I love the idea he says of having my short pieces adapted by a skillful writer

“I love the idea,” he says, “of having my short pieces adapted by a skillful writer. It’s very exciting.” The Warehouse Theatre has built up a reputation for its entertaining winter warmers, including madcap Dick Barton escapades, always playfully inventive on a shoestring budget. It’s quite a coup. Woody Allen hasn’t only been filming his latest movie in London and performing with his New Orleans jazz band in Brighton.

Slope off to East Croydon and you find his detective stories, originally published in The New Yorker, being innovatively staged by a go-getting fringe director and dramatiser, Janey Clarke, with Allen’s personal blessing. Mr Zongamin, if you’re reading this, can I put it out on my label?. I’m also looking forward to the album from Glasgow band Union of Knives. Zongamin has just put out a brilliant 12-inch called “Bongo Song” Maybe he’s got a new album on the way. There seem to be a thousand second-hand bookshops in the town, you could spend weeks just browsing though the books.

Thankfully there are also quite a few pubs…Tim Marlow, director, White Cube galleryI’m looking forward to Velazquez at the National, to be hung upstairs in grander rooms with natural light (18 Oct to 14 Jan 2007).Justin Cartwright, novelistThe new film, Capote , which I saw in preview, is astonishingly good, absolutely pitch perfect (released 24 Feb).Mylo, musicianIn the new year, I’m looking forward to seeing the Mystery Jets. It’s a nationwide series of events, which includes walking tours and lectures – all with the general mission of inviting people to take more of an interest in great contemporary architecture.Alan Yentob, Creative Director, BBCI’m most looking forward to the big Modernism exhibition at the V&A, Modernism: Designing a New World (6 Apr to 23 July).Andy McNab, novelistI always enjoy going to the Hay Festival (26 May to 4 June). As a long-time fan, I have still yet to see many of the works in reality.Alain de Botton, writerI’m much looking forward to the annual Architecture Week (16-25 June). One of my tracks will on the soundtrack to that too.Tacita Dean, artistI am looking forward to the upcoming show of Bas Jan Ader in Camden Arts Centre (28 Apr to 2 July).

I think the UK scene will have a big year – people should look out for Pyrelli, Sincere, Baby Blue, Bigz, and Lethal B There’s a film coming up called Rollin’ with the Nines It features cameo appearances from Kano and Dizzee. Oh, and they’re unapologetically hostile to anyone and everyone else. Which always makes good copy ( www.theacute ). m Simon PriceI can’t wait for…Alice Rawsthorn, director, Design MuseumEvery design buff has their favourite Bauh?er and as mine is L?l?holy-Nagy, I’m looking forward to Tate Modern’s spring retrospective on his and Josef Albers’ work (9 Mar to 4 June). And as I love the dry Swiss silliness of Peter Fischli and David Weiss, my autumn highlight will be their exhibition at Tate Modern (from 18 Oct). As for architecture, I’m longing to see yet another Sejima + Nishizawa building, this time their zinc-plated New Museum on Manhattan’s West 14th Street.Sway, musicianI’m looking forward to the Kanye West dates in February, Dizzee Rascal’s new album, and, personally speaking, touring all over the UK.