... THURS, AUG 8 THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO Ul by Bertolt Brecht, translated by Ranjit Bolt. Olivier. Management: Royal National Theatre. Director: Di Trevis. A CHILD IN THE FOREST by David Goodland, adapted from the book by Winifred Foley. Everyman, Cheltenham to August 31. Cast: Angela Bain, Veda Warwick, Hilary Crane, Annie Sutton, Buffy Davis, Rebecca Wright, Karen Clegg, Owen John O'Mahony ...

... ?DEREK JACOBI has the title role, with Robert Lindsay as Henry II. in Jean Anouilh's Becket, which opens at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket on October 3. The new translation by Jeremy Sams is directed by Elijah Moshinsky and produced by Duncan C.Weldon. It plays pre-West End dates at Bradford, Bath, Newcastle, She ffield, Birmingham and Edinburgh. WREVOR EVE, Sarah Jane Fenton and Brian Protheroe ...

... RAINBOW over Bath, the combined concert programme of Bath Uni versity and Bath College of Higher Education, has taken the Performing Rights Society award for enterprise. Thirty six concerts are planned during the 1991-92 Rain bow season including the Mike Gibbs Band, Indian Sitar player Ravi Shan- kar and the Hilliare En semble with Arvo Part's new choral work. SIR Michael Tippett and Sir ...

... OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN His Majesty's Ladies Night AYR Gaiety The Gaiety Whirl BAGNOR Watermill Theatre The Drummer -or The Haunted House BEXHILL ON SEA Pavilion The Dresser BIRMINGHAM Alexandra Becket Hippodrome Kiss Me Kate Rep Noises Off BOLTON Octagon Salt Of The Earth BOURNEMOUTH Pavilion Buddy BRADFORD Alhambra Mad Show BRIGHTON Theatre Royal Last Tango In Whitby St George's Hall Fusion 91 ...

... ?THE FIRST new production of Carmen at the Royal Opera House for nearly 20 years opens on April 26, with Zubin Mehta conducting the first six performances, after which he is succeeded by Barry Wordsworth, working with the Royal Opera for the first time. Nuria Espert directs, with choreog raphy by leading flamenco dancer Cristina Hoyos. The title role will be shared by Maria Ewing and Kathleen ...

... Tour News ??????????????????????????????I THE SPINNERS are re uniting for a Christmas tour, presented by Barry Clayman Concerts, opening at the Bourne mouth Pavilion on Sat urday (November 27). Dates up to December 23 are at Torquay (English Riviera Centre), South- end, Leeds (Grand), Guildford, Birmingham, Worthing, St Albans, Canterbury, Northamp ton, London (Barbican Centre), Halifax, High ...

... DEREK JACOBI has the title role in Adrian Noble's production of Macbeth, opening at the Barbican on December 16, with Cheryl Campbell as Lady Macbeth Other leading roles in this Royal Shakespeare Company production are played by Jason Durr, Denys Hawthorne, Adrian Lukis, Christopher Ravenscroft, Michael Siberry and Marjorie Yates. CARYL CHURCHILL'S new play The Skriker, her first for the Royal ...

... SIDNEY VAUNCEZ follows this year's Perrier adventures in London Purcell Room Perrier Awards THE REAL stars of the 1993 Perrie Awards Season at the Purcell Room, Grei Proops and Lee Evans, defy all comedy clas sifi-cation. The season's opening act, the highly risi ble Californian Proops, offered an intellec tually stimulating slope-about, prodding th ...

... THE NATIONAL TOP THIRTIES For week ending November 7 CHANNEL Average weekly viewing Share of Total Per Head (Hours/Minutes) viewing ALL ANY TV 26:48 100 0 BBC1 (INCLUDING BREAKFAST TIME) 8:31 31 8 BBC2 2:27 9.1 TOTAL/ANY BBC 10:57 40 9 ITV (INCLUDING TV-AM) 1 1 :04 41 .3 CHANNEL 4/S4C 2:56 10.9 TOTAL/ANY ITV 14:00 52.2 OTHERS 1:51 6.9 Individuals viewing BBC1 (Millions) 1 EASTENDERS (THU/SUN) ...

... MON, NOV 26 CLYDE BUILT BBC Scotland three-part documentary series (10.10 1 1 .00 pm) Narrator: William Mcllvanney. THURS, NOV 29 EYE 2 EYE Channel 4 five-part panel game (8.00 8.30 pm) Production company: Planet Pictures in association with DDA Television. Presenter: Steven Taylor. Producer/director: Ultan Guilfoyle. Commissioning editor: Waldcmar Januszczak. FRI, NOV 30 THE DAY London ...

... THE NATIONAL TOP thirties For week ending November 18 Individuals Originating Individuals vjewjng Programme viewing BBC1 (Millions) ITV Company (Millions) 1 EASTENDERS (THU/SUN) 18.39 1 CORONATION STREET (WED/SAT) GRANADA 18.23 2 NEIGHBOURS (TUE 13.30/17.36) 17.20 2 CORONATION STREET (MON/WED) GRANADA 17.51 3 NEIGHBOURS (MON 13.30/17.37) 17.05 3 CORONATION STREET (FRI/SAT) GRANADA 17.32 4 ...

... SAT, DEC 26 I LA BOHEME by Puccini. Queen I Elizabeth Hall, also on Decem- I ber 27, 29, 30. Management: I Travelling Opera. Cast: Colin I Douglas-Hills (Mark Luther), I Maria Bovino (Heather Lori- I mer), Ian Platt, Fiona O'Neill, I Stephen Richardson, Gwion I Thomas, Graham Case, And- I rew Dale Forbes, Tomos Ellis. I Conductor: Martin Andre. I Director: Peter Knapp, based on I the original ...