... SNAPS Acclaimed baritone Lucas de Jong will be among the stars at an evening of opera at St John's Church, St John's Wood, on Saturday, November 16. He will be joining other pupils ofthe teacher Margaret Lobo for the performance which is in aid of the British Polio Fellowship and the Otmar Krause Memorial Trust. Tickets can be obtained by calling John Grosse on 0181-570 6977. National Youth ...

... SCENE CHANGE Laura Mackie has been appointed executive pro ducer for BBC television drama series. Mackie is currently producing Born to Run and will take up her new position in December. When she takes over the job, she will assume responsibility for develop ment of weekend program ming for that department. She was previously script editor on Making Out, Casualty and Out of the Blue. Deborah ...

... Johnny Mans has sent out a tour of The Laughter Party, featuring Berme Clifton, Jess Conrad, Lyn Paul, Freddie Davies and the Simmons Brothers, supported by singers, dancers and musicians. Directed by Keith Simmons and choreographed by Leah Bell, the show is at the Spa Pavilion, Felixstowe tonight (November 7). followed by dates at Grays, Lowestoft, Weston-super-Mare. Stevenage. Rhyl, ...

... NEW SERIES THURS, NOV 7 Out of Sight Carlton six part children's drama for ITV network (4.40pm) Production company: Central. Cast includes: Shane Fox, Akbar Karim, Thomas Aldwinckle. Moira Brooker. Simon Pearsall. Sienna Guillory. Writer: Richard Carpenter. Producer: David Cobham. Directors: David Cobham, Alex Kirby. Executive pro ducers: Lewis Rudd, Richard Carpenter. Foul Play BBC Radio 4 ...

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... SNAPS Comedian and Sia^c columnist Arthur Smith will be joining presenters on the new regional pro gramme Carlton Country which looks into the myths, legends and wildlife of the area. Smith will be giving his personal observations on the things people get up to in the countryside. DLT Entertainment UK has announced a collabo ration with two internation al partners. Endemol and MTV Production ...

... Margate's Dreamland fun park is providing tick ets to the Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone so it can give them away as prizes at its Christmas pantomime, Beauty and the Beast. The Hazlitt will give away fam ily passes at each of the 55 perfomances it is due to stage. London's Royal Albert Hall has introduced an advanced ticketing system as part of its improvement plans to make the venue fit for ...

... The Prince of the Pagodas, choreogra phy by Kenneth MacMillan. Royal Operj House. Management: Royal Ballet Casts include: Darcey Bussell Jonathan Cope, Tetsuya Kumakawa, Miyako Yoshida. Stuart Cassidy, Petei Abegglen. Press: Amanda Jones. 0171 212 9165. Ught Shining In Buckinghamshire, by Caryl Churchill. Gulbenklan, Canterbury to November 9. then tour. Management: Royal National Theatre. Cast ...

... SCENE CHANGE Judith Clark, former per forming arts manager ai South East Arts, has joined management consultancy The Arts Business, as a consultant. The company has also appointed Alison Evans as a consultant, and Jessica Robinson has joined the administrative team. Paul England has been appointed trainee stage technician at Southampton's Nuffield Theatre. England, who has cerebral palsy and ...

... IN PRODUCTION Bloomln' Marvellous BBC eight part situation comedy Production company: DLT Entertainment. Cast includes: Clive Mantle. Writers: John Godber. Jane Thornton. ...

... The Theatre of Comedy production of Plunder, by Ben Travers. opens at the Savoy on December 2 following a regional tour. Directed by Peter James, it stars Griff Rhys Jones. Kevin McNally and Sara Crowe. The Royal Shakespeare Company production of Macbeth, with Roger Allam and Bnd Brennan in the leading roles, opened at the Barbican Theatre this week. Tim Albery directs a cast which also ...

... SNAPS ITV has commissioned three one hour dramas star ring Helen Baxendale as Cordelia Gray, the private detective created by crime writer PD James. Harvest Entertainment, the rights division of the HTV group, and London-based Ecosse Films will dramatise the novel An Unsuitable Job for a Woman for screening next year. ITV will be screening the 2.000th episode of the Australian soap Home and ...