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2. Robert Sims is the brilliant new author of the comedy play about student life in Scotland at the Round House Theatre in Glasgow. Robert, who is only twenty four, started to write the play immediately after leaving university. He told our reporter that he couldn’t write the play while he was at university, because many of the characters in it were his fellow students or university lecturers. The play is also partly a musical with some very funny songs. 3. The new programme of plays at the Eastbourne Winter Garden Theatre contains a very varied and interesting variety of productions. The summer holiday programme starts with a French comedy, continues with the play “The Three Sisters” by Chekhov and ends with the “Rocky Horror Movie Show”. I wonder how the conservative Eastbourne audiences will cope with this surprising mix. 4. The new winter season at the Hippodrome Theatre is a big break with tradition. There are no musicals, no comedies and no Agatha Chistie thrillers. The new management is staging three Shakespeare plays and two plays by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht, in addition to a very modern pantomime which E. BEGINNING OF THE CAREER F. GREAT CHANGES G. LOSS OF INTEREST H. FINANCIAL POLICY doesn’t have either a Prince Charming or two ugly sisters. We wish the Hippodrome every success in its efforts to bring culture to the masses. 5. Our winter programme of plays and musicals starts on the first of December. We offer special rates to all students and senior citizens and there are also very good reductions for all theatre goers, who join our theatre club and buy tickets for three or more performances in advance. Theatre programmes with details of each performance and the actors are also free for all members of the theatre club, which is another big saving. Support your local theatre again this season. 6. The long running soap opera “Green Wellies”, set in the rural south east of England is scheduled to end in August. The directors of Channel 4 point to decreased enthusiasm for the programme over the last year as the major cause for this decision. Many viewers have complained about the weak story lines and the poor acting of some of the main characters. Also a lot of young people are not interested anymore in hearing about agricultural topics. 7. The new boys’ pop group “No Chance” is scheduled to perform at the Liberty Theatre in Clacton. This is part of their journey of England from Bognor in the south to Grimsby in the north. The boys are in big demand after the successful launch of their new CD “Mind over Matter” and it is anticipated that the Clacton venue will be a complete sell out. Buy your tickets now to be sure of a seat.
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