... encompassing a wide variety of subjects and locations. From the theatrical world came verses about the Boy Actor and an elderly actress who constantly sluiced and reduced her colon. Talk of love evoked the touching saga of Edward and Lavinia's honeymoon (1905) ...

... and Dietz coming across particularly strongly, especially Je t'Adore and the amusing Audition Song, in which an aspiring actress is convinced that a role in which her only utter ance is dinner is served will lead to greater things. Also strong is Honey ...

... delightful were added to the above adjectives (don't know about the stereo system), we could be talking about the versatile actress and director Sheila Hancock, who was Sue Lawley's castaway in Desert Island Discs (R4, Sunday, February 27). Unfortunately ...

... Heike Jonca took her place in the spotlight, supported by members of Theatre Nomad, who included German actress Karola Timm and Norwegian actress Hannah Buvik. Singer Pater Atanasow was also prominent, and the musical accompanists were Thomas Jurgen Beyer ...

... Tough fight to make progress By John Martland It seemed rather appropriate that actress Frances Barber should talk about her work on Shiner, the forthcoming Michael Caine film dealing with the nasty side of the fight game, in five five-minute slots rather ...

... Does It Like Me. And yet the audience could really say just the same of McLaren, for this thoroughly delightful lively Scots actress and singer is equally capable of presenting both slapstick and sophistication. The last time I saw McLaren at the Music Room ...

... Alone It Stands Traverse Five actors, one actress 62 characters on an empty set; and it works for every minute of it. The play written and directed by the awardwinning Irish director John Breen marks the 22nd anniversary of Limerick rugby club's historic ...

... her companion/ agent, she escapes into memories of her life and career. As she relives the journey from would-be serious actress in Canada to celebrated comedienne in Britain and the USA, we get an inevitable mix of public triumphs and private tragedies ...

... My Life Has Stood, the Journey of a Portrayal Komedia @ Southside Actress Edie Campbell has spent the last 14 years with a quiet obsession for Emily Dickinson, America's finest female poet, mythical recluse and prolific correspondent. And for most of ...

... entertainment for the audience until hopefully the cast arrive, which never happens. Swedish clown Jonas Sodergren and Hong Kong actress Ka-Lee Ho, youthful members of the inter national Players Ensemble, present a 60-minute mock-amateur melange of clown-style ...

... Soul Survivor Komedia @ Southside This song and speech piece was devised by Lee Beagtey as a show case for singer-actress Paula Simms of Kaboodle Productions. Nominally the memoirs of a fictional singer, it takes her from her north of England roots to ...

... show. Here, she talks to us as she prepares backstage for her performance, sharing her troubles and angst as an American actress in Paris. Illustrating her performance with big show songs, she displays her Broadway credentials, but one feels that her ...