24 DECEMBER 1988, page 89

Cinema

Scrooged (PG', selected cinemas) High Spirits ('15', Odeon West End, Leicester Square) A child is bored Hilary Mantel 0 nce again it's time to put the holly- sprigged boot into......

Dance

Fugal torpor Deirdre McMahon A pollo, George Balanchine's 1928 masterpiece, has been in the repertory of the Royal Ballet since 1966 where it has been maintained fairly......