... audience's experience. The recorded English Com mentary which precedes each story is admirably spoken by Douglas Craig, but he speaks the words he is given and the flowery style does extremely little to elucidate the happen- ings. D.F.B. ...

... not. thank heaven, television ones. Sing Something Simple is a nice medley of all the worst family favourites, musically speaking, and My sister and I takes an in telligent bashing in Sweet Royal Sisters. There's a Western taken backwards, the Kama Sutra ...

... time in a speaking role: that of thesinister sibling Cardinal who becomes Pope and plots the removal of all who try to thwart his schemes. Glasgow Citizens' has rarely equalled its high standard of stylised acting and polished verse-speaking. The 40 odd ...

... quite sure if they are in truth remem bering. or imagining, or whatever. Lindy Scholey as Esther and Richard Stewart as Jimmy speak and move it very well under the author's direction and convey a nice sense of commitment and understanding which washes over ...

... Rabelais in one of Edinburgh's most famous masonic halls, are plied with wine, bread, cheese and iruu. The programme note speaks of Rabelais' appetite for joy in living and the translator of his works is quoted on his out spokenness. And, in case ...

... the entire perfor mance with ease and confidence. :tnd his diction, especially in John Gilpin. was a lesson in fine stage speaking. For anyone who went knowing little about the poet it was informative and educational in a most enjoyable manner. The cos ...

... and more physical aspect ot sexual attraction, he was admirably suited. He is on foreign ground, however, temperamentally speaking, with the romantic mood, and so the pas de deux with Lynn Seymour (Natalia Petovna) failed to achieve the lyrical intensity ...

... modern sins sequence mounted by Shirk in the Pindar of Wakefield at lunchtime. We have travelled a long way. etymologicallv speaking, from the Napoleonic patriot; the Chap man After Chauvin has more to do with sex and the race relations in dustry and class ...

... Theatre Royal Follies at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East has been extended to April 15. Daneman at GFN PAUL DANEMAN is speaking to members of the Gallery First Nighters Club at the Concert Artistes Association. Bedford Street, WC2 at 7.15 pm on April ...

... understanding. Francesca Waters, Matyelok Gibbs. Deborah Fairfax. Nancy Du- guid and Faith Gillespie were the players in order of speaking. It is pleasant to note that Penguin Books as well as the Arts Council supported this production. Anne Morley-Priestman MORE ...

... been staged since. Ingrid Smith and her designer Jaime Mason have con trived to combine an elaboration of movement and good speaking with deceptively simple settings and very well thought-out costumes The plays are concerned with wo men, both in relationships ...

... photographic model she knew from university. It is good enough to make one want to see the full version, where perhaps the speaking straight out to the audience device would not ap pear quite as obtrusive as it does in a 45-minute playing time. Neville ...