... Jokers Wild Wakefield When veteran Yorkshire-based gagsters Jokers Wild took the stage on home territory at Wakefield City Club a full house gathered to see them in action. This three-man act begins with a long-suffering frontman try ing in vain to introduce the other two, who are supposed to per form a string of impressions. The laughs come when they manage to mishear his instructions from ...

... The Pretty Things Ronnie Scott's During the sixties, the Pretty Things were the naughty boys of rock and people joked that whereas the Rolling Stones had long hair you could not see the Pretty Things through theirs. Could these dark-suited, middle-aged men walking on to the stage be the same performers pondered a full house of veteran fans and younger people fascin ated to find out what all ...

... Comic with no need for words Apollo Lee Evans Master of the facial expression. Lee Evans does not need words to produce laughs. Being cheeky is one thing, but this comedian--fresh from recent box office hits on the silver screen--made sure that everyone's cheeks stayed rosy during a thoroughly ing two hours, and kept his own stream of cheekiness just the right side of acceptable. Such are ...

... It's Jackie! Drill Hall During the last few years, Jackie Clune has gained a reputation for creating fun shows about all things easy listening, and her latest camp and colourful tribute to the music of Burt Bacharach continues the same successful theme Explaining that the glitzy, heart-covered set was once used on Judith Chalmers' substance abuse roadshow (the producers were a little stingy ...

... Nowhere But Here Cardiff Although Bill T Jones made a work for Diversions way back in 1991, it was not on quite the same scale as his latest piece for the Cardiff-based company. With a Lottery grant enabling a collaboration with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, this time around the American choreo grapher was asked to choose 20th century symphonic music, and he selected Stravinsky's ...

... Bernadette Peters Royal Festival Hall Considering the plaudits she has won for her work in America during the last 30 years, it is incredible that this concert marked Bemadette Peters' London solo debut. The show itself was generally based on the concert she gave at Carnegie Hall in 1996, the album of which was nominated for a Grammy. Peters first appeared wearing the gorgeous gravity- defying ...

... At the heart of the community For more than half a century, holidaymakers and visitors to Tenby have received a warm welcome from the management of Kilgetty's cosy Royal and Ancient Order of Buffaloes Club. After purchasing some vacant land in 1994, the Buffs spent years building the clubhouse, which has since been extended to cater for the growing needs of today's discerning clubgoer. The ...

... Unique impact Reopened in April, the Club Unique, Redditch, is mak ing an impact on the Midlands scene. Though open mainly as a weekend dance venue, the 600 capac ity venue owned by Brett Gardner and managed by Victor Branch presents live music on Sundays by some of the best-known tribute bands in the region. Due to last year's suc cess, Bobby Gilbert, stew ard of Treorchy RAFA Club, is ...

... All Star Charity Gala Performance Bromley Bromley's delightful Churchill Theatre has come of age. This was a black-tie star charity gala performance to celebrate its 21st birthday, during which time it has played to three million people and presented many musicals and plays which have transferred to the West End. It is to the credit of director Christopher Biggins, the theatre staff, and ...

... Lisa Hull Green Room, Cafe Royal While there is already a programme of acts booked to play the Green Room right up until Christmas, a number of other artists are having an opportunity to try their hand at cabaret on the other nights of the week. Lisa Hull, for example, has enjoyed her fair share of stage success both in and out of the West End, but here was an evening during which her own per ...

... Armstrong and Miller Tower Theatre You do understand, don't you, the lady from the PR company was patiently explaining, they're trying out new material. No problem, I replied. So it was with high hopes that some days later I squeezed through the full bar of the Tower into an even fuller house. Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller duly bounded on and show cased a non-stop stream of gen ...

... Max Bygraves Worthing/Touring Whether it is his confidential manner in reminiscing about a long and distinguished showbiz career, or the quick-fire fluency with which he imparts his own particular brand of comedy patter, it is certain that Max Bygraves remains a master in the art of developing an immediate rapport with his audience. This was proved yet again when he appeared before a ...