... Snaps ENVIROMENT secre tary John Gummer has pledged government support towards the development of a London Thames Festival in 1994. Supported by the the London Arts Board and the London Council for Sport and Recreation, it is due to take place in September 1995 for ten days. BERKLEE College of Music is sending representitives to London on December 14 and 15. American based Berklee is the ...

... Snaps SALFORD students have had an invaluable chance to work alongside BBC film crews. They have been shadowing the filming of The Living Soap, currently showing on BBC2 which shows the lives of a group of students in Manchester. Those filming are all studying either HND Media Production or BA Television and Radio. These are a few of the growing number of media and performance related degrees ...

... Tour News THE SECOND leg of the Solid Silver seventies tour, starring Showad- dywaddy, Alvin Stardust and the Rubettes, pre sented by Flying Music, begins at the Cresset, Peterborough on January 29, continuing until March 6 at Brentwood, Bristol, Swansea, Tun- bridge Wells, East bourne, Carlisle, Shef field, Sunderland, Read ing, Cardiff, Plymouth, Northampton, London Palladium, Nottingham, ...

... I THURS, DEC 9 CABARET, book by Joe Masteroff, based on the play by John van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb. Donmar Warehouse to March 12 Cast: Jane Horrocks. Alan Cumming, Sara Kestelman, George Raistrick, Adam Godley, Charlotte Metcalf, Michael Gardiner, Jane Karen, Charlotte Storey, Loveday Smith, Kevin Walton. Anthony Hunt, Christopher ...

... CRAWLEY Hawth THE NEW ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN with Gorden Kaye (December 15 to January 9) CREWE Lyceum Lee Dean in association with Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council pre sents PUSS IN BOOTS with Bob Carolgees, Liza Goddard, Peggy Mount, Alex Langdon, Frederick Pyne, Lynette McMorrough, Sandor Eles, Karen Jewell. Directed by John David. Designed by Alexander McPherson. Choreography by Karen ...

... OUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN His Majesty's The Scottish Ballet BANGOR Tbeatr Gwynedd Wvneb Yn Wyneb (1- 3) BATH Theatre Royal Ricochet BELFAST Civic Arte Greek (29-31) Grand Opera House Rupert And The Green Dragon Lyric Players Theatre The Gigli Concert BILLINGHAM Forum Tutti Frutti (29-301; Madam Butterfly BIRMINGHAM Alexandra D'Oyly Carte Opera Company Hippodrome Me And My Girl Library Theatre ...

... THURS, JAN 21 KING LEAR by William Shake speare. Royal Court. Management: English Stage Company. Cast: Tom Wilkinson, Peter-Hugo Daly, Adrian Dunbar, lain Glen, Philip Jackson, Fraser James, Cara Kelly, Nigel Lindsay, Saskia Reeves, Hugh Ross, Andy Serkis, Jason Watkins, Lia Williams. Director: Max Stafford-Clark. Designer: Peter Hartwell. Lighting: Rick Fisher. Press: Anne Mayer, 071 730 2652 ...

... Million* Viewing 1 CASUALTY 0.22 2 THE BILL 0.17 2 THE BILL 0.17 4 BREAD 0.15 5 PORRIDGE 0.14 6 TILL DEATH PART 0.13 6 FEATURE FILM 0.13 8 BREAD 0.12 8 FALL/RISE R PERRIN 0.12 8 EASTENDERS OMN 0.12 SKY 1 TOP TEN 1 SIMPSONS 0.73 2 COPS 0.49 3 STAR TREK NXT 0.43 4 STAR TREK NXT 0.39 5 21JUMPST 0.37 6 STAR TREK NXT 0.35 7 STAR TREK NXT 0.32 8 E STREET 0.31 9 RESCUE 0.27 10 WRESTLING 0.25 If looks ...

... IOUT OF TOWN ABERDEEN Hit Majesty's The Witches BARNET Old Bull Arts Centre Emanuelle Enchanted (29 301 BATH Theatre Royal Cinderella BELFAST Grand Opera House Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Lyric Players Theatre Great Expectations Old Museum Arts Centre Whistling In The Dark BILLINGHAM Forum West End Nights (29-30) BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome Aladdin Midlands Arts Centre Dylan Thomas: Return ...

... Snaps AC, I OK Martin Benson is currently staging an exhibition of his paint ings at the Shakespeare Globe Centre in Bear Gardens, Southwark. Subjects include Olivier, Geilgud, Harry Secotn- be, Michael Hordern, Alec Guinness and Rich ard Attenborough. Not present will be Benson's portrait of Globe pioneer Sam Wanamaker. The picture, says Benson, was a total failure. FOLLOWING the enormous ...

... Snaps THEATRE Royal Strat ford East is currently undergoing restoration. To fund the £400,000 pro ject, the theatre is asking for a minimum contribu tion of £150 to 'Name A Seat'. A TALL Order, a one-day sym posium on the future of London Arts Centres, will be held on September 13. The event is being co-ordinated by Jeni Walwin at London Arts Board. JENNY Topper has been reappointed as ...

... Snaps -*-w-w-w-wm-_Ti_f_f_f_f_f_f_f_f_fBw-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-w-wmi HEARTBEAT heart throb Nick Berry is on the beat at Wykeham Abbey on Sunday August 29 as guest at the fund- raising fete for Stephen Joseph Theatre-In-the- Round. The venue has raised 40 per cent of the cash it needs to move to bigger new premises. WORK continues at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations to increase ...