... coming Corpus Christi director Henry to helm Another Country at reopened Arts Theatre. Page 2 Off-peak practices BBC awaits Equity decision before acting on off-peak and co-production talks. Page 3 Work not in progress EastEnders and Emmerdale affected as directors' protest increases. Page 3 Fostering talent Northampton Theatres snubbed as favourite Foster applies for Birmingham Rep post. Page ...

... brother! How the new breed of reality television shows deny performers work See page 18 Cyber survivors Vintage stars are once again thriving on the worldwide web Heydays, page 10 Taming the east A Moldovan opera and ballet company prepares to move westwards Backstage, page 20 News 2 Obituaries 21 Leader 8 Suppliers 22 Utters 9 Classified 23 Heydays 10 Directory 35 Broadcasting 18 On Next Week ...

... 11 Bands of gold News and features from the world of bands and jazz in our special supplement See pages 26-32 Regional revolt The award-winning Mercury, Colchester has attracted attention for its bold policies Leader, page 8 Reality check Making stars out of the public was a route to ratings, but is People TV over? See page 35 New 2 Bro*Jctint 35 Leader 8 It Ent Round Up 36 LMtera 9 Amatnn 37 ...

... page 11 TVoubles brewing Maggie Brown applauds the BBC's attempt to dramatise Ireland's past Broadcasting, page 27 Canvas opinion The Millennium Dome's closure leaves hundreds of performers out of work See page 8 No arias or graces A west London group is opening opera appreciation up to the elderly See page 29 News 2 It Ent Rourxhip 28 Leader 8 Amateurs 29 Letters 9 Suppliers 32 Show People 10 ...

... ATG to buy New Ambas sadors Theatre freehold in £1 .4 million deal. Page 2 No kidding BBC spending on children's programmes to double as two channels launched. Page 3 In for the long haul Root continues faith in ten- part dramas with adaptation of Tim Pears novel. Page 3 Choppy waters Former ACGB chief Everitt to oversee change at Welsh quango. Page 4 Curtains for stars Royal Variety ...

... pages 24-29 Good evening Multi-talented stage star Henry Goodman is taking on late-night cabaret Leader, page 6 Tuned in BBC licence fee payers get good value for money, argues Anthony Field See page 23 Wide range Diversity is the watchword of award-winning set designer Es Devlin Backstage, page 30 |[miyHKattl News 2 Leader 6 Letters 7 Show People 8 Heydays 9 Broadcasting 23 Clowns/Circuses24 ...

... 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 ...