... Heroes at New End PETER HEPPLE REVIEWS THERE COULD be no better epitaph for the seventies than Doug Lucie's Heroes, in which two generations of Oxford students, separated by ten years, are seen in the same room. The 1969 set can be roughly divided into revolutionaries and hippies; in 1979 it is more a case of the cares ana uon t cares Essentially, of course, they are the same people, ...

... Rich And Rich NOTTINGHAM EVERYBODY IS extremely sincere in Rich And Rich--Bertolt Brecht who started it in the early thirties, the Nottingham Playhouse which now gives it its British premiere, and most of all the racial fanatic Angelas who splits the country into the favoured Krytes and the scapegoat Krinks. But, like David Collls' set which cleverly suggests a hastily nailed soap box, ...

... The Wart 20th CENTURY COYOTE SOON THE world will be divided into those who missed The Wart' md those who didn't bother to go at all. boasts the publicity handout for fringe group 20th Century Coyote. \V hich will be a great pitv it that were so as this bunch of ex- uni\ersitv drama students certainly offer some genuinely comic mo ments with an hour's worth of satirical revue material which is ...

... She Stoops To Conquer GREENWICH GOLDSMITH IS given stylish appreciation in Patrick Mason's production, a Dublin director for an expatriate Irishman's comedy of English manners. John Pascoe's set is deceptively simple, for an octagonal floor-cloth of boards is backed t>y nothing ex cept a huge Stubbs-like painting of two horses frolicking in a park landscape, subtly lit by John A. Williams to ...

... Cinderella ROYAL BALLET THE ROYAL BALLET'S Cinderella is back on the boards again, and I defy anyone (save the avowed anti-classicists) not to be stirred by its haunting magnificence. Above all it is Prokofiev's music that thrills with its emotive melodies in which mystical and lyrical solemnity is pierced with sweetness and humour and Ash- ton's choreography that appeals through its depth, ...

... Cinderella SCOTTISH BALLET PETER DARRELL'S first choice for the heroine in his new version of Cinderella for the Scottish Ballet was Elaine McDonald, and he made fine use of her gifts. She was wistful and withdrawn at first, the object of her family's taunts, and through her solo she expressed a sense of deep yearning and poignancy. In the final act. The Land of Eter nal Dawn, she was ...

... INTERNATIONAL MUSIC GUIDE 1979, edited by Derek Elley (Tantivy Press. £3 50) This book, now in its third year, occupies an individual place on the music bookshelf, sharing some affinity with the same publisher s Internatio nal Film Guide in that it is not strictly a reference book but rather a survey of the year's activities in its held On a worldwide basis, though naturally more attention is ...

... Periscope workshops PERISCOPE, a society formed to encourage the performing arts of minority groups, is running a series of three one-day workshops fea turing the dance and music of Africa, India and the West Indies. These will take place on June 28, 29 and 30, at the Meeting Room, Kensington Central Library, London, from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm. ...

... CARLISLE TO HAVE £100,000 NIGHTSPOT? A WHITEHAVEN businessman has plans to turn Carlisle's 105-year-old Her Majesty's Theatre into an exclusive new city nightspot at a cost of £100,000. Michael Morgan, who runs a hau lage firm and owns Whitehaven's Zodiac Club, is approaching the owners EMI Social Centres to begin negotiations. EMI who have run the Lowther Street theatre for over :hree years ...

... Scottish clubs in fees protest EIGHT social clubs in central Fife have grouped together to launch a protest at the level of fees being charged by per formers, reports Gordon Irvine. These have risen, they claim, three times so far this year. The clubs will seek support from other committees in Scotland to freeze bookings following a similar successful move in the North of England. Archie ...

... Local talent 'staggering'--says Empire manager From GEOFF LEACK on Merseyside I'M staggered at the amount of young talent on Merseyside. So says Charles O'Neill, manager of Liverpool's Empire Theatre. His remark came after a fairly exhausting time Spent auditioning over 300 young acts for a forthcoming concert at the atre on April 30. The show will be called Beginners Please, and the ...

... Dancework BATTERSEA ARTS CENTRE THE PROGRAMME which Dance-work presented recently at Battersea Arts Centre provided five works in a short but quietly enjoyable evening. The five dancers rely on no gimmicks to make their mark, but they present themselves as an honest, inventive and hard-working team. Stuart Hopps' The Check Up was decidedly droll. Christine Juffs played a tense, bustling and ...