... Moody is still struggling to shake off Fagin's shadow STEVE ABSALOM speaks to Ron Moody in his 60th year about his successes and failures. DESPITE winning critical acclaim for his umpteenth portrayal of the memorable Fagin in Oliver at the Aldwych, ...

... details of new schemes thought to involve commercial sponsorship which would benefit the arts in hard cash terms. Nealon, speaking at a Dublin press conference, congratulated all con cerned with the VAT campaign, which he described as imaginative and well- ...

... persistent will be allowed to perish, unnoticed and unwept. Unlike the mythical lost tribe of Madoc, said to consist of Welsh- speaking Red Indians, the tribe of Welsh playwrights will prove to be vigorous and long-lived. As they'll be flourishing copies of ...

... Casting, with an office at 36 Churchill Way, Cardiff CF1 4DZ (0222 20086), it will represent up to 20 Welsh and non-Welsh speaking perfor mers. ...

... Equal Opportunity Employer. ACTORS, ACTRESSES,SINGERS, DANCERS Meadowbank Publications Have 2 vacancies for people with good speaking voices to sell advertising space via the telephone. Top commission bonuses. Time off for auditions Exp preferred but not ...

... predominates. It will already be clear that, descriptive though it is, the term acid rain” is not accurate. Scientists prefer to speak of “acid deposition”, or “wet deposition” and dry deposition. There are some who consider the phrase “acid rain” to be too ...

... their attempts to render effects of light. The Pre-Raphaelites lie on the other side of a great intellectual divide. Roughly speaking, the paintings included in the Tate Gallery’s exhibition can be divided into four groups. First, there are the illustrations ...

... is a gentlejoy in its own right, with Tommy Steele to hike us through the worries of a Hollywood when the screen began to speak. Palladium. Argyll St, W 1 (437 7373, cc). The Sleeping Prince Wide-awake in Terence Rattigan's comedy (as at Chichester), ...

... clarity by a new actors' co-operative. United British Artists. The cast could hardly be better; Albert Finney, who directs, speaks eloquently as the family’s barrister, in effect a prosecuting counsel, & there are fortifying performances by such players ...

... like to see the criteria defined because I meet varying young people who don't seem to get the same story from whoever they speak to at Equity. What seems extraordinary is the conflicting advice that they give to these youngsters. ...

... with its excellent lighting and smart costuming, and knows how to entertain. The trouble is that the top-dressing, so to speak, the sexually outspoken gimmick, is inclined to make one overlook that she really is one of the great soul singers, with an ...

... cannot meet. The record shows that the BBC has acquired expertise and as a result hundreds of thousands of friends not to speak of support from M.P.s who found in local radio an ideal means of com municating with their constituents. Today, BBC local ...