... 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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... helping hand American regional producer will co-fund second half of RSC history series. Page 2 On the up R4 entertainment show Loose Ends in move to Saturday night prime time slot. Page 3 No soft soap EastEnders' Matthew Robinson to head BBC Wales drama department. Page 3 No Fringe benefit Blunder could leave Assembly Rooms in dark for Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Page 4 Ipswich blow Eastern ...

... The company that introduces Riviera audiences to the cream of UK stage talent See page 8 Universal guy How music maestro Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson conquered high society Heydays, page 11 Delighted pupils School theatre plays its biggest part within the community See page 31 News 2 Amateurs 31 Leader 8 Suppliers 32 Letters 9 Classified 33 Siww People 10 Directory 50 Heydays 11 On Next Week 54 ...

... 8 The stage is set Theatre gets its own back as Edinburgh's Fringe looks to the small screen for ideas See page 17 Cult out of the blue Alan Meadows looks back at Samuel Johnson's dire play which became a hit Heydays, page 10 Big top dogs We lift the canvas on Quebec's world-famous troupe Cirque du Soleil See page 21 __FSPHP_ffi_9i__i News 2 Suppliers 22 Leader 8 Classified 23 Letters 9 ...