... SNAPS Scottish Media Group's pre-tax profits grew in the first six months of this year by 25 per cent to £30 million, figures reveal. This follows the company's acquisition of Ginger Television and a 25 per cent increase in its holdings in GMTV. The company is hoping to raise more cash for investment and possibly more buy-outs. Sara Oaater. head of tele vision and film with Avalon Television, ...

... 2OO0 Showcase 2 October 2000 Manchester venue TBA. Invitation only. 01928 72222 j The Ivor Bennett Night of I Entertainment Wednesday 11* October 2OOO Bedminster Down Ex-Service Club. Bnstol. Tickets only. 01275 833881 2000 Qala Show j 30* October 2000 The Pavilion Theatre. Exmouth. Devon. Tickets only. 01392 273305 TuMday 7th Nunembai The Moat House Hotel. Plymouth. Tickets only. Details: ...

... SNAPS I Sally Greene, the Old Vic I I Trust director, and Holly- I wood actor Kevin Spacey were due to announce plans to offer shares in her production company Criterion Productions yester day (Wednesday). The new company will be called Old Vic Productions PLC. Spacey, who appeared at the Old Vic in The Iceman Cometh and is a trustee, is also involved in the new company. Gilded Balloon ...

... THURS, AUG 10 lollpop S4C comedy programme (9pm) Production company: Boomerang. Cast: Morgan Hopkins, Rhodri Evan, Catrin Powell. Rhys Lloyd, Gareth Lloyd Roberts, Llinor Ap Gwynedd. SUN, AUG 13 Edinburgh Review BBC Scotland arts programme for BBC2 (10.50 11.30pm) Presenter: Mariella Frostrup. Executive producer: May Miller. Series producer: Andrew Lockyer. First Hand BBC Radio Wales arts ...

... ABERDEEN Hb Majesty's L'Elisir D'amore (34) ASHTON-UNDER-LYME TamesMe Hippodrome Sooty' s Magic Farm BAGNOR Wateimlll The Prisoner of Zenda BARNET Bull The Boy Who Left Home (i4); Daughter of the River BASINGSTOKE Haymarket Perfect Days BATH Theatre Royal Conversations After a Burial BELFAST Grand Opera House The Royal Ballet of Flanders Lyric La Chunga BILLINGHAM Forum The Phantom of the ...

... Russ Abbot is currently starring in Doctor Dolittle which continues its run at Kings Theatre. Glasgow until November 4 and will then tour to Empire Theatre, Sunderland (November 7-25): Opera House, Blackpool (November 29- December 16): Apollo, Oxford (December 19-January 20), starring Phillip Schofield; Regent. Stoke-On-Trent (February 6-24): Alhambra. Bradford (February 27-March 17): His ...

... THURS, NOV 23 Stella Street BBC2 comedy series (9.50 10pm) Production company: Tiger Aspect. Director: Peter Richardson. Producer: Ben Swaffer. Art Talk* HTV Wales arts series, regional only (12 midnight) Presenter: Mai Pope. Producer: Sara Jones. Director: Kathryn Miles. FRI, NOV 24 Thanks for the Memory BBC Radio 2 nostalgia series (7 7.30pm) Presenter: Hubert Gregg. Producer: Roy Oakshott. ...

... SNAPS TIm late Tony Doyl* will appear in its adaptation of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, Radio 4 has revealed. One of the last projects before his death in January, it will be transmitted at the end of this month. Elizabeth McGovem, Buffy Davis and Geraldine James will also star in an adaptation of Michael Cunningham's The Hours. Stephen Tompkinson. Harriet Walter and Phil Davies are among ...

... SNAPS Green Room Club com mittee members have opted to reapply for leave to appeal against its eviction. The decision comes ten days after a central London county court hearing dismissed the club's bid to fight expulsion from the Adam Street base ment. Even if the application is rejected, it gives time for the Green Room, which would have been forced to leave last Tuesday (April 4). The club's ...

... THURS, JULY 27 Lamarr's Attacks BBC2 interview series (9.30 10pm) Presenter: Mark Lamarr. Operation Good Guys BBC2 spoof documentary series (10 10.30pm) Production company: Fugitive Productions in association with BBC Comedy. Cast includes: Dominic Anciano, David Gillespie. Writers, producers and directors: Dominic Anciano, Ray Burdis. Writer and producer: Hugo Blick. MON, JULY 31 New Comedy ...

... SNAPS Andy Harriet has been appointed Granada's con troller of comedy and drama as expected. An announce ment on who will be made head of drama and executive producer of comedy is expected this week, with sources claiming that one of the executives will be promoted internally, the other externally. BBC Wales drama executive producer Maggie Russell has been appointed head of Talent at the ...

... Jessica Lange. the two-time Academy (costumes). Michel Crete (set design). Award-winner, leads an all-star cast Debra Brown (choreography), Francois when a new production of Eugene Bergeron (sound design) and composer O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night Benoit Jutras. opens at the Lyric Theatre on November 21. The Graduate has announced a new Joining Lange will be Charles Dance. booking ...