... [OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN His Majesty's Oklahoma (17.10-31.10) ABERYSTWYTH Artt Centre- Hamlet 117-18); Doctor Faustus (20-22) ALTRINCHAM Garrick Robert and Elizabeth 117-21) ASHTON UNDER-LYNE Tameside The Sound of Music (17-221 AYR Civic Edge of Darkness (30.8-6.111 BANGOR Thutr Gwynadd Hamlet 120-22); Promised Land (17-19) BARROW Sixth Form College- RSC/British Telecom Tour BASILDON Mirren ...

... THURSDAY,OCT20 BARTHOLOMEW Fair by Ben Jonson. Olivier. Management: National Theatre. Cast: Mark Addy, David Bamber, Jim Barclay, Nicho las Blane, Michael Bryant, David Burke, Tarn Dean Burn, Judith Coke, Jonathan Cullen, Peter-Hugo Daly, Patrick Drury, Geraldine Fitz gerald, Guy Henry, Dan Hildebrand, Jennifer Hill, Dean Hollingsworth, Ged McKenna, Fintan McKeown, Marian McLoughlin, Paul J. ...

... GREAT EXPECTATIONS Six-hour film, on location in London and Kent and at Pinewood Studios. Production company: Primetime in association with the Disney Channel for HTV Cast includes: Jean Simmons, Anthony Hopkins, Ray McAnally, John Rhys-Davies, Kim Thompson, Anthony Calf. Producer: Greg Smith. Director: Kevin Connor. Screenplay: John Goldsmith. MIAMI BLUES film, on location in Greater Miami ...

... THURS, OCTOBER 6 THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO by Pierre Beaumarchais, new transla tion by William Gaskill. Crucible, Sheffield to October 29. Cast: Myriam Cyr, Jim Findley, Alison Fiske, Paul Whitworth, Ian Fitzgib- bon, Mary McCusker, Patrick Dug- gan, Andrew Wickes, Jacqueline de Peza, Michael O'Connor. Director: William Gaskill. Designer: Liz da Costa. Choreography: Stephen Long. Music arranger: ...

... NEW SERIES MONDAY, OCT 17 THE 88 REPORT HTV Wales business and finance series (10.35pm) Presenters: Garel Rhys, Sylvia Horn. Editor: Iwan Brooks-Jones. Producer/ director: David Lloyd. TUESDAY, OCT 18 COLIN'S SANDWICH BBC2 com edy series Cast includes: Mel Smith, Mike Grady, Louisa Rix. Writers: Paul Smith, Terry Kyan. Producer/director: John Kilby. Associate producer: Jamie Rix. THURSDAY, OCT ...

... NATALIA MAKAROVA returns to guest with the Royal Ballet for the season's opening performance of Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Opera House on January 17, being partnered by Jonathan Cope. They will also appear on January 20. Makarova makes subsequent appearances in A Month in the Country. THE SECOND PLAY in the season at the new Lilian Baylis Theatre at Sadler's Wells will be Madwoman of ...

... ?H When delectable KAREN WILLS entertains Barnstaple Conservative Club on Saturday they II be voting her a right swinger well worth a remarkable man date, and be telling success sTones for years: a versatile vocaliste, will Karen s programme include some true Blues before she says Sorry, but Thatcher lot (Showcall Vol II. paqe237) Week: Moo. Oct. 17th-San. Oec X)rd JUSTAOGER Touring. Modern ...

... HENRY V film, commences October 31 at Lee International Studios, Shep- perton. Production company: Renaissance Films PLC. Cast includes: Brian Bles sed, Kenneth Branagh, Richard Briers, Judi Dench, Ian Holm, Geof frey Hutchings, Charles Kay, Alec McCowen, Geraldine McEwan, Paul Scofield, Emma Thompson. Produc ers: Stephen Evans, Bruce Sharman- Director and adapter: Kenneth Bra nagh. Production ...

... ALEC GUINNESS returns to the West End to co-star with American actor Edward Herrmann in A Walk in the Woods, which Duncan C.Wel- don and Jerome Minskoff are pre senting with Lucille Lortel at the Comedy on November 3. Ronald Eyre directs. ALAN AYCKBOURN'S play Henceforward, starring Ian McKel- len and Jane Asher, opens at the Vaudeville on November 16. Pre sented by Michael Codron, it is ...

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... THE ENGLISH Shakespeare Company has returned from Au stralia to begin the second stage of its tour of The Wars of the Roses, the history cycle comprising Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III. The company is at the Theatre Royal. Newcastle this week and plays at the Old Vic from January 26 to March 11. All the plays are directed by Michael Bogdanov. and in leading roles are ...

... OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN Aberdwn Arts Centr- Blood Wedding (25-261 His Majesty's Oklahoma (17-31) ABERYSTWYTH Arts Cwitra Bouncers (24-29) AYR CMc Edge of Darkness (30 8-6.11) BAGNOR WaMrmlH She Stoops to Conque- (27-29) BANGOR Thutr Gwynadd Intimate Exchanges BASILDON Towngate Circus Senso BASINGSTOKE Contr.l Studio Hamlet (19-29) BATH Thutr* Royal Ring Round the Moon (17-29) BELFAST Grand Opera ...