... Bobby Roberts Super Circus Ayr/Touring This Is not only an excellent example of modem touring circus but Is also, for theatre buffs, a wonderful reminder of shows of yesteryear, featuring a selection of the kind of speciality acts which once commonly enriched variety theatre bills. For example, there are two terrific spots from Stephen Sallal and his high-speed juggling and hand balancing. ...

... Noel, Gertie, Bea and Boo Jermyn Street Theatre John Dalby belongs to that diminishing breed, the sophisticated easyon-the-ear supper room singer/pianist. In this cabaret revue he cele brates the talent of Noel Coward and the Master's favourite lead- Ing ladles Gertrude Lawrence, Bea Llllle, and Evelyn Lave. All have made massive con tributions to the theatre and their reputations are safe in ...

... Creative force dares and wins Tricycle Keter-Dirk Uys: Dekaffirnated This remarkably fertile performer seemed a lot more relaxed and a lot more daring in his demolition of all the peculiarities and hypocrisies in the ever-growing new South Africa than when he tipped up last year to much acclaim. We get a fantastic PW Botha, and an impression of those liberals who feel they are now being ...

... Gaiety Whirl Ayr This year's Gaiety Whirl is a grand show and probably without peer in Britain this summer, for various reasons, not least that it has two alternating programmes. It is perhaps lighter in comedy content than usual and it has at times an over-abundance of sound, affecting the aural comfort of that significant audience group ing who are not tender in years but faithful in theatre ...

... Blood Vessel Greenwich+Docklands International Festival: Greenwich Physical theatre company. Oh, are you reading on? I thought you might have fallen Into a coma at the mere mention of the words, or run off screaming. Someone somewhere obvi ously thought It a good Idea to bring Stalker Theatre Company all the way from Australia to perform Blood Vessel, directed by Rachel Swain. I had thought ...

... Noel and Gertie Swanage This Patricia Kerins presentation of the acclaimed entertainment devised by Sheridan Morley has no director named in the programme and sadly the production gives every sign of there not being one. The two^ander, at the Mowlem on summer Sundays, while a chronicle of the Inspira tional professional relationship shared by Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence, also contains ...