... GLASGOW GLASGOW Citizens' own young touring group, TAG (Theatre About Glasgow) staged a first rate production of Harold Pinter's , directed by Ian Wooldridge with a keen appreciation of the dramatist's expertise in setting up engimatic situations. But, although the play begs just as many questions as it did in 1958 (most of which remain unanswered), one thing at least is now certain; that ...

... NORTHAMPTON WITH violence and horror rampant on cinema and television screens, it is doubtful that anyone today is frightened by . But by keeping faithfully to the period style, David Kelsey's production at the Northampton Royal Theatre preserved the vintage charm of Arnold Ridley's comedy thriller. If the cobwebs in the dialogue caused a few titters and smiles, the antics of Antony ...

... LIVERPOOL THE EXCELLENCE of both playwright and director blend most happily in Liverpool Playhouse's, inspired production of Michael Frayn's . The evening is like a moving hard-edge abstract, the five actors dressed solely in dazzling white, passing and repassing within a geometric, taut weave, behind which appear representational clouds, a car and scaffolding all de signed by Bim ...

... Public Property YOUNG VIC ONE RATHER feels that Roger Newman is guilty of much of what he seems to be complaining about in his play Public Property an account of the career of Marilyn Monroe, produced by CG and Company at the Young Vic Studio. as tne well Known turn star suD- ject of the play was with us in com paratively recent times, her life must indeed seem like public property to 27 ...

... Barking to The Angel THREE HORSESHOES A CLEVER word play in the title is just about all there is on offer in Barking to the Angel by Carol Gould, presented by CG and Company at the Three Horseshoes, Hampstead. The title in fact, incorporates the names of two London Underground stations. Set in a flat in Knightsbridge Knightsbridge seems a curious choice for several reasons, most of them ...

... Springbok CARDIFF THOUGH professional sports are becoming more and more like showbiz entertainment, dramatists for the stage rarely choose sport as their subject matter. Undaunted, Michael Picardie set the whole of his new full-length play Springbok on a rugby field in South Africa. And the production by the Sherman Arena Company of Cardiff worked remarkably well. It was imaginatively co ...

... Good Morning Bill BOLTON P. G. WODEHOUSE was, and remains, one of the very few writers in the English language capable of making me laugh aloud while strap- hanging on the Northern Line. Bolton may be a far cry from Mar ket Blandings, but on a warm sum mer evening director Colin Bean and his Octagon Theatre cast soon had me totally convinced that not far away Blandings Castle would be nestling ...

... Side by Side by Sondheim CHESTER A SURPRISE PACKAGE from the Gateway Theatre, Chester, delighted a packed audience and provided a slick cavalcade of songs, comedy and general merriment. The end product of director Chris Honer's hard labour was certainly i more a show than a play but the real key to the astonishing success of this extravaganza lies in workman like presentation and in the ...

... MAIDSTONE HAZLITT THEATRE boss John Spillers has written and directed another magical masterpiece for Maidstone. It s a nice, homely panto packed with fun, action and lively songs, starring Paul Harris and his 16 costumes as Sarah The Cook and singer JJ King as Dick, once again proving that Spillers' policy of casting men as principal boys works. But the most memorable perform ances come from ...

... WOLVERHAMPTON IT MIGHT have been better, after all, had Les Dawson been cast as a dame. His comedy routines are few and far between, as he pulls funny faces, ad libs and enjoys asides with the audience, as Baron Hardup. But with two Ugly Sisters, engagingly played by Lambert and Ross, a tradition al dame would have unbalanced the production, the first pantomime at the reopened Grand in four ...

... PETERBOROUGH OLD AND NEW is very much the theme of Jack and the Beanstalk, Peterborough Key Theatre's pantomime There is a liberal sprinkling of new faces in the cast, bolstered by a few tried and tested regulars. But director Tony Clayton's most innovative blending of old and new is in the casting of George Raymonde with Ron Kopsie. The vastly experienced George is soon to celebrate 50 ...

... HANLEY ALADDIN AT Hanley Theatre Royal should conjure some life back into traditional Christmas panto in starved North Staffs. I ne unnstmas tare billed as Hanley's first pantomime for 23 years certainly provides good clean fun and value for money, and is attractive entertainment for children. Generally the show succeeds, and in no small measure thanks to the perform ance of the tireless ...