... SAM SHEPARD'S new play Fool For Love opens at the Cottesloe on October 4, with Peter Gill directing and Ian Charleson, David Troughton, Julie Walters and Tom Watson in the cast. 0 THE POSTPONED performances of Orpheus in the Underworld by the English National Opera at the Coliseum have been replaced by reviv als of Arabella and Patience. Strauss' opera opens on October 24 with ...

... OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN His Majesty's Scottish Opera (from 25) ALDERSHOT Princes Hall The Yeoman of the Guard am AYR Gaiety Johnny Beattle in Gaiety Whirl BARROW-IN-FURNESS Barrow Sixth Form College Sports Hall The Winter's Tale/The Crucible (from 25. Royal Shakespeare T/C) BASILDON Towng ate -Extemporary Dance Theatre (25.26) BASINGSTOKE Haymarket Sweet Charity (from 27) Theetre Royal Henry IV ...

... THURS, SEPTEMBER 6 THE BARBER OF SEVILLE by Rossini. Coliseum. Management: English National Opera. Cast includes: Alan Opie, Delia Jones. John Brecknock, John Gibbs, Richard Van Allan. Conductor: Wyn Davies. Producer: Patrick Libby. Designer: Stephen Addison. Press: Nicola Goold, 836 0111. FALL by James Saunders. Hampstead Theatre. Cast: Julie Covington, Cecily Hobbs, Sylvestra Le Touzel, ...

... PRODUCTION NEWS 9 JUDI DENCH is returning to the Royal Shakespeare Company after four years to play the title role in Mother Courage, opening at the Barbican on November 7. A few translation of Brecht's play has been prepared by Hanif Kureishi and is being directed by Howard Davies. A NEW PLAY by G. F. Newman, An Honourable Trade, opeHs at the Royal Court on October 16, with Mike Bradwell ...

... THURSDAY, SEPTEM BER 27 MADAM BUTTERFLY by Puccini. Cot- iseum. Management: English National Opera. Cast includes: Linda Esther Gray, David Rendall, Anne-Marie Owens, Nor man Bailey. Producer: Graham Vick. Con ductor: John Mauceri (Peter Robinson). Designer: Stefanos Lazaridis. Lighting: Matthew Richardson. Press: Nicola Goold, 836 0111. KING PRIAM by Michael Tippett. Mar lowe, Canterbury. ...

... Ratings For the week from Networks Monday September 10, a to Sunday September 16, Breakfast The ratings are produced by 4\ M/jC VGB (Audits of Great Bri- IkjllCtl Vi5 tain) for BARB (Broad- casters Audience Research _ 1_ Board. Keacii Individuals Individuals pnp V1wm8 viewing BBC-1 (millions) |Ty (millions) 1 The Paul Daniels Magic Show 11.60 Lace(US)> ITV ,6 15 n 2 Coronation S., Mon, Granada ...

... i i ANNIE, book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin. Belgrade, Coventry, October 2 to 27. Cast: Liz Fraser, Alan Hockey, Yvonne Sadler, Graeme Edler, Andrea Levine, Mor gan Deare, Julian Ashton, Mary Louise Clark, Kathy Craker, Fiona Douglas-Stewart, Bernard Finch, Steve Fortune, Bruce Graham, John ny M. Louise Papillon, Dave Willetts, Emlyn Wynne, Helen Dix, ...

... CLUBS ASH VALE Prospect Country Club The Tommy Bruce Show with Tommy Bruce, Les Hall, Terri Martell and the Bill Richards Band BATLEY Frontier The Internationals (26-29) BIRMINGHAM Night Out Barbara Dickson Derek Block Artists Agency BLACKPOOL Pleasure Beach Horseshoe Showbar Comedy Express with Terry Denton, Andrew O'Connor. Denise Freeman, The Prize Guys and Loretta Leage School of Dancing ...

... Ratings For the week from Networks Monday August 20, 1984 toSunday August 26, 1984 Breakfast The ratings are produced by i-* (Jk AGB (Audits of Great Bri- kjllill C iJ tain) for BARB (Broad- casters Audience Research II -v Board) Keacn Individuals Individuals nn/-> viewing viewing BC1 (millions) ITV (millions) 1 Porridge, mm 12.05 i Coronation St, Mon, Granada 12.05 2 News and Weather, Sun 22 ...

... THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 PUMP BOYS AND CMNETTES. Piccadilly Management: APS Ltd and Freed man Panter Ltd. Cast: Paul Jane*. Cariene Carter. Brian Protheroa. Gary Hotton, Kiki Dee, Julian Lrttmen. Preea: Sue Rolfe (HPB). MO 0517 IT'S MY PARTY by John Flanagan and Andrew McCuMocfc. Greenwich Theatre. Caet: Diana Bull, Tom Chadbon, Tom Georgeeon. Caroline Hutchison, Richard lre*on, Elaine Lordan, ...

... Ratings For ,he ?k from et WOI* kS Monday September 3, to Sunday September 9, JXCglUli^ Breakfast The ratings are produced by rt AGB (Audits of Great Bri- UllClI ViJ tain) for BARB (Broad- casters Audience Research 1 B L| Board). IXrrll J I I Individuals viewing BBC-1 (millions) 1 The Paul Daniels Magic Show 10.50 2 NineO'Clock News, Mon 10.20 3 Juliet Bravo 9.85 4 Master of the Game, Mon 9.65 ...

... i i THE ROYAL BALLET opens its 1984 85 season at the Royal Opera House on October 18 with a tribute performance in celebration of Sir Frederick Ashton's 80th birthday which will be attended by HRH Princess Margaret. The programme will include Birthday Offering, Mono tones II and the final scene of Oaphnis and Chloe. Other highlights of the season will be a farewell tribute per formance ...