... Skyjuice Jacksons Lane Theatre There must be a more tedious way for an adult to spend a Saturday afternoon, but at present I cannot think of one. Unfortunately, Swamp Circus Theatre's press release, which claimed that it is at the cutting edee of new circus. was rate and misleading. Postponed from last year through injury, Swamp, from Sheffield, was presenting Skyjuice. Set on and above ...

... Gangsters Circus Space Circus Space cabarets usually have more in store than simply circus skills. Better described as variety, its second contribution to the London International Mime Festival, Gangsters, was no exception. Cabaret manager, platinum blonde Katie Norbury, in her moll's sequins and boa, provided the glamour for the evening's gangster theme. It was a show in three sec tions, all ...

... The Michael Faraday All-Electric Roadshow High Wycombe Those of us who remember our childhood watching Johnny Ball's educational television shows will remember his vivacity friendliness and sheer enthusiasm for his art. This has been carried through from screen to stage with a musical play from Johnny Ball Productions which has been tour ing major theatres for the past three years, recently ...

... The Mavericks Shepherd's Bush Empire Hailing from Florida with a leader of Cuban extraction, the Mavericks would not on the face of it appear to possess the necessary credentials to become a top country band. However, a move to Nashville and a recording contract with MCA have seen them win two Academy of Country Music Awards and the prestigious CMA Award for Country Band of the Year. Their UK ...

... Lee Evans Lyric It does not seem all that long since Lee Evans took part in our own Showcall Showcase, hailed by myself as a completely original comedian. Now, less than ten years later, here he is with his own one-man show in the West End, still highly original but with a Hollywood contract in his pocket. This is mainly because he deserted the rough and tum ble of the clubs for the then ...

... Holly Cole The Jazz Cafe Holly Cole is a hot property. A vocalist with major record company support who is big in Canada and Japan but who has yet to make the vital breakthrough in Europe. Her short local tour had a promotional agenda-she has a new album of songs by Tom Waits called Temptation and this showcase gig was her only London appearance. As such, it attracted a mix of young and not ...

... Two halves of the same whole Green Room, Cafe Royal Cleo Laine Let's face it, Cleo Laine could still fill the Royal Albert Hall if she wanted to, so her return visit to the Green Room, roughly a year after her first appearance there, is a good sign she still derives great enjoyment from singing to murh smaller audiences in an intimate cabaret environment. While others might have pon dered ...

... Clean comic hits the mark Isle of Wight Tom O'Connor So many times over the past ten years I've watched comedians recreating reflective comedy and looking-at-life routines. The continuing mass use of this type of humour has been quite amazing. However, so many of today's young comedians do not do tice to this particular skill. It was, therefore, even more rewarding to watch the innovator of ...

... El Caballo De Espana Camden Roundhouse Magnificent Spanish dancing horses these may be, but their beauty and grace fails to hold up this show which supposedly traces the history of the animal in its homeland Not stimulating enough for adults or entertaining enough for children, this is a rather drawn- out event which, to the untrained eye, just looks like people dress ing up in different ...

... Purple Circle Wigan Saxophonist Andy Scott formed his jazz quintet Purple Circle in 1992. The group plays original jazz-rock and fusion compositions written by Scott, who is perhaps best known for his work with the Apollo Saxophone Quartet. For its eight date, whistle- stop tour of the north west, the group was joined by Spanish singer Susana Montero, for whom Scott wrote a set of new songs ...

... Steven Daedalus Hayes Sceptics say that a mind-reader has accomplices and aids to help perform his psychic demonstrations and Steven Daedalus, appearing for one night only at the Beck, did not convince this sceptic that mind-reading is a true gift. Any failed experiments are blamed on the negative vibes emanating from the audience and sceptic though I am, there is always an ounce of belief, so ...

... Bums 200--A Tribute Ayr Produced by Robert C Kelly Ltd, this Bums 200 A Tribute, has been early in the field of what will be a string of entertainments commemorating 1996 as the 200th anniversary year of the death of Robert Bums, Scotland's national bard. The play, written and directed by John Murtagh, in a tight and slick presentation at the Gaiety, covered the life of Bums, neces sarily ...