16 JULY 1983, page 29

Theatre

Sink or swim Giles Gordon The Offshore Island (Old Red Lion, Islington) The Winslow Boy (Lyric, Hammersmith) Underground (Prince of Wales) M arghanita Laski's The Offshore......

Cinema

Belgian tragedy Peter Ackroyd LIEtoile du Nord (PG', Odeon Kensington) Q ince most of this film is set in a Belgian boarding house, it may not be for those with fixed prejudices......