New season

AUDIENCES can enjoy a variety of events in Birmingham Repertory Theatre's autumn and winter season. The new season includes the world premiere of the Eastern classic The Ramayana. Alan Ayckbourn's Christmas comedy Absurd Person Singular and Cinderella, The Ash Girl complete the line up. At The Door, there will be new plays, and The Gingerbread Pig, puppets and magic for children at Christmas. For full details and tickets call 0121 236 4455.

Live forever

LEG warmers and clowns are just part of the fun lined up at The Everyman Theatre next month. The Cheltenham venue hosts Fame 2000: The Musical, next Monday.

On September 9, the curtain rises on a new adaptation of William Shakespeare's All's Well That Ends Well.