12 OCTOBER 1996, page 64

Arts Diary

Booker bungles John Parry S ince its creation in 1969, the Booker Prize has always been controversial, never more so than in recent times. Lovers of lit- erature, book critics......

Theatre

Shopping and Fucking (Royal Court Upstairs/Ambassadors) Laughter on the 23rd Floor (Queens) Cash on Delivery (Whitehall) Something nasty in the basement Sheridan Morley D......