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THEATRE
STRATFORD FESTIVAL
Phone 273-1600 for reservations.
KING LEAR. An old king who has outlived
his wisdom and usefulness in his court
commences a new education into a world
which contains both unaccountable harsh-
ness and unexpected mercy and compass-
ion. At the Avon Theatre. Continues Oct. 9
(8 pm). 11 (8 pm). 12 (8 pm). 14 (2 pm), 16
(8 pm). 17 (8 pm), 18 (8 pm). 19 (8 pm), 23
(8 pm). 25 (8 pm), 26 (8 pm). 27 (8 pm), 28
(7:30 pm), 30 (8 pm), Nov. 1 (8 pm). 2 (8
pm), 3 (2 pm). 4 (7:30 pm).
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 Oct. 10 (8 pm). 14
• (7:30 pm). 20 (8 pm), 24 (8 pm). 27 (2 pm).
•
THE SECOND PART OF HENRY IV The
uncontrollable comic exploits of Sir John
Falstaff colour this continuing exploration
of the final years of King Henry IV's
stricken reign. Prince Hal completes his
unorthodox education with Falstaff and
prepares himself for the inhuman demands
of monarchy. At Festival Theatre.
Continues Oct. 10 (8 pm), 14 (7:30 pm). 20
(8 pm). 24 (8 pm). 27 (2 pm). 31 (8 pm).
THE WOMAN. Edward Bond looks at the
aftermath of the Trojan War, and the
civilizations of Greece and Troy, for
corroboration. Queen Hecuba, a survivor of
Troy. develops her own comprehension of a
life lived with reason and integrity. The
powerful drama that results poses
uncomfortable but necessary question
about the ambivalence of personal and
collective values. At the Avon Theatre.
Continues Oct. 13 (2 pm).
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
A revival of the ever -popular comedy by
Oscar Wilde that proved a highlight of the
1975 and 1976 seasons. At Avon Theatre.
Continues Oct. 13 (8 pm), 21 (2 pm), 31 (8
pm), Nov. 4 (2 pm).
OTHELLO. This tragedy of a noble and
courageous man destroyed by jealousy
commands a shattering emotional intens-
ity. Shakespeare brings together the
positive forces of intense love and passion
and the negative powers of hate and envy
in this extraordinary glimpse into the
innermost chambers of the human heart.
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Amelia Hall as Miss Prism, Eric Donkin as Canon Chasuble, Marti Marsden as Cecily and
Nicholas Pennell as Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest at the Stratford Festival.
At the Festival Theatre. Continues Oct. 13
(2 pm), 17 (8 pm). 27 (8 pm), Nov. 3 (2 pm),
4 (7:30 pm). _
THE FIRST PART OF HENRY IV Prince
Hal, heir to the throne of King Henry IV,
scarcely seems competent to assume the
role of kingship. Mistrusted by his own
father, the troubled monarch, and
constantly challenged by the example of
his own rival contemporary, the gallant
Hotspur, Hal lives among low-lifes and
criminals. The play examines the education
of a king. At Festival Theatre. Continues
Oct. 13 (6 pm). 20 (2 pm), Nov. 3 (8 pm).
RICHARD II Shakespeare shapes the
events of a tumultuous period of British
history into a penetrating examination of
the nature of kingship. King Richard
himself becomes one of the most haunting
of Shakespeare's tragic heroes, caught
between the demands made by the role of
the monarch and his own personal identity.
The production will feature three actors
alternating in the title role: Frank
Maraden, Nicholas Pennell and Stephen
Russell. At the Avon Theatre. Continues
Oct. 20 (2 pm), 21 (7:30 pm), 28 (2 pm),
Nov. 3 (8 om).
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST Four young men
resolve to devote themselves to study and
forsake the company of the opposite sex.
Their idealistic resolution is almost
immediately challenged by the arrival of
four desirable young women. Extraordin-
ary lyric romanticism in this early comedy
by Shakespeare. At Festival Theatre.
Continues Oct. 21 (7:30 pm). 28 (2 pm).
18 WHEELS -- hit musical show from
Tarragon Theatre, Toronto on Tues.. Oct.
30 at Humanities Theatre, University of
Waterloo, 8 p.m.
PAPER WHEAT Oct. 12 and 13, 8 p.m. at
Talbot Theatre, UWO, London.
SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR Oct. 11, 12, 13,
18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 at The Road Show
Theatre Co., York Rd. at Harris St.,
Guelph at 8 p.m. Phone 823-2381.
THE DEATH & LIFE OF SNEAKY FITCH
-- a farcical tragedy in three acts at
Stratford City Hall on Oct. 12, 13, 18, 19,
20 at 8 p.m. Sponsored by Stratford
Alternate Theatre.
ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR -- a
brilliant contemporary farce...a jigsaw
puzzle comedy that frames a perfect
picture of laughter. At Theatre London,
471 Richmond St., London. Previews Oct.
29, 30, opens Oct. 31 to Nov. 17. Phony
672-8800.