... ABERDEEN Hit Majesty'* Dinner with George BAGNOR Watemrill Up'n'Under BASINGSTOKE Anvil Playdays: Sing-a-Song-of- Sixpence (10-11) BATH Theatre Royal Gasping Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio Sweet Dreams BIRMINGHAM Repertory Saint Joan Repertory. Door Studio The Gift BLACKPOOL North Pier The Grumbleweeds with Stu Francis Pleasure Beach Arena Hot Ice Tower Tower Circus BOLTON Octagon Return to the ...

... Dawn French and Jennifer Sawders will perform their first live UK tour for more than ten years when they take to the road later in the year with their new comedy show, French and Saunders Live in 2000. Dates are confirmed for: October Manchester Apollo (2-3), Sheffield City Hall (4). Liverpool Empire (10-11), Newcastle City Hall (14), Bristol Hippodrome (17-18), Edinburgh Playhouse (24). ...

... SNAPS Channel 4 has commis sioned two 90-minute episodes of a new drama about a men's football team from Tony Gamett's World Productions. Devised by Simon Heath the drama, called Men Only, is loosely based on Heath's own experiences playing for a north London pub team. Casting has not yet begun and shooting is only expected to begin later this year. United Productions has announced two major ...

... SNAPS BECTU is recommending that BBC members should accept a three per cent pay offer when the increases are implemented at the begin ning of August. The union is planning to ballot BBC members before then, having studied details of the pay proposals. Joanne WhaUey will play the title role in Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Life, a four-part mini-series based on the book of her life by the ...

... In Flame, which won its author Charlotte Jones the 1999 Critics' Circle Drama Section's Award for Most Promising Playwright, runs at the New Ambassadors Theatre this August, following its success at the Bush Theatre last year. Kerry Fox, Jason Hughes and Marcia Warren head the cast which also includes Rosie Cavaliero. Emma Dewhurst and Ivan Kaye, directed by Anna Mackmin. The production, ...

... NEW SERIES THURS, JUNE 15 McCready and Daughter BBC Northern Ireland drama series for BBC1 (8.10-9pm) Production company: Ecosse Rims and BBC Northern Ireland. Cast includes: Lorcan ^P Cranitch, Patsy Palmer. Writer: a Robert Jones. Director: AJ Quinn. Executive producers: Robert Cooper, A Kate Triggs, Douglas Rae, Robert Bernstein. Chambers BBC1 comedy series Cast includes: John Bird, James ...

... Jenny Seagrove and Christopher Cazenove head the cast of Bill Kenwrights West End production of Noel Coward's Brief Encounter, opening at Lyric. September 11. Directed by Roger Redfarn. designed by Martyn Bainbridge and lit by Chris Ellis, the show also stars Brian Deacon. Elizabeth Power. Christopher Beeny. April Walker. Amy Rodgers, Andrew Blair and Sion Lloyd. CMchester Festival Theatre's ...

... Richard III, by William Shakespeare. St Luke's Church. Hillmarton Road N7 to March 31. Management: The Artemis Project. Cast: Sonia Ritter. Katharine Barker, Carol Bush, Emma Bown, Bonny Ambrose, Rosalind Cressy, Catherine Dulln. Sarah finch, Illona Linthwaite, Ruth Mottram, Christine Ozanne, Kali Peacock. Elizabeth Shipley, Heather Tracy. Susan Travers. Director: Bryan Torfeh. Press: Sarah ...

... SNAPS BECTU has claimed that 1 .500 supporting artists will be better off after leading agent Ray Knight formally announ ced that he was abandoning the book fee. National official Spencer MacDonald said that the campaign to abolish the book fee would continue but that this was the first crack in the wall of up-front fees. Cariton Communication* is poised to purchase HTV from United News and ...

... Who's Where SUNDAY, OH 29 SATURDAY, NOV 4 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/diary WARD ALLEN AND ROGER THE DOG Lmdon Hall ...

... Yuri Orlgorovlch's production of The Nutcracker, originally by Tchaikovsky, receives its London premiere at the Hammersmith Apollo on February 5, where it will run for two weeks only. Prior to this the show, which is performed by Chisinau National Ballet and presented by Ellen Kent and Ballet International, will be at the Palace Theatre. Manchester (January 8-13); Empire Theatre, Liverpool ...

... SNAPS BAFTA has decided to give television technicians and designers a separate craft awards ceremony. To be held in April, the new gathering will be separate from the television event, offering prizes in 1 1 categories. Filming is due to begin on four revamped film versions of LWT's ITV series The Knock, starring Peter O'Brien, Jonathan Kerrigan and guest star Rik Mayall. Wall to Wall TV has ...