19 JULY 1975, page 25

Theatre

Moliere, for here and now Kenneth Hurren The Misanthrope by Moliere, English version by Tony Harrison; National Theatre (Old Vic) What the Butler Saw by Joe Orton (Royal Court)......

Opera

Virtue and necessity Rodney Milnes The Royal Opera has been noticeably defensive about the Peter Grimes they unveiled last week, referring to it in advance as a 'new staging'......