THEATRE CHOICE
SUMMERFOLK
Olivier, SE1 (0171 452 3000) to Thurs
The NT ensemble comes to a glowing conclusion.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Cottesloe, SE1 (0171 452 3000) to Jan 2000
Trevor Nunn's production boasts Henry Goodman as a magnificent Shylock.
OPENING THIS WEEK
FOUR NIGHTS IN KNARESBOROUGH
Tricycle, NW6 (0171 328 1000) opens Mon, to 4 Dec
Trainspotting's Jonny Lee Miller plays a contract killer in a new play directed by Richard Wilson.
RESIDENT ALIEN
Bush, W12 (0171 743 3388) previews from Wed, opens Fri, runs to Dec 11
The drag artiste Bette Bourne, a friend of Quentin Crisp's, plays the East Village eccentric in a new play that draws on Crisp's New York diaries.
COLLECTED STORIES
Haymarket, SW1 (0171 930 8800) previews from Wed, opens 15 Nov to 5 Feb 2000
Helen Mirren plays a short story writer whose protege becomes a successful novelist.
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