... 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 ...

... The programme for Mayfest '84 Glasgow's Second International Festiv- a' of Popular Theatre and Music, is now available from Mayfest Ltd., 7 Burgh Hall St., Glasgow Gil 5LN. On their first visits to Britain are: From Brazil, the puppet group Contadores de Estor- ias; from USA. Paul Saloom, Whoopi Goldberg and David Schein; from Canada, Robbie O'Neill, Poecket Opera from Nurnberg bring Lucrezia ...

... PETER HALL't adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm, which he is directing himself, opens at the National Theatre's Cottesloe auditorium on April 25. Among those in the cast are Geoffrey Burridge, Greg Hicks, Wendy Morgan, Barrie Rutter, David Ryall and Dinah Stabb PETER OTOOLE stars as Professor Higgins in Pygmalion, which the Theatre of Comedy is presenting at the Shaftesbury on May ...

... ABERDEEN Arts Centre Annette Cameron School of Dancing 118-21 1 His Majesty's Up the Poll (from 1 7) ASHTON UNDER-LYNE TamesMe- Snow White and the Seven Dwarf s (from 171 AYR Gaiety The Peter Morrison Show BASINGSTOKE Haymarfcet Charley's Aunt New Horseshoe T/C BATH Theatre Royal- la Trsviau 119, 19.21)/Cosi Fan Tutte 1 18, 20) -Opera 80 BELFAST Lyric Tea inaChinaCup IHf inrllNu H Ann ...

... Itf s skirts away for erstwhile panto dame FRANK1E HOLMES, now amusing those cruising I while skirting the isles of the Caribbean. Just in time for a breather before Ugly Sistering, Twankeying or Goosing again, comedy-entertainer Frankie homes in October (Showcall Vol. I, page 192.) Week: Apr. 23rd-29th WMO AUEN R06ER THE 006 MICHAEL UlPOftT J JENNIFER DAVID ANDRE LESLEY AROEN COLIN IILLYARO ...

... THURS APRIL 5 LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO NIGHT by Eugene O'Neill. Arts. Cast: Trevor Mar tin, Darlene Johnson, Michael Deacon, Sean Mathias. Wendy Miller. Director: Ludovica Villar-Hauser Press: Market ing Arts, 359 8514 POPP1E NONGENA by Elsa Joubert and Sandra Kotze. Riverside Studios, Ham mersmith to May 6. Management: Mar ket Theatre, Johannesburg. Cast: Thuli Dumakude, Fana Kekana. Selaeto ...

... PETER GILL is directing Thomas Ot- way's Venice Preserv'd, opening at the Lyttelton on April 12. This National Theatre production includes Stephanie Beacham, Edward de Souza, Jane Lapo- taire, Brewster Mason, Ian McKellen, Hugh Paddick and Michael Pennington in the cast. LEO McKERN returns lo the West End at the Queen's on April 24 in Number One, a new comedy by Jean Anouilh in an English ...

... ALFIE by Bill Naughton Playhouse. Liverpool to May 12. Cast: Adam Faith, Jacqueline Dee Anderson, Annie Hultey, Diana Malin, Barrie Shore, Shirin Taylor, Richard Ireson, Clive Russell. Director: Bill Morrison. BORN IN THE GARDENS by Peter Nichols. Swan, Worcester to April 27. in repertoire. Cast: Veda Warwick, Charles Bell, James Woolley. Barbara Home. Director: John Doyle. Designer: Chris ...

... For the week from Monday April 2, 1984 to Sunday April 8,1984 The Networks and Regions Breakfast I Shares I Reach Individuals viewing BBC-1 (millions) 1 A Question Of Sport 11.70 2 Dallas (US) 10.85 3 Wogan 10.45 4 That's Life 9.70 5 Last Of The Summer Wine, rpt 9.45 6 Nine O'Clock News, Mon 9.23 6= Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, rpt 9.25 8 Antiques Roadshow 9.15 9 Dynasty (US i 9.10 10 News, 21:05 ...

... REGIONAL PRODUCTION NEWS CHICAGO, book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fom, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb. Forum, Wythenshawe, April 25 to May 10. Cast: Yvonn* Edgell. Maggie Scott, Gareth Snook, Ursula Smith, Fanny Howe, Rod Arthur, Tracie Bennett. Pepsi Maycock, Linda Holmes, Annie Wensak, Sarah Weymouth, Sophia Winter, Bruce Morrison, David Hampshire, Paul Ryan, Michael French, Stnphen Hale. ...

... ^k* iri^H ^^^dfll A ^^K .iMflii BiiBMIb VOL 1 SHOWCALL has helped us immensely report comedy/vocal/impressionist duo LYN t¥ LEE, having landed a six-month Pontm's contract to start this week- Well, they're an attractive, gifted young couple: all SHOWCALL had to do was help put the word around in the right places and that's our Speciality Act. {ShowcaM Vol.1, page 262) j Week: Apr. 16th-22nd ...

... THURS, APRIL 12 VENICE PRESERV'D by Thomas Otway. Lyttelton. Management: National Theatre. Cast includes: Stephanie Beacham, Edward de Souza, Jane Lapo- taire, Brewster Mason, Ian McKellen, Ralph Nossek, Ron Pember. Hugh Pad- dick, Michael Pennington. Director: Pe ter Gill. Oesigner: Alison Chitty. Light ing: Stephen Wentworth. Music: Domi nic Muldowney Press: Lynne Kirwin, 928 2033 PEG, music ...