... Thin story, short skirts, big laughs HORNCHURCH It's My Party (and I'll Cry if I Want To) THE REPERTORY premiere of Les Miller's It's My Party, opened at the Queen's Theatre, Horn- church to a favourable reception with its generous allocation of sixties ...

... to the striking possibilities of Lynne Reid Bank's play, which possessed the unpredictable qualities of an outstanding short story- Valerie Gcjtren as the girl in a dream-world escapism from the harsh realities of a criminal existence, and Alfred Lynch ...

... The Kreutzer Sonata THEATRE UPSTAIRS PETER FARAGO'S adaptation of Tolstoy's short story The Kreutzer Sonata was first seen in Birmingham in 1977; it opened the New Year at the Royal Court's Theatre Upstairs with David Suchet as the solo performer. ...

... The Woman With The Dog CAFE THEATRE THIS play is a little gem. Adapted from a Chekhov short story by Michael Almaz, it is Chekhov's world in a microcosm. Sad and funny too, it tells the tale of two lovers, Dmitry and Anna, who have become hopelessly entangled ...

... The acting is as fine as any to be seen in London and the show, consisting of extracts from Chekhov's plays, a dramatised short story, letters and a revealing and comic glimpse of Stanis lavsky at work, is intriguingly and beguilingly devised. The evening ...

... The Legend of St Julian EDINBURGH COMMUNICADO'S adaptation of Flaubert's short story dispenses almost completely with words. Instead the story of Julian's hunting and fighting upbringing is conveyed in a swirl of colour and movement. Jim Sutherland has ...

... appealing. Keith Herrmann's music is conven tionally melodious, quite a treat nowa days, and the stories are conventional too. The first act, adapted from a short story by Schnitzler, is set in turn-of-the- century Vienna and tells of a rich man and a kept woman ...

... The Bloody Chamber SOUTH BRIDGE CENTRE MAD World Theatre's adaptation of Angela Carter's short story collection is staged with an intimate intensity always gripping and sometimes chilling. 7his gothic horror fable of the young bride who marries a strange ...

... us to a skil fully arranged soirde consisting of extracts from Giraudoux's poetical prose. A witty and hitherto un known short story dealing with Sherlock Holmes as a jealous hus band was subtly read by M. Henri Doublier. Madame Marie-Rose Carlie portrayed ...

... attempted to portray the duality of schizo phrenia by using a dancer to give a visual interpretation. Based on Georg Buchners short story Lenz, a Newcomer (Peter Grimes), complete with irra tional alter ego (dancer Andy Howitt), arrives at a remote colony where ...

... The Canterville Ghost HOXTON HALL AN OSCAR WILDE short story may have been an unwise choice for a company calling themselves the Modern Music Theatre Troupe. Synthesisers just do not belong in a period setting, and with vocal arrangements better fitted ...

... tertainment moves at a rapid pace, occasionally sjowing down from an odd, coy dialogue. Short poems, crispy bits of reviews, short items plucked from a short story or two. Liz Gebhart and Kit Thracker maintain a sparkle throughout and sustain credibility ...