4 JANUARY 1997, page 43

Theatre

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Almeida) Nine (Donmar Warehouse) Dream on Sheridan Morley after a self-imposed absence of ten years from British drama, Jonathan Miller returns to the......

Television

What a gem Simon Hoggart Af ter the problems costume dramas have had lately — too chintzy, all those perfect ball-gowns freshly ironed every day, the anachronistic dialogue......

Dance

Cinderella (Royal Opera House) Creaking Kirov Giannandrea Poesio I f you enjoy the idea of ballet being a nonsensical hotchpotch of prancing kids, animated toys, skipping mice,......