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The Secret Policeman's Ball

Cinema A bad joke Peter Ackroyd The Secret Policeman's Ball ('AA' selected cinemas) Perhaps The Secret Policeman's Ball iS meant to be unfunny; its title sounds like the work of......

Elephant Man A Lesson From Aloes

Arts A remarkable man Peter Jenkins Elephant Man (Lyttelton) A Lesson from Aloes (Cottesloe) There is no telling what may happen to a play in a theatre. Happily or unhappily the......