... Swan discovers that voiceovers can be a very profitable business Broadcasting, page 16 Eastern promise Hidden treasures are to be found at the Museum of Entertainment in the Fens See page 8 Scorching stuff Safeguarding against lire needs careful preparation and provision Backstage, page 24 News 2 Leader 6 Letters 7 Heydays 8 Broadcasts* 16 Backstage 24 Book Service 25 Obituaries 26 Suppliers ...

... new Green Room seeks ten vice- presidents to fund move into own Soho property. Page 2 Taken to task Government apathy on rogue agencies a scandal says Agents' Association. Page 3 Zoo TV U2 star Bono could make acting debut in short film on BBC Choice. Page 3 Appointment of note i Ex-West Midlands Arts chief Mick Elliott to helm troubled RLPO. Page 4 Upping the ante Scottish Arts Council five ...

... See page 16 Hooked on classics Family was and still is the key in Bayreuth's Wagner festival, revived five decades ago Leader, page 6 Two timers Playing two venues a night is not unusual for clubland performers in Lancashire See page 15 Golden tunes Allen Saddler on the trouble surrounding the original The Pirates of Penzance Heydays, page 8 News 2 Leader 6 Letters 7 Heydays 8 Lt Ent Round up ...

... page 8 Stand and deliver Why our female comics are struggling to get a foothold in television See page 25 'Aythangyou' The legacy of the one-man revolution in radio that was Arthur Askey Heydays, page 11 Cutting edge How to give your amateur productions a head start in hair presentation See page 27 News 2 Amateurs 27 Leader 8 Obituaries 29 Letters 9 Suppliers 30 Show People 10 Classified 31 ...

... 21 Web of intrigue Drama goes on-line as broadcasters look to the latest Internet thrillers See page 23 Broad strokes Nick Smurthwaite meets the forthright founder of Northern Broadsides Leader, page 8 Royal connections How Edinburgh's Queen Margaret University College is branching out See page 24 News 2 Backstage 24 Leader 8 Suppliers 25 Letters 9 Classified 26 Show People 10 Directory 39 ...

... Talawa's proposal for smaller Westminster Theatre opposed by campaigners. Page 2 Provinces must provide Responsibilty for TAPS funding lies with regions, says ITV's David Liddiment. Page 3 Beeb takes a beating BBC continues to lose ground in popularity battle with commercial sector. Page 3 Price isn't right Manchester Royal Exchange in financial crisis after £3 million repair bill demand. Page ...

... never dies Jason Connery returns to West End stage in new Rowan Joffe play at Soho Theatre. Page 2 Star-studded line-up ITV drama chief Nick Elliott puts faith in star-name vehi cles next season. Page 3 Quitting Sky one year on David Bergg quits as general manger of 'aggressive' Sky One after less than year. Page 3 SNT scuppers centre Scottish National Theatre plans delay playwrights' centre ...

... Profile, page 9 TV gets real Confidence Lab is set to jump-start the ailing docusoap, says Donn Webb See page 31 Far and wide Reaching parts other touring companies don't, Chaplins Pantos offers a new approach Leader, page 6 Real altar-ego Some treated the panache of singer Edith Piaf as an almost religious spectacle See page 10 Sews 2 Broadcasting 31 Leader 6 Backstage 32 Letters 7 Suppliers ...

... After dark Radio 3 controller Roger Wright on the station's eclectic Late Junction Broadcasting, page 24 No stop-gap Lawrence Till talks about his move to Watford's Palace Theatre Leader, page 6 The inn crowd Literary revelations are on offer on the streets and in the pubs of Edinburgh See page 35 ___________? News 2 Leader 6 Letters 7 Show People 8 Heydays 9 Broadcasting 24 Venues 25 ...

... speaks up for Britain's new generation of playwrights. Page 2 Oui shall overcome Carlton hints at U-turn on 'non' to new series of Thaw's Monsignor Renard. Page 3 Do you Ken? Prize-winning broadcaster Griffith lambasts BBC bosses at BPG awards. Page 3 Westward bound Consultant Giddings beats SFX in bid to run Cornwall's Landmark venue. Page 4 Bulldog spirit New boss appointed by Ambassador ...

... page 23 Forever Young Young Vic's David Lan looks to take the venue into its 30th year and beyond Leader, page 8 Daddy's girl Family ties have not always helped Harry H Corbett's daughter, Susannah Corbett See page 21 Hot shot Tudor Williams recalls his amateur dramatics days when stationed with the RAF Amateurs, page 26 News 2 Amateurs X Leader 8 Obituaries 27 Letters 9 Suppliers 28 Show ...

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