Village Squire, 1979-07, Page 38AROUND TOWN
Angela Gei as Jan and Peter Snell as her husband Greg talk over their problems as his
mysterious sister Laura watches from the background in Peter Colley's play I'll Be Back For
You Before Midnight playing at the Blyth Summer Festival.
THEATRE
HURON COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE,
GRAND BEND
Phone 238-8451 for reservations.
ANGEL STREET. Patrick Hamilton's
spine -tingling play should delight the soul
of anyone who feels that honest,
old-fashioned thrills still have a place in
drama. Opens July 11 and plays through
July 21.
HARVEY. Mary Chase's Pulitzer prize
winning comedy concerns Elwood P.
Dowd, who is too kind, too generous and a
dipsomaniac. Mr. - Dowd has a friend,
Harvey, who is an invisible 61/2 foot, white
rabbit. Opens July 25 and plays through
August 4.
SLEEPING BEAUTY. A stage version of
the classic fairy tale is an hour long show
written by Chris Wiggins and directed by
Katerine Kaszas. Plays July 21, 28, Aug. 4.
PORT STANLEY SUMMER FESTIVAL
Phone 782-4246 for reservations.
MAHOGANY INBOARD. The story of the
speed -boat and the Rum -runners who
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piloted her. Lake Erie. 1930. Continues
July 12. 13, 14, 20, Aug. 3.
THE GREAT MEMORIAL HISTORY
SHOW. The history of small town Ontario
related through anecodote, sketch and
song, in robust improvisational style.
Opens July 19 and continues July 21. Aug.
2. 4.
THE MUD MONSTER. A hilarious and
scary puppet play. Plays July 14 at 2 p.m.
TURKEY. A play for children of all ages.
Plays July 21 (2 p.m.) and Aug. 4 (2 p.m.).
THE DISORDERLY WOMEN. Theatre
London Youth Festival Exchange Tour
plays July 26, 27 and 28.
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLEY
BROWN. Theatre London Youth Festival
Exchange Tour plays July 27 (2 p.m.) and
28 (2 p.m.).
THEATRE LONDON, 471 Richmond St.;
London. Phone 672-8800 for reservations.
TURKEY. A play for children of all ages.
Plays July 17-19 in the afternoon at
McManus Studio Theatre.
MAHOGANY INBOARD and THE GREAT
MEMORIAL HISTORY SHOW and
TURKEY playing from July 24-28 at the
McManus Studio Theatre.
BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL
Phone 523-9300 for reservations.
I'LL BE BACK FOR YOU BEFORE
MIDNIGHT. Hilarity and terror combine in
this screamingly funny new comedy
thriller. Peter Colley pokes good-natured
fun at the naivete of many "back to the
landers" who seek the imagined tranquill-
ity of rural living. but find instead that
their idyllic farm house is inhabited by evil
things. Continues July 9, 10. 12, 13. 18. 19
(2 pm). 20. 21. and 27 (final performance).
THIS FOREIGN LAND. This compelling
and entertaining collection of songs and
stories celebrates the courage and vitality
of the new. new Canadians. We share the
triumphs and tribulations of immigrants
who in recent years have traded the
security of their homeland for life in a new
culture. and a new language. Continues
July 11. 12 (2 pm). 14, 16. 17. 19. Aug. 2 (2
pm).
McGILLICUDDY'S LOST WEEKEND.
Follow the midadventures of Ezekial
McGillicuddy as he seeks to escape from
the pressures of his duties as sole guardian
of the law in Hamhocks. Cindy Lou. Mayor
Lumpy and other regulars of the Village
Squire column. McGillicuddy's Diary come
alive on stage in this adaptation by Keith
Roulston. Satire and comedy for the whole
family. Opens Tuesday. July 24 at 8:30
p.m. and continues July 25. 26 (2 pm). 28,
Aug. 1, 2, 3.
CHILD. James W. Nichol has written an
emotional and appealing drama that will
strike a responsive chord in the heart of
every parent. The play focuses on the
efforts of a young husband and wife to over
come their bitterness and guilt, to comfort
each other and to restore the meaning of
their lives together when their six year old
has disappeared. Opens Tuesday, July 31
at 8:30 p.m. and plays Aug. 4.
STRATFORD FESTIVAL
Phone 273-1600 for reservations.
HAPPY NEW YEAR A new musical based
on the play Holiday by Philip Barry with
musics and lyrics by Cole Porter. The world
of American high finance and high society
is disrupted by a brash young man who
wants to marry a daughter of one of its
oldest and wealthiest families. His
irreverent attitude to money and work,
however, makes him a more natural ally of
her spirited, unconventional sister. At the
Avon Theatre. Continues July 10 (8 pm). 15