... THUR, SEPTEMBER 10 PACIFIC OVERTURES by Stephen Sondheim. Coliseum. Management: English National Opera. Cast includes: Richard Angas, Leon Berger, Christ opher Booth-Jones, Edward Byles, John Cashmore, Gordon Christie, Ian Comboy, Gaham Fletcher, Terry Jenk ins, John Kitthiner, Simon Mastcrton- Smith, Harry Nicoll, Malcolm Rivers, Eric Roberts, Michael Sadler, Paul Strathearn, Alan Woodrow. ...

... THE ROYAL DRAMATIC Theatre from Stockholm is bring ing two productions by Ingmar Bergman to the National Theatre in June Hamlet from 10 to 15, and Miss Julie on 17 and 18. CANARIES SOMETIMES SING, the Frederick Lonsdale comedy which has played a sell out season at the Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford, opens at the Albery on April 27, presented by Triumph Theatre Productions. It stars Pe ter Bowles, ...

... follT OF TOWN ABERDEEN Art! Centre -World's Wonder Hit Maiesty's The Students Show AYR Gaiety Bobby Davro Show BARNET Old Bull Arts Centre Kennedy'! Children Boilerhouse T/C 124-25) BASINGSTOKE Horseshoe Jane Eyre BATH Theetre Royal Black Comedy; The Private Ear BELFAST Grand Opera House Gang Show Lyric The Road To Mecca BKMMGHAM Alexandra Noises Off Rep- See How They Run; King John's Jewel ...

... THURSDAY, JAN 29 SCHOOL FOR WIVES by Moliere, translated by Robert David MacDo- nald. Lyttelton. Management: National Theatre. Cast: Anthony Douse, Neil Dudgeon, Julia Ford, Celia Imne, Roger Lloyd Pack, David Ryall, Wil liam Sleigh, James Taylor, Anthony Trent. Director: Di Trevis. Designer: Pamela Howard. Music: Dominic Mul- downey. Movement: Jane Gibson. Press: Nicki Frei, 928 2033. MADAME ...

... ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller. Redgrave, Farnham, February 10 to 28. Cast: Peter Laird, Brenda Peters, Alex Hardy, Christine Kavanagh, Jack Fortune, Tim Bannerman, Susan Twist, Paul Benzing, Jan Shand, Matthew Parker (Daniel Sexton). Director: Stephen MacDonald. De signer: Juliet Shillingford. Lighting: Vincent Herbert. Sound: Chris Thursby. #AS YOU LIKE IT by William Shakespeare. Wolsey, ...

... IN THE CAN STEVEN BERKOFFS breathtak ing adaptation of Metamorphosis will finally reach more than London theatre goers this year, courtesy of the BBC. Work has just begun on a TV version of the Berkoff classic at Elstree Studios with the cast that appeared in last year's run at the Mermaid Theatre Berkoff himself, Tim Roth, Linda Marlowe, Saskia Reeves and Gary Olsen. Martin Auty will produce ...

... ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller. Perth Theatre to October 3. Cast: Roy Hanlon, Kay Gallic, Benny Young, Amanda Prior, Colin Gour- ley, John Buick, Jane Nelson Pee bles, Julian Cope, Lorna Blackmore, Phillip Chubb (Kip Kirkland). Direc tor: Antony Groscr. Designer: Janet Scarfe. Lighting: Simon Sewell. CABARET, book by Joe Master- off, music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb. Bninton, Musselburgh ...

... Peck up a winner at the Prix Italia The BBC has hit the award trail yet again by picking up a series of awards at the Prix Italia. One of BBC2's popular Screen Two presentations, After Pilkington, which was produced by Kenneth Trodd and directed by Christ opher Morahan, was voted top television drama. BBC drama group head, Jonathan Powell, said: I'm delighted that the drama department should ...

... PATRICIA HODGSON, who has been secretary for the BBC for the last two years, has been appointed head of the corporation's new Policy and Plan ning Unit in the last stages of Director General Michael Checkland's restruc turing of senior management. Plymouth freelancer JENNY HULL, 22, has joined TSW as a continuity announcer. She previously presented an arts scries for BBC South West and for HTV ...

... EXHIBITORS Cont from p23 full lighting and sound rigs and associated services such as crew, production and transport. Repre sentatives: Spencer Brooks, Paul Weber, Stuart Miller and Mick Anderson. EUROLIGHTLTD Stand 48 Unit 8, Maple Industrial Estate, Maple Way. Feltham. Middlesex TW137AW 01 7516400 Eurolight's stand will be showing Microlite 2, Micron and Spirit com puterised lighting ...

... THURSDAY, JAN 8 THE QUEEN OF SPADES by Tchaikovsky. Coliseum. Management: English National Opera. Cast includes: Alan Woodrow, Janice Cairns, Sarah Walker, Robert Hayward, Rodney Macann, Jean Rigby, Cathryn Pope. Conductor: Lionel Friend. Producer: David Pountney. Designer: Maria Bjornson. Lighting: Richard Riddell. Press: Helen Greenwood, 836 0111. BOPHA! by Percy Mtwa. Cottesloe. Management: ...

... THE SCHAUBUHNE Company from West Berlin inaugurates the series of overseas company visits to the National Theatre on May 11, when it presents Eugene O'Neill's The Hairy Ape at the Lyttelton for six performances. It is directed by Peter Stein. A SECOND Paul Hamlyn Week, made possible through a donation by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, is being given by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House ...