Issue 66 (onward). Attree is a campaigner and activist within the "Chap movement". In his book London Calling: A Countercultural History of London since 1945, Barry Miles recalls how Attree (along with two colleagues) climbed to the top of a Rachel Whiteread art installation as part of a "Tate Modern Protest".Miles, Barry (2010). London Calling: A Countercultural History of London Since 1945. Atlantic Books. .
Attree has contributed to publications such as Time OutTimeout magazine: http://www.timeout.com/london/things-to-do/how-to-smoke-alfresco and The GuardianThe Guardian: Travel (weekend supplement), 31 March 2007 and erotic comedy for magazines such as Penthouse Forum,Penthouse Forum magazine, Volume 40: Number 12. Erotic Knave (as "The Knave")Erotic Knave magazine: Vol 41. Issue 3 (onwards) and Erotic Review.Erotic Review magazine, "Atters". Issue NO 76+. He was also Flux magazines Paranormal Investigations EditorFlux magazine. Issues 52–61. and contributes to magazines specific to the subject of the paranormal.Fortean Times magazine, "The Occult Moustache" (feature). FT269 December 2010Foreplay magazine: Ghost Sex Issue (No5). Sex on the Astral Plane (feature) by Michael "Atters" Attree p. 96–101
In the late 80s, Janet Street-Porter (then head of BBC Youth and Entertainment Features) commissioned Attree to work as a producer/director for BBC TV.Penthouse Forum magazine, Volume 43: NO.10 He later worked as a documentaries producer for Channel Four.The Guardian Cathy Troupp: Strangers on a whilder shore. 20 November 1990
His theatre show Atters Attree’s Chap-orgasmic Terrors is a sci-fi/horror/conspiracy theory comedy spin off of his former Flux magazine seriesFortean Times magazine: FT269 December 2010 and was performed as part of the Brighton Festival Fringe.The Independent: Brighton Festival Fringe supplement, 2 May 2009The Guardian The Guide Saturday 1 September – Friday 7 September 2007 The Argus: Cult comedian Atters comes to the Festival Fringe. 15 April 2009 Le Figaro magazine states: "Anarcho-dandy, Michael Attree is a revolutionary cell in a three-piece suit who cherishes the dream of overthrowing the Western consumer society."
Other interests Attree was chairman and host compère of the World Beard and Moustache Championships 2007, held at the Brighton CentreTemple, Gustav (2011). Am I a Chap? Beautiful Books Limited (London). . and hosted the British Beard & Moustache Championships 2012 held at the Brighton Dome.Huffington Post 17th Sept, 2012. BBMCThe Telegraph: Contest is razor sharp at first British Beard and Moustache Championships (Adam Lusher) 16th Sept, 2012 He is a committee member of London's Handlebar ClubSource: Feature Interview (November 2009) and was the editor of the club's journal for a number of years.The Handlebar Club He is also a master of ceremonies performer within the fields of neo-burlesque.
See also Beard Liberation Front
References
External links Fortean Times magazine: Feature by Atters BBC TV The Bounder's Guide to Controlling Your Moustache Le Figaro magazine: Atters Feature The Handlebar Club: Archive BBC TV feature (via Vimeo)