Village Squire, 1978-08, Page 33AROUND TOWN
William Hutt stars as Falstaff in The
THEATRE
Stratford
Merry Wives of Windsor at the Stratford Festival.
STRATFORD FESTIVAL
THE DEVILS: A confrontation of faith and
passion against a background of political
intrigue in the 17th century France of
Cardinal Richelieu and King Louis XIII. It
plays at the Avon Aug. 2, 5(2 p.m.)„Aug.
8, 12, 20, 23(2 p.m.), 29. Sept. 3.
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR:
Shakespeare's play about two merry,
middle-class wives and their confederates
who prove more than a match for the
aging. aristocratic Sir John Falstaff plays
on the Festival stage Aug. 4, 12, 18, 22, 29,
Sept. 3 (2 p.m.).
UNCLE VANYA: Chekhov's most tender
comedy of longing and hope plays at the
Avon August 1, 3. 5, 19(2 p.m.), 27, 31,
Sept. 5.
MACBETH: One of Shakespeare's most
powerful tragedies offers challenging parts
for actors this season filled by Douglas
Rain as Macbeth and Maggie Smith as
Lady Macbeth. It plays at the Festival
stage Aug. 1, 8. 6(2 p.m.), 9(2 p.m.) 12(2
p.m.), 16(2 p.m. 19(2 p.m.), 27, 31. Sept.
2.
CANDIDE: Take Voltaire's masterpiece
about innocence and hypocrisy and set it to
music by Leonard Bernstein and you have
one of the brightest spots in the 1978
Stratford schedule. It plays at both the
Festival and Avon stages. At the Avon it
will play Aug. 2(2 p.m.), 6(2 p.m.), 9(2
p.m.), 12(2 p.m.), 15, 17, 22(2 p.m.), 23,
26, 30, Sept. 2.
THE WINTER'S TALE: Shakespeare
draws from the world of fable where the
benevolent forces in the universe work
towards man's ultimate good in this story
that will play on the Festival stage Aug. 6,
9, 16. 20(2 p.m.), 24, 30, Sept. 1(2 p.m.).
JUDGEMENT: If ever there was a play to
try a performer (and audience) it is
Judgement. Richard Monette's torturous
one-man show about the darker side of
life and death. It plays Aug. 11, 16, 24,
26(2 p.m.), 27(2 p.m.), 30(2 p.m.).
AS YOU LIKE IT: A revival of the popular
1977 production which brought high praise
for Maggie Smith plays at the Festival
Stage Aug. 5(2 p.m.), 8, 13, 20, 27(2 p.m.).
HELOISE AND ABELARD: A tale of a
tragic love affair between a great scholar
and his pupil set in the Middle Ages. It
plays at the Avon Aug. 3(2 p.m.), 9, 16(2
p.m.), 19.
PRIVATE LIVES: Maggie Smith and Brian
Bedford are showcased in this super -popu-
lar, highly acclaimed Noel Coward comedy
at the Avon Aug. 10, 13(2 p.m.), 25.
NED AND JACK: Sheldon Rosen's play
about John Barrymore and Edward
Sheldon, two of the most flamboyant
figures on Broadway in the early decades
of the century is the most highly praised
production at Third Stage so far. It plays
Aug. 6 and 9.
JULIUS CAESAR: The tales of intrigue of
Roman times became fodder for this
compelling drama by Shakespeare that
opens at the Festival Stage Aug. 15 and
plays 17, 19, 23, 26(2 p.m.), 30(2 p.m.),
Sept. 2(2 p.m.).
TITUS ADRONICUS: One of the least
performed of Shakespeare's plays makes a
rare appearance at the Festival Stage on
August 26 and plays Sept. 1, 3, 7.
FOUR PLAYS BY SAMUEL BECKETT:
The four short plays by Beckett Not I,
Footfalls, From and Abandoned Work and
Come and Go opens August 20 at the Third
Stage at 2 p.m. and plays Aug. 24, 27(2
p.m.), 30.
STARGAZING: Tom Cone was commis-
sioned, to prepare this contemporary
Canadian comedy for the Festival's Third
Stage. It opens Aug. 25 and plays Sept. 1,
3, 7.
Grand Bend
HURON COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE
OKLAHOMA: One of the classic American
musicals about the early years of the West.
Playing Aug. 1-5 and 8-12.
PICNIC: William Inge's romantic comedy
drama of the 1950's plays at the Playhouse
Aug. 15-19 and 22-26. Conflict and
romance come to town with a young
stranger.
SPRINGTIME FOR HENRY: A saucy
British farce by Beri Levy plays Aug.
29 -Sept. 2. A blundering young bachelor
whose affairs are temporarily interrupted
by a prim young secretary.
Blyth
BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL
HURON TIGER: The roguish side of Tiger
Dunlop is revealed in this rollicking story
by Peter Colley. Comedy, melodrama and
history prove an appealing mix. It plays
Aug. 10 (2 p.m.) 18, 24 (2 p.m.) and 26.
HIS OWN BOSS: A long-time assembly
line worker gets his wish to be his own
boss when he inherits a decrepid cheese
factory, a crazy collection of employees,
relatives and advisers and a heap of
hilarious problems. It plays August 16 and
17 (2 p.m.)
THE SCHOOL SHOW: Ted John's takes a
satiric and hilarious look at the school
situation centering around the recent
teachers strikes in his one-man show in
VILLAGE SQUIRE/AUGUST 1978. PG. 31.