... opening event on February 1 2 and 1 3, we plan to follow that with an appearance by Daniel O'Donnell on February 19 and 20. Speaking about Barker's departure, Blower said: He left amicably he wasn't sacked. I liked him, but I don't think the venue suited ...

... rivalry would not affect their friendship. Newton admitted that he had not seen McKenna's show for several years. I did speak to Paul and he said that his act has changed quite a bit now which is fine. We are friends, he told The Stage. But having ...

... go ahead without their approval. I will obviously have to speak to Cathal and remind him. I think I did send a synopsis, but it is a long time ago since the idea came through to us. I will speak to them this week to make sure they are fully appraised of ...

... A feather in Chadwick's cap ANN NUGENT lets the bird speak for itself ROH The Firebird PROBABLY the title role in The Firebird is the greatest achievement of Fiona Chadwick's career to date. Though it is a role that she has danced in the past, this season ...

... Ballet at the Albert Hall, and as the promoter Derek Block speaks with pride about the thousands of people who have flocked to see the company (and as he and the company count their profits and speak of another such season within the next five years), it ...

... Robert O'Mahoney, his long staff like an extra limb of his tall, upright figure. His authority and power are obvi ous before he speaks. It is a magisterial performance, not to be questioned. It is natural he should seek revenge for past ills but this production ...

... and Mark Fletcher; Gary Boyle in Triple Echo, made by his current trio completed by Eryl Roberts and Mike Isaac; the Martin Speake Group in In Our Time; and New Cool, by collective improvisation pioneer John Stevens and his quar tet. rTlHE MIKE SMITH Orchestra ...

... anthology Daughters of Africa. But beyond the immediate connections we made with the 'cage,' and its use as a platform for verse speaking, it began to seem more significant as a decorative front for choreography. Through the devices of surge and control, the ...

... is its masterly combination of sound, movement, mime and artistic sign language. The integration of an ensemble of eight speaking and signing actors unites the silent world of the deaf with hearing audiences into one body. The company is fortunate in ...

... costume, lighting etc didn't bother them. The venue, New Market Hall, was indeed little more than a hall, with no set to speak of, except a brick wall, a few chairs and tables, and a minimum amount of lighting thrown in. r Not that there was anything ...

... partners' on the scene including the unstable Lisa and mad dancer Harold. Even Ballamy put his saxophones aside briefly to play a speaking part, Steve the prat, and Bates spoke the voice of God. Beowulf May field ...