... OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN Art! Centra The Baby and the Bathwater (8.9.7:64 T/C) Hit Msjaaty'a Commedia (5-7)/Bttla Royal (8-10) Scottish T/C AYR Gaiety The Andy Cameron Show BANGOR ThMtr Gwynedd Rita/The Impresario (9,10, Opera Players of London) BARROW-IN-FURNESS Sixth Form College Educating Rita (5,7, LWverston Outsiders) BASILDON Towngate When the Wind Blows Grapevine T/C BASINGSTOKE Haymarfcet ...

... PANTO LISTINGS ASHFORD Stour Centre Brian Pollard Enterprises present ALADD- DIN with Neil James, Paul Webb, Kenneth Palmer, Simon Jay, Gerry Ogilvie, Jim McFee, Nicola Burnett, Ann Golden, Jane Stratford, Fiona Campbell, Jan Anton Dan cen, Ian Walker Written^ produced and directed by Brian Pollard. Choreography by Jan Anton. Musical director, David Ives. Percussion, Bill Baker. DONCASTER ...

... ALEC McCOWEN opens in his one- man show Kipling, written by Brian Clark and directed by Patrick Garland, at the Mermaid for a season on May 31. K was originally seen last year at Chiches ter and visits Oxford and Bath before the London opening. A NEW COMEDY by John Byrne, Candy Kisses, opens at the Bush on May 4, with Robin Lefevre directing. A NEW ADAPTATION by Ronald Hay- man of Ibsen's ...

... Elegant magic Act KEITH COOPER CAROL are constantly conjuring up surprise appearances (and disappearances) for Pontin's punters this Summer: obviously Keith needs an assistant just in case- and for his Carol every day is boxing day. (Showcall Vol. I, page 88) I Week: July 30th-August 5^ _ .__ ;._ WKMiailUUM Sarbme Follies. PtefPavitkm.Uandudno WUmWBiimiBUmim RoyalOpera House. Scarborough -- ...

... rnsjn Keeping the 'camp' out of campanology in Blackpool this Summer, delectable vocal/dance trio SATIN BELLS expect those sat in the audience to find them most appealing, especially when its wringing wet outside. (Showcall Vol. II, page 59) j Week: June 4th-1 Oth j THE ACROV ALLS JILL ALEX VMM) ALLEN 1 ROGER THE 006 MCHAEL ALLPOTT ft JENNIFER DAVID MORE LESLEY AIIOEN SAMW DANNY IAMER JO* MIL ...

... OUT OF TOWN AYR Gaiety- Johnny Beanie/Children of a Leaser God BASILDON Towngate- Edna the Inebriate Woman (7-9) ?ATM Technical College Theatre- A Study in Scarlet (4,5. Bath Festival Fringel BELFAST Grand Opera House- The Sound of Murder Malcolm Knight Prodi Lyric- The Birthday Parly MLUNGHAM Forum Butley Stepham BMIMNGHAM Alexandra- TheWinslowBoy Hippodrome- Robin Cousins in Electric Ice ...

... THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE Company tour of The Winter's tale and The Crucible Is to be extended to play a special two-week season at Christ Church, Spitalfields from December 10 to 22. sponsored by the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Trust. PETER PAN returns for a third and final season at the Barbican on Decem ber 15, with John McAndrew in the title role, Stephen Moore again playing Mr Darling and ...

... Only Olympics put BBC in 50 During the four weeks ending February 26, according to BARB, the programmes with the highest audiences were: Individuals viewing (millions) 1 Coronation Street, Wed, Feb 8, Granada 17.65 2 Coronation Street, Wed, Feb 22, Granada 17.25 3 Coronation Street, Wed Feb 15, Granada 16.75 4 Coronation Street, Wed Feb 1, Granada 16.55 5 Coronation Street, Mon Feb 20, Granada ...

... CHfcKHOV S earliest play, in a version by Michael Frayn and entrtledWild Hon ey. opens at the Lyttelton on July 19, with Christopher Morahan directing. Ian McKellen and Charlotte Cornwell have the leading roles. It was last seen in London in 1960 under the title Pla- tonov. THE WORLD premiere of The War at Home, by James Duff, will be at Hamp- stead Theatre on June 1 3. Michael Atten- ...

... THE FARCE by John Dighton. Th Happiest Days of Your Life, not teen in London for 35 years, is being presented at the Barbican by the Royal Shakespeare Company on July 24. In leading roles are Maria Aitken, Peggy Mount, Sheila Ballantine and Paul Greenwood. Clifford Williams directs. THE CHICHESTER Festival production of The Merchant of Venice, with Alec Guinness as Shylock, has its first ...

... OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN His Ma|asty's -Rattle of a Simple Man Stepham ASHTON UNDER LYNE Tameside The Mantids of Nem (from 28, Northern Black Light Theatre) AYR Gaiety Showboat am BARNSLEV Ctvk Rose Marie am BASILOON Towngata- The Taming of the Shrew(1-3) BASItfcSTOKE Haymarfcet Aresnic and Old Lace (1-31 Queen Mary's College The Philanthropist New Horseshoe T/C (29-31 BATH Theatre Royal The ...

... LONDON Albery The Boyfriend Aktwych The Nerd Ambassadors Top People Apollo Corpse! Apollo Victoria Starlight Express Barbican Henry V'll (8,9)/Twelfth Night (10,1 1 {/Measure for Measure (12,13) Barbican Hall London Symphony Orchestra (8,12) Y Bear Gardens The Tempest (from 9)/Tis Pity She's A Whore (from 13) Bankside T/C Bloomsbury United Jazz and Rock Ensemble >d Contemporary Music Network ...