... 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 ...

... V H ^^V *ww BERNARD SHAW's 'Saint Joan, directed by Ronald Eyre, opens at the Olivier on February 16, with Michael Bryant. Cyril Cutack, Frances de la Tour, Brian Glover, Philip Locke, Alfred Lynch, Jim Norton, Anton Rodgers, John Savi- dent and Daniel Thorndike among the cast. WAYNE SLEEP returns to the Palace on February 27 for the final five weeks of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Song and Dance, ...

... OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN Arts Centra Die Fledermaus 116-18) His Majesty's Children of a Lesser God ASHTON UNDER LYME Tameskle The Noreen Dickinson School of Dance (17. 18) AYR Gaiety The Fiddlers Rally 17. 1 8) BANGOH TheatrGwyrwdd The Mikado (f rm 14) BARNSLEY Civil Clown About BASILDON Towngate Under Milk Wood|13. 14) BASINGSTOKE Haymarket Sailor Beware New Horseshoe T/C Queen Mary's Colktg* ...

... THURS, FEBRUARY 16 SAINT JOAN by Bernard Shaw Olivier Management: National Theatre Cast: Oavid Baron, Michael Bryant, Mark Crowdy. Cyril Cusack. Frances de la Tour, Brian Glover, George Harris. Philip Locke. Alfred Lynch, Jim Norton, Ian Price, Anton Rodgers, John Savident. Matthew Sim, William Sleigh, Timothy Spall, Daniel Thorndike. Janet Whiteside. Jeffry Wickham. Glenn Wil liams, Mark Wing ...

... On February 18 London audiences will have the chance to catch The Graeae Theatre Company in Casting Out a show specially devised for the company's tour of India late last year. Somewhat akin to Graeae's earlier work here in the UK, Casting Out draws on the personal experiences of the com pany as performers with disabilities and. using autobiographical sketches, magic, humour and songs, ...

... For the week from Monday, January 16, 1984 to Sunday, January 22,1984 The Networks and Regions Breakfast I Shares I Reach Individuals Individuals Breakfast viewing viewing viewing Reach (millions) BBC-l (millions) ITV (millions) M?? |at AJon 1 S0r HirHS ftt^' M^n ic'45 ?>r0Mt-0n|!'Med'rraISda 17 40 BBC 1 Breakfast Time 1.4 N/A nIa 2 The Thorn Birds (US), Mon 15.45 2 Coronation Si, Mon, ...

... THE THIRD production in Ed Mirvish's first season at the Old Vic, The Mika do, opens on February 29. The show, which comes from Stratford Festival Canada and is financially supported by the Department of External Affairs, Canada, and the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture of Ontario, who have contri buted £45,000 each, features Marie Baron, Eric Donkin and Richard McMil lan and is directed ...

... THURS, FEBRUARY 23 THE LADY FROM ALFAQUEQUE by Serafin and Joaquin Alvarez Quirrtero, translated by Helen and Harley Granvil- I-Barker. Upstream to March 31. in repertoire. Management: Floorboards. Cast includes: Ruth Silvextre. Director: Michael Fry Designer: David Oliver. Music Anthony Feldman. Movement: Christopher Howes. Lighting: Robin Nash Press: Sharon Stoplar, 231 2494. TARTUFFE by ...

... For the week from Monday, February 6 to Sunday, February 12. The Networks and Regions Breakfast I Shares I Reach Individuals viewing BBC-1 (millions) 1 Nine O'Clock News, Thu 10.55 2 A Question Of Sport 10.35 2= Olympic Grandstand Sun 15.25 10.35 4 Holiday 10.25 5 The Living Planet 10.10 6 Dallas (US) 10.05 7 Top Of The Pops 9.70 8 The Les Dawson Show 9.30 9 Olympic Grandstand Fri 18.42 9.25 ...

... For programmes Best single play (Five nominations, due to a tie in the membership vote) An Englishman Abroad (BBC) John Schlesinger, director. The Country Girls (London Films) Desmond Davis, director. Orwell on Jura (BBC) John Glcnister, director. Saigon Year of the Cat (Thames) Stephen Frears, director. To the Lighthouse (BBC) Colin Gregg, director. Best drama series/serial Auf Wiedcnehen, ...

... THURS, FEBRUARY 9 THE HIRED MAN by Melvyn Bragg, music and lyrics by Howard Goodall. Nuffield. Southampton to February 25. Cast: Graham Callan, Paul Clarkson, Trevor Cooper, Stephen Earle, Billy Hart- man, Stephen Jameson, Phyllis Logan, Michael Mawby, Elizabeth Morton, Claire Parker, Trevor T. Smith, Tilda Swinton, David Tysall, Richard Walsh, Peter Williams. Director: David Gilmore. i ...

... For the week from Monday, January, 23. 1984 to Sunday, January 29, 1984 The Networks and Regions Breakfast I Shares I Reach Individuals viewing (millions) BBC-1 1 The Living Planet 1 1 .60 2 That's Life 11.55 3 The Les Dawson Show 11.20 4 Top Of The Pops 10.65 4= Hobday 10.65 6 Dallas(US) 10.55 7 Bergerac 10.35 8 No Place Like Home 10.15 9 New and Sport, Sat 21.25 10.05 10 Ever Decreasing ...