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8 PAIRS OF NATIONAL THEATRE TICKETS AND 8 RUNNER-UPT-SHIRTS
TO BE WON!
This week International troubleshooter. close triend ol statesmen, Ronald Reagan. the mob and several flyover supports. Mr Barry Backhander at London's Citylelts Magazine, guests in the wonderlul List with a lab National Theatre ticketoiler.
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As a mark at esteem lor the readers at The List. and in a pathetic attempt to be loved,l managed to sneak into the South Bank belore l lelt to borrow a Peter HellSimu-Hair‘ beard and some tickets lorthe NT‘s triumphant tour at Edinburgh and Glasgow withtheir gut-wrenchingiy brilliant production at Tennis E. Williams' Cat On A Hot Tin Root, starring the Olivier award-winning Lindsay Duncan, the superb Ian Charleson, the excellent Alison Steadman and the non-parell Eric Porter. i haven't seen aproductlon like it since Hall’s back in the Fitties. It's simply ensemble acting at itsbest.
I managed to procure 4 pairs ol tickets lor both the pertormance at Edlnburgh'sKlng's Theatre on 23 February, and at Glasgow's Theatre Royal on 1 March. I have also 8 booby prizes at an exciting NT sweatsirtll! which will go out to the entries which enclose lor me a memento at my stay in Bonny Scotland. (You see. l'm only here a day, and l'm already talking like an American tourist asking tor the tartan oi theWolanskis).
Watch this space: next issue. another lab ollerirom the National Theatre. lorWaitlng For Godot at Glasgow‘s Theatre Royal.
Which two actors starred in the Hollywood iilm version at Cat On A Hot Tin Root?
My memento ol Scotland lor Barry Backhander (optional) is:
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Evening Tel ............................. .................................. All entries to reach us by Friday 19 February. Send to NT COMPETITION. The List, 14 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1TE.
UOWEISERI!
(Compliments oi Scottish Brewers)
Alter all the excitement oi the Superbowl, we reckon a bottle ortwo ol lager would go down very well with tans oi the key event in America’s sporting calendar. So in come Scottish Brewers and Budweiser who, in conjunction with The List, are giving away a whole case (24 bottles). delivered to the door at the winner oI this Iree-to-enter competition. And lurthermore there are ten BudweiserT-shirts tor the runners-up! Simply circle the answer that you think is correct to each at the Iollowing questions and send the lorm to reach us by Monday 22 February when the draw will take place. The winner will be sent a case at Budweiser and ten runners-up will receive a Budweiser T-shirt. In which city was this year‘s Superbowl held? A: San Diego B: San Francisco C: Miami
Who is the record-breaking Running Back who retired this year? A: Herschel Walker B: Walter Payton C: John Elway
There are two teams based in Los Angeles — the Los Angeles Rams and the LA Raiders. In which other US city are two NFL teams based? A: New Orleans B: Chicago C: New York
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Send to BUDWEISER COMPETITION. The Lisl,14 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 ITE to reach us by 22 February.
COMPETITION LIST
FIFTEEN FIRST NIGHT TICKETS FOR LIST READERSII
: The Black Theatre Co-op are staging the world . premiere at their hard-hitting and iunny one-man ; play SLIPPING INTO DARKNESS by Jamal All at the Traverse Theatre. It you want to be amongst the Iirst nlght audience on Tuesday 9 February (7.30pm) simply take this coupon to the Traverse, 112 West Bow, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, where it will be exchanged ior a ticket (15 tickets available; Ilrst come, Iirst served). See you there!
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WHAT KIND OF LOVER ARE YOU?
As a special St Valentine's treat, The List is giving away six hardback copies oI Lady Antonia Fraser's anthology oI Scottish Love Poems, courtesy oI Canongate Publishing.
From Robert Burns to Liz Lochhead, this is a delighttul collection at poetry in which ‘the Scot appears. . . as a lover only slightly less impressive than the Italian.‘ THE runes.
To tell the truth, we're not so sure about that and we'd like you to tell us in no more than 30 oi your own words why you think the Scot Is a more impressive lover than the Italian. The six readers who come up with the most apt and original answers will each receive a copy at Scottish Love Poems. Send your suggestions in by Monday 22 February when the six winners will be chosen.
I think the Scot is a more impressive lover than the Italian because
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Send to SCOTTISH LOVE POEMS COMPETITION, The List, 14 High Street, Edinburgh EH1 ITE by Monday 22 February.
COMPETITION WINNERS
The most popular competition oi late was cum“. "new. and (an wfiom is lorthe Glasgow Garden Festival tickets pubmhod by "magnum a. £435.
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Soutar, Sarah Lane, Katherine ; Awremenko, Angus Carrnlchael. Kate ' Kennedy (all from Edinburgh) and David Green (Gorebridge).
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