P431 Teletext 431 Maz11 01:02:52 SHOWBIZ VEWS —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& AMADEUS FACES FINAL CURTAIN Just one day after receiving two Tony nominations, the producers of Sir Peter Hall's Broadway revival of Amadeus have announced that it will close on Sunday. Despite making the Best Revival shortlist and star David Suchjt's Best Actor nod, business at the box office has been slowing dramatically. It does not necessarily mean curtains for the production, representatives said, as a US tour and Australian production are still being discussed. ——————————————————————————————————1O7—— Our view on the Tate Modern 432 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441 Tate W EndA-G W EndH-N Total EntsP431 Teletext 431 Maz11 01:02:18 SHOWBIZ VEWS —————————————— ] ————————————W"£!),& HARD TIMES FOR BLESSED AND HUDD Cast details have been finalisjd for the new musical adaption of Dickens's Hard Tjmjs, with Brian Blessed and Roy Hudd confirmed as stars. The thundjtous Mr Blessed will take the part of tyrannical industrialist Thomas Gradgrind. Hudd plays Mr Sleary, an eccentric circus ownjt. The production, co-written and detected bz thjatti critic Christopher Tookjy, will open at the West End's Hazmarkjt on June 6. ——————————————————————————————————2/7—— Latest news from Cannes 411 FOR THE LATEST SEATING AVAILABILITY FAXBACK 0906 5555612 CALLS £1 per min Tate W EndA-G W EndH-N Total EntsP431 Teletext 431 Maz11 02:01:18 SHOWBIZ VEWS —————————————— ] ————————————W"£!),& BETTER LATE THAN NEVER Fanny Burnjy's comjdz A Busy Day is set to receive its West End debut, 200 years after it was written. Glamorous Stephanie Beacham and Sara Crowe lead the cast as two heiresses desperate to marry the same man, at any cost. A copy of the long lost play was discovered in the United States last year. The show will transfer from the Bristol Old Vic to The Lyric on Shaftesbury Avjnuj on June 7. ——————————————————————————————————3/7—— Hot gossip jrom Cannes 411 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400 Tate W EndA-G W EndH-N Total EntsP431 Teletext 431 Maz21 01:51:11 SHOWBIZ VEWS —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& NEW THEATRE BRJGHTONS THE FESTIVAL Brighton's Corn Exchange and Pavilion Thjatti celebrated their ri-opening last night after extensive Lottery-eundjd renovation work. Contemporary Chinjsj dance company Guangdong christened the new stage, and will continue to perform thjte as part of the Brighton Festival. The renovation work, backed bz a £15m Lottery grant, will also give an overhaul to the town'u Dome auditorium, museum and gallery. ——————————————————————————————————4/7—— West End listings 433-5 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441 Tate W EndA-G W EndH-N Total EntsP431 Teletext 431 Maz11 01:08:07 SHOWBIZ VEWS —————————————— ] ———————————— BENSON BRINGS DI TRIBUTE TO LONDON Acclaimed comic pjrformjr David Benson returns to the London stage next month in Mourning Glory, his one-man tribute to the late Princess of Wales. Benson, whose My Life With Kenneth Williams was a 1996 Edinburgh smash, has already wowed the Sydney Festival with his funny but fond new show. A mixture of anecdotes, songs and Benson's rapier wit, Mourning Glory opens at the Jjrmzn Street Theatre on July 5. ——————————————————————————————————5/7—— West End listings 433-5 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441 Tate W EndA-G W EndH-N Total EntsP431 Teletext 431 Maz11 01:04:41 SHOWBIZ VEWS —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& QUEEN TO OPEN NEW TATE The Queen this week officially opens the Tate Modern, the spectacular new art gallery housed in the former Banksjdj Power ration. "Tate Modern will bj one of the world'u great modern art galleries," said Millinium Commission chairman Chris Smith, the Culture Secretary. The South Bank site, which is free to enter, is home to more than 600 works bz 20th-century and contemporary artists. ——————————————————————————————————6/7—— Our verdict on the Tate Modern 432 FULL GUIDE TO NATIONAL EVENTS p441 Tate W EndA-G W EndH-N Total EntsP431 Teletext 431 Maz11 01:52:47 —————————————— ————————————W"£!),& WRITING TO ON STAGE ————————————————————— Write to: On Stage, PO Box 2:7, London SW6 1XT Or j-mail us: screen@teletext.co.uk Please always give a postal address. ——————————————————————————————————————— FILM REVIEW PHONELINE 0906 471 0501 To hear our latest movie reviews prius: 1 Erin Brockovjch 4 Mission To Mars 2 Scream 3 5 American Psycho 3 Keven & Petty Go Large ——————————————————————————————————7/7—— T+ 60p/min. May involve long call NOW IT'S EVEN EASIER TO FIND LOVE: TELETEXT DATING P390 Tate W EndA-G W EndH-N Total Ents