... SNAPS An announcement on which of the six candidates will win the battle for the ITV commission of the early evening soap opera is expected by the end of the month, sources have revealed. [ITV's drama chief] Nick Elliott is now frantically poring over scripts, a source said. AMen Olllen, Martin Clunes, Peter Vaughan and Martin Jarvis will star in Adrian Hodges' adaptation of RD Blackmore's ...

... ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centra The King and I ALDEBURGH Jubilee Hall Time and Time Again BAGNOR WatemriH Carmen BARNSTAPLE Queen's Abigail's Party BATH Theatre Royal Carousel BELFAST Grand Opera House West Side Story Lyric Gulliver's Travels BLACKPOOL Central Pier Legends Horseshoe Mystique Music Hall Tavem Summer of Song Smiles at the Music Hall North Pier The Big Big Laughter Show; Hale and Pace; ...

... Anna Friel will make her London theatre debut in Jonathan Kent's production of Lulu when the Almeida returns to the Old Vic in 2001. In Nicholas Wright's new version, Wederkind's The Lulu Plays will be presented as a single piece, with Friel in the title role. Lulu will run from March 7 to May 5 and will be produced in association with The Kennedy Center, Washington, playing there for a ...

... B The Remarkable Piety of the Infamous. a new play by Peter Dunne looking at the life of Oscar Wilde in Paris post-trial. receives its world premiere at the Barons Court Theatre. W14. Starring William Maxwell and Michael Piccirilli. Martha Collins and John Golightly and directed by Kate Marlow, the show runs from May 9 to June 4. The Big Bus Company has announced the return of its comedy play ...

... Macbeth, by William Shakespeare. Young Vic Theatre. The Cut SE1 to June 3. Management: Royal Shake speare Company. Cast includes: Antony Sher. Harriet Walter, Ken Bones, Nigel Cooke, John Dougall. Stephen Noonan. Joseph O'Connor. Paul Webster. Director: Gregory Doran. Designer: Stephen Brimson Lewis. Lighting: Tim Mitchell. Sound: John A Leonard. Music: Adrian Lee. Sponsor: NM Rothschild Sons ...

... I The Society of Ticket I I Agents and Retailers I will address the issue of credit card fraud with other industry leaders at a conference later this month. Representatives from the banking community will join producers, theatre managers, directors and promoters at the Theatre Royal. Drury Lane on February 29. Speakers include Ticketmaster direc tor of operations, Steve Riley, Natwest's Mike ...

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... Richard II, by William Shakespeare. The Pit. Barbican Centre. Silk Street EC2. Management: Royal Shakes peare Company. Cast includes: Alfred Burke, Alexis Daniel. Paul Greenwood. David Killick. Christopher Saul. David Troughton. Catherine Walker. Samuel West. Janet Whiteside. Director: Steven Pimlott. Designer: Sue Willmington. Lighting: Simon Kemp. Sound: Andrea J Cox. Music: Jason Carr. ...

... SNAPS 1 Ian Batmen, the stage and screen actor who died in a car accident on November 3 at the age of 71, will be remembered in a memorial service at Westminster Cathedral on Thursday, March 2, at 2.30pm. Bannen was vice-president of the Catholic Stage Guild. BECTU has had assurance from the New Millennium Experience Company that it will meet union officials in two weeks time to discuss ...

... ABERDARE Coliseum Tower (15-16) ABERDEEN HI* Majesty's Murder at the Vicarage BAGNOR Watermill Travels with My Aunt BANGOR Theatr Gwynedd Comin Jac BARNET Bull Breaking the Ice BATH Rondo Six Characters in Search of an Author (22-24): Christie in Love (25-26) Theatre Royal Fame: The Musical BEETHAM Heron Taking Sides (25-26) BELFAST Grand Opera House Boogie Nights Lyric -On McQuillan's Hill ...

... SAT, DEC 23 Classic Challenge BBC Wales music series for BBC2 (11.40am 12.10pm) Presenters (programme 1) Dominii Muldowney, Roger McGough, Nick Holder. SUN, DEC 24 Loma Doone BBC two-part drama (6.05 7.25pm) Cast: Martin Clunes, Barbara Flynn. Aldan Gillen. Martin Jarvis, Michael Kitchen, Anton Lesser, Peter Vaughan, Richard Coyle, Amelia Warner. Neil Bnnigan, Jack Baverstock, Trevor Cooper, ...

... SUNDAY, JUNE 4 SATURDAY, JUNE 10 The following artists, listed in SHOWCALL 2000, the visual directory of light entertainment, can be seen working at the following venues on the dates shown. For more information on these artists, consult your copy of SHOWCALL 2000. Showcall artists can also be found on the Internet at: www.showcall.co.uk/diaiy MARK ANDREWS Country Park, Daventry, ...