... Las Vegas lowdown News from America's capital of showbiz The fire-damaged MGM Grand is in the process of being repaired and (he showroom is scheduled to open on July 1 Dean Martin is the opening hcadliner he opened the room originally in 1973. The big ...

... together theatre artists and companies from the four corners of the Americas. This festival will preceed the hosting, in Canada, of the 21st Congress of the ITI. A REFLECTION of the Americas with their multiple contradictions and their numerous, intricate ...

... Eleanor Stephens. Producer: Charmaine Carter. Commis sioning editor: Stephen Garrett. FRIDAY, MAY 5 BBC2 Three-part Central America documentary series (9.30-10.30pm) Director: Allan Frankovich. TOMMY SMITH: JAZZ TYPES BBC Scotland six-pan jazz series for ...

... and Bob Critchley are in the cast, Susan Todd is the director and design is by Elizabeth Wyllie. 0 THE PAPER BAG Players, America's best-known children's theatre company, play a season at the Round House from June 16 to 21 and June 26 to 28. They will ...

... Richmond Macbeth 116 1-1 9.2) Duke of Cembridga-The Fence; Waiting For Hiroshima 1 17. 1-4.2) Etcetere The 58th State of America 14. 1-6.2) Gate- Thunder In The Air (1-25 2) Hackney Empire- Lenny Henry (23. 1-7.2) ICA Tracing An Unseen Presence (24.1-4 ...

... decidedly more regretful than her ebullient partner. TUESDAY: Channel 4 starts a two part dramatisation of the life of one America's sporting greats, Olympic champion Jesse Owens. ...

... plays, was founding director of the South Australian Theatre Company, directed the controversial Australian productions of America Hurrah and Boys In The Band, tKe Australian production of Butterflies Are Free (with Miriam Karlin) and recently Bent ...

... IN PRODUCTION AIR AMERICA film, on location in Thailand Cast includes: Mel Gibson, Robert Downey Jr. Producer: Daniel Mel- nick. Director: Roger Spotis- woods JACOB S LADDER film, on loca tion in New York and Puerto Rico. Production company: Carolco. ...

... PICK OF THE WEEK TONIGHT: AMERICA'S slowest moving investigator, McCall, returns to wage war on crime in a new series of 11 V's import The Equaliser. Once again Edward Woodward is called on to keep his British back as stiff as his upper lip when facing ...

... Attraction the film by Nine and a Half Weeks' director Adrian Lyne which is supposedly changing marital attitudes all across America by driving another nail in the coffin of the one night stand. Norman also reviews Best Seller, a stylish and gripping thriller ...

... DISC DATA Lost and Found--Jason and the Scorchers (EMI America EJ 24 0280 1) i\ oacK-io-tne-roois American band, bursting with fire and energy, Jason and the Scorchers, featuring the vocals of Jason Ringenberg and searing guitar of Warner Hodges, produce ...

... the musical director. THE FAMOUS American ballet by Sophie Maslow. 'Folksay is being given its first performance outside America by students of the London Contemporary Dance School at the Place on March 7. SIMON WHITFIELD is directing his own play Fragile ...