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THEATRE

City Varieties

The Headrow£¬Leeds. Tel.430808

Oct 10~11 only A Night at the Varieties.All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina,Jon Barker,Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio.Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs.

Performances:  8 p.m. nightly.

Admission:  £ 5;  under 16 or over 60:  £4.

York Theatre Royal

St Leonard’s Place,York. Tel.223568

Sep 23~Oct 17 Groping for Words - a comedy by Sue Townsend.Best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries.Townsend now writes about an evening class which two men and a woman attend.A gentle comedy.

Admission:  First night,Mon: £ 2;  Tues~Fri£º£ 3.25~5.50;  Sat: £ 3.50~5.75.

Halifax Playhouse

King's Cross Street,Halifax. Tel.365998

Oct 10~17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson.This is a magical comedy about real people.A beautifully produced,well acted play for everyone.Don't miss it.

Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Admission: £2.   Mon: 2 seats for the price of one.

Grand Theatre

Oxford Street,Leeds. Tel.502116

Restaurant and Café.

Oct 1~17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13.Sue Townsend’s musical play,based on her best selling book.

Performances: Evenings 7:45  October 10~17,at 2:30 p.m.  No Monday performances.

Admission: Tues~Thurs: £2~5;  Fri &Sat: £2~6.

1.Which theatre offers the cheapest seat?

A. Grand Theatre.           B. City Varieties.

C. Halifax Playhouse.        D. York Theatre Royal.

2.If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat?

A. 430808.                  B.223568.

C.365998.                   D. 502116.

3.We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is ________.

A. a director                 B. an actress

C. a musician                D. a writer