... London Bankruptcy Court last week. William Hancock, 50, said he was an alcoholic and blamed drink for his downfall. Later, speaking outside court, he insisted his bankrupt cy was the best thing that has happened to me. He was now working for a Catholic ...

... Angry agency hits out at 'hijackers' THE boss of one of the country's top after dinner speaking agencies claims a rival has hijacked his list of celebrities. Equity member Dave Dutton, who is also an actor, has spent seven years building up his agency ...

... 'dips' after 50 years in showbiz, said: It's getting terrible. It is happening all the time nowadays. I have been afraid tb speak out before now because I don't want to encourage others. But it has become a terrible nuisance. These people must be mentally ...

... of it. Aberystwyth has a large percentage of young people whose enjoyment should not be stifled up to a point, he said. Speaking about noise created as revellers left discos late at night, he said large numbers of youngsters enjoyed themselves without ...

... also due to trade creditors. Said Bosworth: I assumed that there would be other people involved besides our firm and I did speak to Equity about it. But every time I have contacted Paul Barnard I have received excuses. I don't like to think of this compa ...

... trcpida- tious stoop of one for whom the bank balance of suffering is well into the black. He is called idiot whenever he speaks the truth. Thus the conflict between private perception and social acceptance rages throughout, as does the old chestnut of ...

... record dealers and force independent record companies to sell-out and work with mainr comnanies in order to stav afloat. Speaking at a Brixton music indus try conference, Waterman warned that the cut-throat business of music retail ing, coupled with the ...

... 'Freak show' kids speak out CIRCUS impresario Peter Jay is at the centre of another storm as he wages a personal war against Lancashire County Council's attempts to ban appearances by two Mexican brothers dubbed the wolf kids. The boys, nine year old ...

... Under Milk Wood CARDIFF TO begin at the beginning: eight actors in modern dress taking 64 speaking parts, a minimal surreal set ting with no props, and the small Welsh seaside town of Buggerall (sorry, Llareegub) gradually awakens for the tenthousandth ...

... gently in his arms, the flautist seeks to meet her again in ctcmiry by walking into the lake to kill himself. Hisa Hiraizumi, speaking in classical Japanese only a story outline is available for the audi ence), creates a delicate microcosm of minute gesture ...

... action has an impeccable theatri cality, with excellent ensemble playing from a cast including children, even the youngest speaking with authority and dignity. The script, by Gould and Steams, is poetic. The whole is per vaded by a deep mysticism, without ...

... the feel of the lighthouse as claustro phobic cocoon, as the elements rage about it. The opening of this innova tive show, speaking of the light-house as female, guarding and watching, is somehow apt, adding a dimension to the term 'keeper of the light' ...