P231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2137:53 1/18 LOCAL BIRMINGHAM Alexandra Theatre 021-643 1231 Sip 30-Oct 5, 7.30pm £14.50-£5 Mats Wed / Sat 2.30pm Les Liaisons Dangereuses - the RSC, Royal Insurance annual tour. Award-winning play set amongst the aristocracy in C18th France. Birmingham Rip 021-236 4455 To Oct 19, 7.30pm £14.95-£5.50 Mats Oct 10,17 2.30pm / Oct 19 3.30pm The Threepjnnz Opera by Bertolt Brecht, music by Kurt Weill. A satire on love, betrayal and survival, inspired bz John Gay's Beggar's Opera. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 ORACLE VIEWERS HOLIDAY OFFERS 378/9 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2131:02 2/18 LOCAL BIRMINGHAM Hippodrome,Hurst Street 021-622 7486 Oct 1-5, 8pm (Tue-Wed) £14.50-£8.50 Thu-Sat 7pm / 9.15pm The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Richard O'Brien, Peter Blake and Barry Howard. The cult rock musical, direct from the West End. BURTON UPON TRENT Brewhousj Arts Centre 0283-516030 Oct 2, 7.30pm £4.50 (£3.50) A Tali Of Two Cities by Charles Dickens presented by Snap Theatre Co. Oct 5, 11am £3 (£2) Aladdin and Puppet Cabaret presented by Presto Puppets. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2138:10 3/18 LOCAL BU5TON UPON TRENT Brewhouse Arts Centre 0283-516030 Oct 5, 8pm £5 (£4) Pink Smoke In The Vatican presented by Foresight Theatre. Naomi Cooke stars as Pope Joan, a woman whose ascension to the papal throne was followed bz death at the hands of her followers. CANNOCK Prince of Wales Centre 0543-578762 Oct 1-2, 7.30pm £2.50 An Old Tyme Music Hall presented bz Aldridge and Brownhills Musical Comedy Society. Oct 5, 7.30pm £4 (£3) Old Tzmj Music Hall with chairman Duggii Clark What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2134:12 4/18 LOCAL CHELTENHAM Evjryman Theatre p242-572573 Oct 2-26, 7.45pm £12.50-£6 Sat 8pm. Mats Oct 10,17,19 2pm The Pickwick Papers. Charles Dickens' classic is brought to the stage in a new adaptation by Ellis Jones. Gala performance Oct 1, 7.45pm, £15 CHESTERFIELD Pomegranate Theatre 0246-232901 Sip 30-Oct 5, 7.30pm £5 (£3) Mat Sat 4.30pm A Bedful Of Foreigners. A farce by Dave Freeman. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 WEST END THEATRES PAGE 625 (C4) Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2127:11 5/18 LOCAL COVENS"Z Belgrade Theatre,(Studio) 0203-553055 Oct 1-12, 7.30pm £5.50 (£3) Tomorrow Wj Do The Sky written and pjrformjd bz Michael Meats. Acclaimed one man comedy about work and how people survive it! DERBY Playhouse,Eagle Centre 0332-363275 Oct 3-26, 7.30pm £8.50-£5.50 Fri/Sat 8pm. Mat Oct 19 2.30pm, £4.50 She Stoops To Conquer. Oliver Goldsmith's popular eighteenth century comedy about romance, intrigue, love and trickery. Signed performance Oct 24 What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CJN 2141:44 6/18 LOCAL HANLEY Theatre Royal 0782-266301 Sip 30-Oct 5, 7.15pm £6-£2.50 Mat Sat 3pm The Most Happy Fella presented by Stoke-on-Trent Amateur Operatic Society LEICESTER Haymarkjt Studio 0533-539797 Oct 2-5, 7.30pm (Wed/Thu) £7 (£4.50) Fri/Sat 8pm Outsiders presented by Collar And T.I.E and Other Voices Theatre Companies. A collaboration between a theatre-in- education team and a company of actors who have learning difficulties. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2149:21 7/18 LOCAL LINCOLN Theatre Royal 0522-525555 Sip 30-Oct 5, 7.30pm £7.50-£5 Sat 6.15pm / 9pm Hidden Laughter. Simon Gray's hit West End play. Stars Jan Harvey, Tim Woodward, John Barron and Willoughby Gray. MANSFIELD Arts Centre 0623-653309 Oct 1, 7.30pm £4 (£3) A Tali Of Two Cities bz Charles Dickens Snap Theatre Company present their new adaptation of this classic novel. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 CINEMA FILMS & START TIMES 235-239 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2128:01 8/18 LOCAL MANSFIELD Arts Centre 0623-653309 Oct 3, 7.30pm £4 (£3) Under Milkwood bz Dylan Thomas pjrformjd by Works Outing. The classic radio play which follows a day in the life of the town of Llareggub. Civic Theatre 0623-663085 Sip 28-Oct 5, 7.30pm £2.75-£2.25 Andy Capp by Trevor Peacock and Alan Price. Performed bz The Sherwood Dramatic Society. A comedy musical. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 NATIONAL GIG GUIDE PAGE 233 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2129:50 9/18 ,,,,$+.!/* ,,,,,,,,,, LOCAL ,,,,,,,,,. NEWARV Palace Theatre,Appleton Gate 0636-71156 Sip 30-Oct 1, 8pm £7.50 (£6.50) The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky presented bz Vienna Festival Ballet. Oct 4-5, 8pm £4.50 (£3.50) Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare starring Jack Sethurst and Ian Dickens NORTHAMPTON Derngate 0604-24811 Oct 4-5, 7.30pm £10.50-£5 Mark DeGarmo and Dancers - New York's top dance ensemble. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2114:01 10/18 LOCAL NORTHAMPTON Royal Theatre 0604-32533 To Oct 5, 7.30pm £9.50-£3.50 Sat Sip 28 at 8.30pm. Mats Sat 5pm Adam Bede bz George Eliot. The story of a love triangle which has far-reaching consequences. NOTTINGHAM Nottingham Playhouse 0602-419419 Sip 27-Oct 9, 7.30pm £10.75-£4.50 Mat Sat Oct 5, 2.30pm Macbeth by William Shakespeare. Directed by Pip Broughton and presented bz Nottingham Playhouse Ensemble. Also showing Novjmbjr 11-23. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2111:11 11/18 LOCAL NOTTINGHAM Royal Concert Hall 0602-482626 Oct 2, 7.30pm £13.50-£10 Magic Of The Musicals. Matte Webb and Mark Rattray perform songs from the hit West End musicals. Theatre Royal 0602-482626 Oct 1-12, 7.30pm £16-£8 Fri, Sat 6pm / 8.30pm Mat Wed Oct 2, 2pm Bread. The television comedy live on stage with the all-star TV cast. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 WEST END THEATRES PAGE 625 (C4) Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2112:32 12/18 ,,,,,,,,,, LOCAL OXFORD Playhouse 0865-798600 Sip 30-Oct 5, 7.30pm £13.50-£6.50 Mats Thu / Sat 2.30pm The Boys From Syracuse by Rodgers and Hart, based on Shakespeare's The Comedy Of Errors. Presented bz The New Shakespeare Company and directed bz Jude Hench. RUGBY Rugby Theatre,Henry Street 0788-543248 Sip 28-Oct 5, 7.30pm Stepping Out bz Richard Harris. The acclaimed comedy set at a weekly tap dancing class. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2110:44 13/18 LOCAL SHREWSBURZ Music Hall,The Square 0743-350763 Oct 1, 7.30pm £6.50 (£5.50) The Complete Works Of Shakespeare (abridged) presented by The Reduced Shakespeare Company. All of Shakespeare's 37 plays performed in less than 2 hours! STAMFORD Arts Centre 0780-63203 27 St Mary's Street Oct 1, 8pm £4.50 (£4) The Girl Who Fell To Earth by John Clifford. Drama based on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2117:41 14/18 LOCAL STAMFORD Arts Centre 0780-63203 27 St Mary's Street Oct 3, 8pm £5 (£4.50) Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. Set in Restoration England, this is a comedy of mistaken identities. WOLVERHAMPTON Arena Theatre, Polytechnic 0902-322380 Oct 1-2, 7.30pm £4 (£2) On Duty. Looks at the experience of a black NHS worker. Open Door Theatre. Oct 3, 7.30pm £4 (£2) Metamorphis presented bz Birmingham Rep Adapted by Steven Berkoff from Kafka's story. Stratford > What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2127:18 15/18 -,,,,$+.! * ,,,,,,,,,, LOCAL ,,,,,,,,,. STRATFORD UPON AVON Swan Theatre 0789-295623 Performances at 7.30pm. 1.30pm mats = m Tickets: £4-£21. The Virtuoso bz Thomas Shadwell Oct: 1,11,18,19m Nov: 8... The Two Gentlemen of Verona Sip: 28 Oct: 3,5,7,12m,16,17m... 'Sis Pity She's A Whore by John Ford Sip: 28m Oct: 2,3m,10,19 Nov: 9m... The Alchemist by Ben Jonson Sip: 30 Oct: 4,5m,8,9,10m, 12,14,15... The Other Place 0789-295623 The Blue Angel by Pam Gems Sip: 28,30 Oct: 4,5m,9,10m,12,14... Measure For Measure Sip: 28m Oct: 1,2,3m,3,5,7,8,10... What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2114:01 16/18 LOCAL STRATFORD UPON AVON Royal Shakespeare Theatre 0789-295623 Performances at 7.30pm. 1.30pm mats = m Tickets: £4.50-£28. Henry IV Part I Sip: 28m Oct: 1,2,10,18,19m Nov: 8... Henry IV Part II Sip: 28 Oct: 3m,11,19, Nov: 9... Twelfth Night Oct: 3,5,7,12m,16,17m Nov: 4,5... Romeo and Juliet Sip: 30 Oct: 4,5m,8,9,10m,12,14,15... What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Cinema Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2122:31 17/18 LOCAL WOLVERHAMPTON Arena Theatre, Polytechnic 0902-322380 Oct 4, 7.30pm £4 (£2) Tutti Palette. A comedy about envy pjrformjd by Christopher Posselt and Bernd Hahnkj (former leading members of German Deutchjr Theatre). Grand Theatre 0902-29212 Sip 30-Oct 5, 7.30pm £9-£5 Fri 8pm. Mat Sat 4pm Time And Time Again by Alan Ayckbourn. Comedy starring Colin Baker, Prunjlla Gee and Norman Rossington. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Classical Rock/Pop TravelP231 ORACLE 231 Tue 1 Oct CEN 2121:41 18/18 ,,,,,,,,,, LOCAL WORCESTER Swan Theatre 0905-27322 To Oct 5, 7.30pm £8-£5.50 Mat Sip 19 at 2.30pm, £4 Far From The Madding Crowd. Worcester Theatre Company present their dramatisation of Hardy's classic with traditional songs and music. WORKTOP Regal Arts Centre 0909-482896 Oct 3, 1.30pm / 7.30pm £4 (£3) A Tali Of Two Cities. Snap Theatre present their new adaptation of Dickens' classic novel. What's On 230 Jazz/Folk 232 Jazz/Folk Classical Rock/Pop Travel