... Video tapes THE ITI's new initiative for the 1984 Edinburgh Festival, A World Of Theatre on Video, has received numerous tapes from over 20 countries around the world, and has been able to unearth a number of tapes of British groups; including groups that will not ?actually be appearing at this year's Festival, thereby ensuring the value for foreign bookers in attending the Edin burgh ...

... EDINBURGH FRINGE ASSEMBLY ROOMS RED HEART. Management; Peta Lily (August 24 to September 1) CANONGATE LODGE (Richard De- marco Theatre) FUGUE by Rona Munro. Management: Access Theatre Company. (August 19 to 25) TWO FOOLS ANO THE RAINBOW DREAM. Management: Theatre of Rain bows. Cast: Andrew Hickman, Helena Bjorelius (August 26 to September 1) CELTIC LODGE, Lawnmarket SENSIBLE FOOTWEAR THEATRE ...

... THURS, AUGUST 30 THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD by J. M Synge. Riverside Stu dios, Hammersmith to October 7. Man agement: United British Artists. Cast includes: Frank Grimes, Nichola McAuliffe, Carolyn Pickles. Director: Lindsay Anderson. Press: Andrew Eaton. 741 2132. HOMES AND GARDENS by Mark Bu- nyan. Cockpit to September 15. Direc tor: Kim Dambaek. Choreography: De bbie Baddoo. Musical ...

... I Multi-lingual vocalist FERNANDO FERNANDESS is presently at L'Hirondelle, W1, charming birds from the Swallow Street trees in several different lan guages: he's certainly robin the limelight and has owl the clients raven about him every night in gale or fair weather. (Showcall Vol. I, page 341) Week: August 20th-26th THE ACROVALS HarrowShow Headstone Manor. Harrow (26) JACKIE AU.EN A BARBARA ...

... FRI, AUGUST 17 STARTING HERE. STARTING NOW, lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. music by David Shire. Orange Tree. Rich mond to September 15. Cast: Mar tin Connor, Susannah Fellows, Veronica Page. Director: Steve Whatley. Musical director: Robert Purvis. THE SNOW QUEEN by Oliver Reynolds from the story by Hans Christian Andersen. New, Cardiff to August 25. Management: Cardiff New Theatre in ...

... THURS, AUGUST 2 AMERICAN BUFFALO by David Mamet. Duke of York's. Manage ment: Duncan C. Weldon with Paul Gregg and Lionel Becker and Elliott Martin. Cast: Al Pacino, J. J. John ston, Bruce MacVittie. Director: Arvin Brown. Designer: Mariorie Bradley Kellogg. Costumes: Bill Walker. Lighting: Ronald Wallace. Press: Sue Hyman Associates Ltd, 485 8489 WICKED LIPS, concept and lyrics by Richard ...

... For the week from Monday July 16, 1984 to Sunday July 22, 1984 The ratings are produced by AGB (Audits of Great Bri tain) for BARB (Broad casters Audience Research Board Networks Regions Breakfast Shares* Reach Individuals viewing BBC-1 (millions) 1 Only Fools and Horses, rpt 10.40 2 Nine O'clock News, Mon 9.20 3 International Athletics, Sat 9.15 4 Nine O'Clock News, Tue 8.75 5 Nine O'Clock ...

... PRODUCTION NEWS A NEW WORK by Tom Stoppard. Rough Crossing*, freely adapted from Feranc Molnar's Play at the Castle, opens at the Lyttalton on October 30, with Peter Wood directing and design by Carl Toms. An adaptation of Molnar's play by P. G. Wodehouse called The Play's the Thing was seen in the West End in 1947 and at Greenwich five years ago ROGER REES has the title role in Hamlet, ...

... For the week from Networks Monday August 13, 1984 w-^ to Sunday August 19, 1984 Breakfast The ratings are produced by Q AGB (Audits of Great Bri- kjlldl VtJ tain) for BARB (Broad- casters Audience Research E-% Board). JVCdtll Individuals viewing BBC-1 (millions) 1 Crimewatch UK 10.50 2 Only Fools and Hones, rpt 10.40 3 Nine O'Clock News, Thu 9.75 4 Nine O'Clock News, Fri 9.25 5 Olympic ...

... OUT OF TOWN ABERYSTWYTH Bandstand Children's entertainment Cardigan Guildhall Cardigan Theatre Company Production Thaatr Y WeHn Godspell ACCWNGTON Roaa Garden, Haworth Art Gallery Centre Ocean Stream (10, 11) AYR Chrtc- Bedroom Farce (to 7)/The Ghost Train (from 9) Gaiety Johnny Beanie in the 1 964 Gaiety Whirl BANGOR Thaatr Gwynedd Sleuth (from 8) BASILDON Towngate- Towngate Film Festival ...

... A NEW COMEDY written and directed by Richard O'Brien, Top People, opens at the Ambassadors on October 11, presented by the Little Theatre ot Comedy in association with Michael White. The cast includes Peter Blythe, Donald Churchill, Pat Heywood and Andrew Robertson. LOOT, a recent success at the Ambassadors, returns to the West End, at the Lyric, from September 1 9. Leonard Rossiter, Gemma ...

... ON NEXT WEEK OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN His Majesty's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat AYR Gaiety Johnnie Beanie in Gaiety Whirl BANGOR Theatr Gwynedd Male Voice Choir Concerts (to 6) BASILDON Towngate- Towngate Film Festival (to 7) BATH Theatre Royal Ten Little Indians (from 4) BELFAST Grand Opera House Children of a Lesser God Lyric -The Flats BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome Song and Dance ...