... Arts complex plan for power station Shaw heads Bankside consortium AN ANNOUNCEMENT is expected soon on a remarkable plan to convert London's Bankside Power Station into a massive arts and entertainment complex. Former Secretary General of the Arts Council, Sir Roy Shaw, has confirmed that he is fronting a consortium of showbusiness and industrial interests who are keen to create a new ...

... Equity claims credit for 'Nell Gwynne' victory m EQUITY has claimed its share of credit for the industrial tribunal suceess of Nell Gwynne actress Gaynor Miles. Miles claimed that during two years of singing and acting in period costume for tourists at the Beefeater by the Tower restaurant, she was consistently paid less than men playing court jesters. The tribunal, which provided Fleet ...

... Deathtrap ST ANDREWS THE BYRE Theatre Company, St Andrews presented the second of their summer plays, Ira Levin's thriller Deathtrap. It is the story of two writers who are engaged in the creation of a murder play and this leads them into the paths of too realistic homicide. The play has several intriguing twists which hold the audience to the final curtain. The Byre production was directed ...

... Bennett joins MPC agency after split JEREMY JEHU reports FIVE WEEKS after splitting from the agency he helped to set up, comedian Lennie Bennett has been taken on by another outfit. He has signed an exclusive management and agency deal with Michael Cohen's MPC organisation, joining a mixed bag of around 40 performers, disc jockeys and television personalities. Bennett parted lrom lormer agent ...

... New owners BLACKPOOL'S under- 18i club, Zowie's, on York Street, has changed hands but it will be business pretty much as usual, say new proprietors John McGill and Al Wolfenden. Zowie's will be operating five nights a week. Every Wednesday a local band will be featured in concert. Outfits booked for the mid-week sessions include Sign Language, the Fits and Switzerland. ...

... Paige pulls out of tour SINGER Elaine Paige has pulled out of her first major concert tour which was due to start this month. All 25 dates on her nationwide tour have been postponed until early next year because of difficulties in staging the show. The Evita stars agent James Sharkey said: We decided to postpone the production because of technical difficulties. Elaine decided she wanted to ...

... Top names for new club A WELSH holiday firm is moving into the world of top class cabaret with the opening of a purpose-built nightclub. Clwyd Holiday Camps Ltd has taken a step away from the world of holiday chalets to open the plush Mirrors club in Towyn, near Rhyl. The Club's resident host Jeff Sutton said: It may be only a relatively small club just 450-seater but no expense has been ...

... Harris summer show-Grand record breaker LES DAWSON is to top the bill at Blackpool Grand Theatre next summer. The news was revealed at a special press conference opened by this year's Grand Theatre star, Keith Harris, who also announced that his show had broken all records and brought in about £500,000 at the box office during its summer run. Joining Les, who will not have far to travel from ...

... O'Connor tops on the Pier LIVERPOOL COMEDIAN Tom O'Connor will be topping the bill at Great Yarmouth's Britannia Pier for next year's summer season. The star of TV's Name that Tune, will be joined by two of the former inmates of Russ Abbot's Madhouse. Talented impressionists Les Dennis will be joining 'Blunder Woman' herself, Bella Emberg, for the show which begins on June 22. O'Connor was ...

... New look Brixton Fair Deal ANGELA THOMAS reports BRIXION'S fair Deal club is set to open its doors with a new look, a new name and a new management hungry for success. Drew McPherson and U Ming of East/West Enterprises Ltd have stepped in to transform the club into a major concert venue. And they have vowed not to repeat the mistakes that led to the club's closure amid a string of debts just ...

... Club agents accused of 'mafia style' bid AGENTS in the Yorkshire region have been accused of attempting a Mafia style takeover of entertainment in the flourishing working men's club scene. Michael Holleran, secretary of the Leeds, York and District Club and Institute Union's entertainment section, alleges that certain agents in the county are trying to persuade club committees to oust their ...

... Chance for disabled DISABLED young musicians with dreams of careers as rock stan are being given the chance to use a top recording studio. Freedom Fighter the organisation for the furtherance of music in disabled young persons is organising a competition to find a talented young band with a difference. They are inviting bands to enter the Band Bash at Bournemouth's Moat House Hotel next month. ...