... SNAPS HTV drama A Mind to Kill has been criticised by the Broadcasting Standards Commission for the use of bad language in an edition screened in December last year. Although the complaint was upheld, the broadcaster said in its defence that the edition dealt with a murderer who had been abused as a child and that the language contributed to the dramatic effect. TIm Writers' QuiM of Great ...

... Personate which received its British premiere at London's New End Theatre in September 1998 will open in the West End at the Apollo Theatre on June 15. With book and lyrics by the cre ators of the hit television series Friends. David Crane. Marta Kauffman, together with Seth Friedman, and music by William K Dreskin, Joel Phillip Friedman, Seth Friedman, Oscar-winners Alan Menken and Stephen ...

... NEW SERIES MON, MAY 8 Black Cab BBC2 series of short films (10.20 10.30pm) Production company: World Productions. Cast includes: Stephen Tompkinson, Harriet Walter, Phil Davis. Lesley Manville, Phil Comwell, Marc Warren. Clive Russell, Gillian Kearney. Philip Jackson, Diane Abbott. Series creator: Amelia Bullmore. Series devisers: Amelia Bullmore, Simon Heath. Writers include: Mark Ravenhill, ...

... SNAPS Orchard Theatre, Dan lord staff have been paying tribute to stage director Steve Easey, who passed away recently. The 47-year-old, who died suddenly at home, had worked at the venue since it opened in 1982. Orchard manager Vanessa Hart said: We are still coming to terms with such a devastating loss. Steve's contribution here cannot be overestimated. His funeral takes place tomorrow ...

... La Bayadere. The Lowry. Salford Quays to this Sunday. Management: Paris Opera Ballet. Company includes: Agnes Letestu, Fanny Gaida, Elisabeth Platel. Laurent Hilaire, Manuel Legris. Jean- Guillaume Bart, Aurelie Dupont, Delphine Moussin. Press: Michelle Bowey, 0161 876 2037. The Queen of Spade* and I, by Sylvia Freedman. New End Theatre. New End NW3 to May 27. Management: Pluto Productions. ...

... Who's Where SUNDAY, MAY 7 SATURDAY, MAY 13 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 THE FABULOUS ANTONS Touring, Paulo's ...

... ABERDEEN His Majesty's Gasping Lemon Tree Arcadia BAGNOR WstermlH Up n' Under BANGOR Theatr Gwynedd Coleg Menai (11-13) BARNSTAPLE Queen's Murder at the Vicarage BATH Theatre Royal The Mystery of Charles Dickens Theatre Royal, Ustinov Studio Moments of Madness (11-12) BELFAST Grand Opera House The Beauty Queen of Leenane Lyric A Doll's House BIRMINGHAM Alexandra Theatre Lanza: The Last ...

... SNAPS Montreux Roses went to two UK comedies this week. Chris Langham's BBC2 show People Like Us. which was exported wholesale from the Radio 4 show of the same name, won the Silver Rose. Channel 4 comedy Trigger Happy TV. starring Dom Joly, won a Bronze Rose. Chris Evans' Virgin break fast show has been censured by the Radio Authority for making constant references to cannabis and oral sex in ...

... Everything Mint Go, by Patrick Jones Lyric Theatre. Hammersmith, King Street W6 to May 27, as part of a national toui until June 4. Management: Sherman Theatre Company. Cast includes: Russell Gomer, Director: Phil Clark. Designer: Jane Linz Roberts. Lighting: Ceri Jones. Soundtrack: Manic Street Preachers, Catatonia. Super Furry Animals. Stereophonies. Press: Ben Chamberlain. 020 8858 5545. ...

... National Theatre newt: Arthur Miller's All My Sons, directed by Howard Davies, opens at the Cottesloe Theatre on July 6, with Julie Walters. James Hazeldine. Catherine McCormack. Ben Daniels, Charles Edwards. Beveriey Longhurst and Paul Ritter in the cast: Ken Campbell's History of Comedy Part One: Ventriloquism has an 11-show run only, also at the Cottesloe, from August 25, directed by Colin ...

... SNAPS Vivien DufftoM. deputy chairman of the Royal Opera House board, has not been asked to serve another term amid rumours of clashes with the new regime. Duffield will also step down as chairman of the Opera House's Trust and Devel opment Appeal. Duffield was elected to the position of deputy chairman in 1998. La Cava, The Musical, will begin previews on Monday, May 22 at the Victoria Palace ...

... The BOC Covent Garden Festival. celebrating its tenth birthday this year, kicks off this Saturday at Somerset House on The Strand with Creation Day 2000, a major schools and community project inspired by Haydn's oratorio. The Creation, devised, written and directed by John Abulafia, conducted by Paul McGrath and starring Alison Buchanan (soprano), Hilton Martton (tenor) and Olafur Sigurdarson ...