... LINDA GARDNER, TRICIA MORRISH and SHEILA BALLANTINE with GARY OLDMAN in the Royal Exchange's Restoration romp which incorporates more than a hint of pantomania. ...

... performance at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham. On the extreme right is Prima Ballerina, MARIAN ST. CLAIRE. Photo: Nottingham Evening Post. ...

... ROCKERS OF GIBRALTAR PAUL YOUNG and BOB GELDOF, pin ups of the pop world, are among a number of artists taking part in a rock snow to be shown on Christmas Day on ITV in the afternoon They arc seen here getting ready for take-off on board HMS Ark Royal in Gibraltar. Young and Geldof will be joined by the likes of Alison Moyct, Cindi Lauper, The Pretenders and Go West. The Show was produced by ...

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... When Newcastle's Tyne Theatre caught fire last year it looked like the annual pantomime season was burnt out for good. But now, after months of extensive restoration and repair the theatre is raring to go again and is all set to stage the spectacular panto, Dick Whittington, starring PATRICK MOWER (inset). ...

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... All smiles after the finale: a great success according to L to R: David Wilkinson (Head of Special Projects, Government Training Agency), Nigel Bradford (Manager Nat. West Bank, Diss). Brian Lawson (Local Programme Organiser, YTS), Bill Woods (Managing Agent, Norwich Training Services) and producer Melody Urquhart ...

... The receiving line at the Savoy's Lancaster Room. Guest of Honour SIR RALPH RICHARDSON with FRANK COMERFORD. Managing Director, THE STAGE. The Comerford family photographed in the Lancaster Room with DAME FLORA ROBSON. They are L to R: HUGH. MRS MONICA COMERFORD. FRANK COMERFORD, DAME FLORA. MARY. MARGARET and JOHN. Ballet personalities meet young Music Hall star. JULIE FISHER. In the oicture. ...

... The most active of octogenarian actors RICHARD GOULDEN (centre) with ace publicist BERNARD KING (left) and the managing director of St. George's Taverns, MICHAEL AITKEN. A ? ? ? sit quieny for a moment in the ? Room. Normally they live lives of frenzied activity. L to R: David Jones of EMI, Press Guy of the Variety Club, PETER. D. SMITH managing director of Pontinantal and Mrs JOSIE HEPPLE ...

... : Top Table Topics. THE DUKE & BILL MORRIS MIKE MASSEY chili ow drink with VAN BUREN ...

... : The Duki congrilulitli CHAMPAGNE. HRH and BRIAN ROGERS TV DANCERS. BRIAN ROGERS with his scintillating sextette. ...

... Lined up out up outside their theatre, which has happily survived for this season, are the company from the Century, Keswick. From left to right are PAUL GIBSON (director). NICHOLAS FRY, GINNI BARLOW, SANDRA COPUS, RICHARD OGDEN, ALAN CODY. JACKIE SHIPSTER. RICHARD TRETHOWAN, JONATHAN WOOD, HARRY BEETY, KEITH LAPP and GEORGE CHESHIRE. ...