Townsman, 1991-07, Page 35ships of women who gather for a boister-
ous stamp -pasting party. The all -female
cast features some of Canada's greatest
actresses including Pat Galloway, Kate
Reid, Goldie Semple and Susan Wright. At
the Avon July 16, 18, 20 (2 p.m.), 24 (2
p.m.), 25, 26, 30, Aug. 7 (2 p.m.), 10.
Twelfth Night sees Viola separated from
her twin brother in a storm at sea. She dis-
guises herself as a boy in order to serve
the Duke of Orsino. She woos the proud
Olivia on Orsino's behalf but becomes the
object of affections in a tangle of comic
complications. At the Avon Theatre July
17, 20, 23, 28, 31, Aug. 3, 8, 9, 14 (2
p.m.), 17, 21 (2 p.m.), 24 (2 p.m.), 29 (2
p.m.), Sept. 1 (2 p.m.), 4, 6, 11, 15 (2
p.m.).
The School for Wives: Moliere satirizes
bourgeois values as the middle-aged
Arnophe (Brian Bedford) chooses as his
bride Agnes (Ann Baggley), an innocent
girl raised in a convent. But Agnes falls in
love with Horace (Colm Feore) who unwit-
tingly confides his plans for their elope-
ment to Arnophe. Previews at the Avon
July 27, (2 p.m.), 31 (2 p.m.), Aug. 1.
Opens Aug. 2 (7:30 p.m.). Plays Aug. 4 (2
p.m.), 7, 11 (2 p.m.), 13, 14, 17 (2 p.m.),
18 (2 p.m.), 21, 25 (2 p.m.), 28 (2 p.m.), 31
(2 p.m.), Sept. 1, 4 (2 p.m.), 7, 10, 12, 14
(2 p.m.).
An Enemy of the People tells of a crisis
in a community when the local doctor
(David Fox) learns that the water in the
local health spa is polluted but the commu-
nity, whose prosperity depends on the spa,
battles to keep him from telling the truth.
Previews Aug. 20, 22. Opens Aug. 23
(7:30 p.m.). Runs Aug, 28, 31 (2 p.m.),
Sept. 6 (2 p.m.), 7 (2 p.m.), 12 (2 p.m.), 14,
17, 21 (2 p.m.) at the Avon Theatre.
Timon of Athens, a rarely performed play
represents Shakespeare at his most satiric
with a bitter and passionate denunciation
of greed and betrayal. Starring Brian Bed-
ford as Timon. At the Tom Patterson The-
atre (formerly Third Stage) July 16, 18, 20
(2 p.m.), 21 (2 p.m.), 24 (2 p.m.), 25, 26,
30, Aug. 3 (2 p.m.), 7 (2 p.m.), 10, 15, 16,
24, 27, 30, Sept. 5, 8 (2 p.m.), 11 (2 p.m.),
13.
Homeward Bound is a world premiere of
a modem comedy by Elliott Hayes. The
play dissects the unique relationships of a
family in the 1990s. At Tom Patterson The-
atre July 17, 20, 23, 26 (2 p.m.), 28 (2
p.m.), 31, Aug. 3, 8, 9, 14 (2 p.m.), 17.
The Knight of the Burning Pestle by
Frances Beaumont, adapted by Elliott
Hayes is a celebration of London life and
theatre life, a topsy-turvey comedy, poking
fun at the grocer, his wife and the preten-
tiousness of old-fashioned plays. At the
Tom Patterson Theatre. Previews July 31
(2 p.m.), Aug. 1. Opens Aug. 2 (2 p.m.).
Plays Aug. 7, 8 (2 p.m.), 11 (2 p.m.), 13
(2 p.m.), 16 (2 p.m.), 20, 23 (2 p.m.), 28.
31, Sept. 6 (2 p.m.), 7 (2 p.m.), 10, 12 (2
p.m.), 14.
Love Letters By A.R.Gurney Jr., featuring
Pat Galloway and Douglas Rain is an
enchanting two -person play tracing the
relationship between Andy and Melissa as
told through their letters from a grade 2
birthday party through to love and mar-
riage (to other people). Previews at the
Tom Patterson Theatre Aug. 21 (2 p.m.).
Opens Aug. 22 (7:30 p.m.) Plays Aug. 24
(2 p.m.), 28 (2 p.m.), 29 (2 p.m.), Sept. 1
(2 p.m.), 4, 6, 11, 12, 14 (2 p.m.), 15 (2
p.m.).
BLYTH FESTIVAL, Memorial Hall, Queen
St. (main street), Blyth. Tickets $8.50
youth, $15 adult for weekdays and mati-
nees. Adults $19.50 Saturday
eve.(includes GST). Call 523-9300. Perfor-
mances at 8:30 p.m. unless stated other-
wise.
Two Brothers. Ted Johns returns to the
Blyth stage as author and star of this comi-
cal look at the current state of the country
as seen through the lives of two brothers in
a small western Ontario town: one a politi-
cian and one a businessman trying to
struggle with free trade, constitutional
reform and other historical conundrums.
July 26, Aug. 1 (2 p.m.), 10 (2 p.m.), 13,
26, 27, 29, 30, 31 (2 p.m.), Sept.4, 5 (2
p.m.), 6, 7.
Barbershop Quartet, Layne Coleman
takes a look at small town life from the
vantage point of the front window of a bar-
bershop where news gets filtered, distorted
and broadcast. It's Potato Days and hock-
ey star Paul Spenser is heading the
parade and the people in the barbershop
get a chance to deal with all the issues of
the day. July 20 (2 p.m.), 24, Aug. 1, 15,
20 (2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.), 24 (2 p.m.).
End of the World Romance by Sean
Dixon is the fantastic story of Rose, Quinn
and their daughter Max trying to overcome
their past and bring their broken family
together. Part fable, part puzzle, part
vaudeville and part love story. July 19, 23,
27, 29, Aug. 2, 9, 23.
The Stone Angel is James W. Nichol's
dramatization of Margaret Lawrence's clas-
sic novel. Hagar Shipley tells, in her wry
fashion, the story of her family. The power-
ful drama shows Hagar as a young girl in a
remote prairie town, a stubborn bride to
Bram, a demanding parent to John and
Marvin and, at 90, as a woman threatened
by a future in a nursing home. July 18, 19
(2 p.m.), 20, 22, 25 (2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.),
27 (2 p.m.), 30, 31, Aug. 3 (2 p.m. and
8:30 p.m.), 10, 12, 14, 15 (2 p.m.), 17, 19,
22, 24.
Cornflower Blue by Kelly Rebar takes a
look at two couples in a southern Alberta
town. Childhood friends, they weave comic
and touching stories trying to deal with
their adult lives. Accompanied by music of
the country by Michael Taylor, the play is a
celebration of family and home. Previews
Aug. 6, 7. Opens Aug. 8. Plays Aug. 9 (2
p.m.), 16, 21, 22 (2 p.m.), 28, 29 (2 p.m.),
31, Sept. 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 (2 p.m. and 8:30
p.m.), 12, 13 (2 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.), 14 (2
p.m. and 8:30 p.m.)
DRAYTON FESTIVAL THEATRE: Cele-
brates its inaugural season in the renovat-
ed Drayton town hall.
Brighton Beach Memoirs, Neil Simon's
comedy of a family facing the challenges
of the Depression, unemployment, illness
and poverty with spirit, dignity and vigour is
the second production of the year. Plays
until Aug. 10.
The Pirates of Penzance, Gilbert and Sul-
livan's comic operetta about boisterous
pirates, bumbling police and beautiful
women fills the Festival stage from Aug. 13
to Aug. 31.
HURON COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE, Grand
Bend. Call 238-8451. Tickets $14 to $21.
Harvey, Mary Coyle Chase's funny and
heart-warming story of Elwood P. Dowd
and his imaginary six-foot rabbit friend,
Harvey returns Jack Northmore to the
Grand Bend stage. Until Aug. 3.
2 & 2 Make Sex tells the hilarious results
of George's mid-life crisis in a classic
British sex farce full of misunderstandings,
mistaken identities and misrepresenta-
tions. Aug. 6-17.
Anne of Green Gables, based on Lucy
Maud Montgomery's world-wide hit novel
about the young orphan with the big imagi-
nation. This version, with book and lyrics
by Don Harron and music by Norman
Campbell has become a virtual industry in
PEI. Tracy Bunka stars. Aug. 20 -Sept. 7.
Playhouse II, Country Playhouse's second
stage in the old barn on the premises fea-
tures two adult plays and children's pre-
sentations.
Amazing Gracie, by Warren Graves is a
second -time -around love story between
Adam and Gracie is a look at modern
romance, with an unexpected twist. Aug. 6,
8, 10, 14, 16, 20, 22, 24 at 8:30 p.m. Tick-
ets $10.
Make Someone Happy, by Doug Liv-
ingston, is an original musical featuring the
Broadway music of the immortal Jules
Stein, including such favourites as People,
and Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.
Aug. 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23 at 8.30 p.m.
Tickets $10.
Mandy and the Magus, a children's play
by Brian Tremblay and Leslie Arden is a
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