... Ubu THEATRE WORKSHOP THE acclaimed Nada Theatre from France brings this incredible adaptation of Alfred Jarry's Ubu to Theatre Workshop and, with a cast of thousands--two humans and throngs of fruit and vegetables, it has to be seen to be believed. Actors Guilhem Pellegrin and Babette Masson are brilliant as Ma and Pa Ubu, he petulant as a gross delinquent child, she a plumed termagant in ...

... Brilliant Traces RICHARD DEMARCO'S GALLERY HENRY chooses to live by himself in the wilderness of Alaska. His solitude is broken when Rosannah stumbles in out of a white- out. This sudden meeting, the certainty that they will be trapped together for a long time gives both of them the possibility of facing truths they've spent their lives ignoring. The bareness of the set speaks volumes about ...

... The Flight Of The Snake THE CHURCH OF THE GERMAN SPEAKING CONGREGATION THE POET wars with the world but spout ing many idealistic notions for improving humanity's lot. But his target is humanity in the abstract rather than the examples he lives with or has dirty financial dealings with. Aiding and abetting him in his determi nation to lead a free life are his first wife Harriet and his second ...

... Julius Caesar SCOTTISH OPERA JULIUS Caesar has been given a brand new production, a collaboration between Scottish Opera, Theater im Pfalzbau, Ludwigshafen and L'Opera de Montpellier. Handel's graceful baroque music is wonderfully complemented by a truly original and thoroughly 20th century production. The opera tells the story of Caesar's love for Cleopatra, and the intrigues and battles ...

... The Rake's Progress GLYNDEBOURNE TOURING OPERA JOHN Cox's famous production of The Rake's Progress has been revived by Glyndebourne Touring Opera's Artistic Director Aidan Lang. The production is a must-see if only for David Hockney's designs. Although originally for the 1975 Glyndebourne production, they are as freshe innova tive and as exciting as ever, and trans form Stravinsky's rather ...

... RPO plans to make modern classics pull in the crowds By ELIZABETH SWIFT CONCERT goers who shun performances of contemporary music in favour of renderings of the classical greats have prompted worried orchestra managers to plough thousands of pounds into a massive consumer survey. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra fears that the dwindling audiences for contemporary works may prove an ...

... 'Hansel and Gretel' IN HANSEL AND Gretel, staged by the Harlow Ballet Club at The Playhouse, Harlow, on October 29. Janet and Leo Kersley provided an ideal leading role for their guest artist, Wayne Sleep. Admirable as he was, however, offering all the virtuoso brilliance one expects from mm plus a convincing characterisation, there were other points of interest about the production. The ...

... 'Molloy' a JOHN MOLLOY'S one-man show, Molloy, at Dublin Eblana, is a compendium of events in his life, both personal and theatrical. The personal includes a stint in the Navy, invalided back to Dublin, periods in tubercular hospitals. The theatrical takes in touring with the fit-ups, Shakespeare and films. Mr Molloy's artistry is in mellowing the sacred and profane of each, in articulating ...

... On the rocks IT'S A BIT of under the greenwood tree, who loves to lie with me at the Bush, where the double-bill from November 5 to 17 began with Christina Brown's Under the Bamboo Tree. This is a half-hour three-hander about a marriage which may, or may not. be on the rocks. The incumbent wife has invited the incipient one to dinner they take their roles very seriously, but all the man ...

... 'Hasty Heart' revival THE SCOTS have a reputation for being dour and independent, but added to these, would it be possible to have a man who was also cold, rather insensitive to the feelings of others and very stubborn? This is the part that Richard Todd plays in The Hasty Heart by John Patrick, who wrote it in 1944. and the fact that Mr Patrick is a US citizen could have something to do ...

... SPECTRES OF MIDDLE-AGE IN 'CHEZ NOUS' by R.B. Marriott IN CHEZ NOUS, Peter Nichols' new play, at the Globe, Dick and Diana, on the strength of money brought in by Dick's best-selling book on child care and treatment, have bought an old house and its big bam in the Dordogne region of France. They are joined by old friends, Phil and Liz. All are in early middle-age, apparently happy and ...

... Scarborough 'Just Between Ourselves' WHEN Alan Ayckbourn's latest play, Just Between Ourselves, was given its premiere at the Library. Scarborough, on January 28. the audience was highly delighted with it. although some were heard to say that it is like a number of the playwright's earlier efforts. That may be true but it does not detract from the enjoyment one gets, for in this play Mr ...