HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-04-22, Page 23THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22,1992. PAGE 23.
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Just for laughs
Well-known comedian David Broadfoot brings his Comedy
Crusade to Blyth Memorial Hall on Saturday, May 9.
Broadfoot is a veteran of CBC Radio's Royal Canadian Air
Farce, has won a Juno for best comedy album and is the
recipient of 13 ACTRA awards for writing and performing
in radio and television.
Comic crusader comes to Blyth
Enjoy a laugh-filled evening
when Dave Broadfoot brings his
Comedy Crusade to the Blyth stage
on Saturday, May 9 at 8 p.m. Dave
Broadfoot is a veteran of CBC
Radio's Royal Canadian Air Farce,
Juno Award winner for best come
dy album, an Officer in the Order
of Canada, and the recipient of 13
ACTRA awards for writing and
performing in radio and television.
He is one of Canada's best-
known comedians. Air Farce audi
ences will remember his Bobby
Clobber - King of the ice and
Sergeant Renfrew - Canada's fun
niest Mountie and crusader or jus
tice with his incredible dog,
Cuddles. His comic presentation
has been described as “a satiric
view of contemporary North Amer
ican life, speculating hilariously on
the future of the continent, demol
ishing our anxieties in the process.”
Broadfoot's Comedy Crusade is a
fast paced, topical theatrical pre
sentation that includes the re-cre
ation of favourite characters and
some new ones too. Here's what
some of the critics have to say
about the show:
“His insightful observations on
everything from politics to fat,
steroids to religion, are. delivered
with all the delight of a rascally
leprechaun. A great performance
by Canada's best stand up comedi
an.” - Lois Crawford, Burlington
Post.
“At the heart of Broadfoot's com
edy is a social conscience and a
concern for basic common decen
cies. Beyond the guffaws there's a
compassion for life.” - Stewart
Brown, The Spectator.
“The man's a national treasure ...
Funny, funny man!” - Dick Smyth,
Morning News, CFTR.
“Impeccable comic delivery.” -
Isabel Vincent, The Globe and
Mail.
Tickets for Dave Broadfoot's
Comedy Crusade are available now
for $16.50 each (including the
GST) by calling the Blyth Festival
Box Office at 523-9300. Group dis
counts are available.
'Perils' ends Grand
The Grand Theatre's final 1991-
92 Mainstage offering will be Dan
Needles' uproariously funny The
Perils of Persephone.
Written by the author of the
perennially popular Wingfield Tril
ogy, The Perils of Persephone fea
tures an all-star cast including
Lorretta Bailey, Marcia Bennett,
Patricia Collins, Jerry Franken,
Robert King, Miles Potter and
Stephen Russell. Douglas Beattie
directs this talented ensemble with
set design by John Thompson, cos
tumes by Yvonne Sauriol and light
ing by Louise Guinand. David
MacLeod and K. Reed Needles
serve as Assistant Directors,
the entire population of Persephone
Township is threatened with a
catastrophic nuclear waste disaster
when an “Atomic Breeder” truck
driven by Francis Hinckley
(Stephen Russell) crashes into the
swamp bordering the Currie family
farm. As Reeve and woula-be War
den, Eldon Currie (Robert King)
must react quickly to avoid a poten
tial life-threatening tragedy.
Although his wife Marj (Marcia
Bennett) and daughter Wendy (Lor-
relta Bailey) are anxious to assist,
his brother Orval (Jerry Franken)
heads for the bam. In no time, local
M.P.P. and Minister of the Envi
ronment Henry Burford (Miles Pot
ter) arrives on the scene eager to
take command of the crisis. Upon
discovering the extent of the
calamity, the hapless politician
turns to the Premier's shrewd Exec
utive Assistant, Skip Fuller (Patri
cia Collins) to save the day. The
Perils of Persephone previews on
April 21, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. Open
ing night is Friday, April 24 at 8
p.m. with performance Monday
through Saturday at 8 p.m.
Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 and
8 p.m. until May 16. The pay-what-
you-can matinee is Saturday, May
16 at 2 p.m.
at Fergus theatre
Roulston and directed by Gerry
Butts, is a modem Canadian play
telling of the lives of four genera
tions of a farming family. For 40
years, Ken Purves has been a suc
cessful farmer, but now his farm is
threatened with bankruptcy and the
strain is showing on everyone in
the family, from his mother,
Granny Purves, down to his grand
son, Sandy.
Another Season's Promise will be
showing at 8:00 p.m. Thursdays,
Fridays and Saturdays from April
23 to May 9 at the Theatre On The
Grand, 242 Andrew St. W., Fergus.
Tickets are available from
Reflections, Fergus, Hilltop Variety
& Wellington Fare, Elora, and
Pond's Camera, Guelph.
The Elora Community Theatre
has a lot to celebrate. 1992 marks
the twentieth anniversary of the old
theatre in Fergus, which has been
refurbished and is now called the
Theatre On The Grand.
The Elora Community Theatre's
production of Another Season's
Promise will be the first large scale
show to reopen this exciting loca
tion.
Another Season's Promise, writ
ten by Anne Chislett and Keith
Huron Playhouse sets
subscription sales record
The Huron Country Playhouse in
Grand Bend announced recently
that subscription sales for the 1992
summer season have surpassed all
previous sales records. Total sub
scription sales for the ’91 season
were 3349. Two weeks ago that
mark was passed. To date 3400
subscriptions have been sold with
that number increasing every hour.
According to Business Manager
Kate Burnett, goals for the staff
were set early last summer and she
is extremely pleased with the
results. “The challenge was put
forth and it was up to us to devise a
marketing plan to meet our objec
tive. A successful sales campaign
was mandatory because this will be
the second year in a row that our
Main Stage has had no financial
support from either the Canada
Council or the Ontario Arts Coun
cil. This means that 100 per cent of
our revenue must come from ticket
sales and donations from individu
als and businesses.”
Ms. Burnett is quick to point out
that the best marketing in the world
is useless unless you have a quality
product to sell. “Our mandate is to
provide fine family entertainment. I
think entertainment is the key word
here” she said. “When Artistic
Director, Tony Lloyd chose the
season for the coming summer he
spent time talking to our patrons
and asking them for input. This
gave him incredible insight and
helped him select a well-balanced
season consisting of plays that peo
ple are anxious to see.”
Once again, the format presented
at the theatre will consist of five
plays, with musicals opening and
closing the season. The Sound of
Music described as the most
beloved musical of all time, and
Camelot are the two musicals cho
sen by Lloyd this year. Camelot is
rarely staged due to the extreme
technical difficulty which may be
the reason people are so anxious to
see it.
There are two great comedies,
presented back-to-back in the sum
mer line-up. Don't Dress For Din
ner follows the formula of the
British farce to the letter. Jitters, by
Canadian playwright David French,
is described as the best Canadian
play ever written.
THURSDAY NIGHT IS
WING NIGHT
5 P.M. - MIDNIGHT
WINGS 35e EACH
MINIMUM ORDER 10
a variety of sauces available
Wings available for take out at
regular price of 50c each.
THURS., FRI., & SAT.
5 P.M. - MIDNIGHT
WINGS & CHIPS
$5.45
EAT IN OR TAKE OUT
THURS., FRI. & SAT. NITES
PIZZA
5 P.M. - MIDNIGHT
EAT IN OR TAKE OUT
season
paRTiuPEJCTian
BUCK-N-DOE
for
Steve Smith and
%im Subject
Friday, April 24,1992
Listowel Agricultural Hall
Music by D.J.
Dancing 9-1
$6.00/jperson
Lunch Provided
Tickets available at the door
or call Chris 887-6758
Mystery lovers are in for a real
treat this summer as Agatha
Christie's The Mousetrap, comes
to the stage.
When asked why the response
was so terrific this year, Kate Bur
nett said, “Over the past few years,
with Tony Lloyd at the helm, we
have shown our patrons that we
create consistent, quality entertain
ment. We have a very well bal
anced playbill with a lot of variety
and this has helped to create the
terrific response to our season.
When our box office opens May 1
for single ticket sales we anticipate
the same positive response that our
subscribers have shown.”
For ticket information visit the
Grand Theatre Box Office at 471
Richmond Street or call 519-672-
8800 or toll free from area code
519 at 1-800-265-1593.
DOUBLE'S NITE
B-l-N-G-O
MONDAY, APR. 27, 7:30 PM
Seaforth Arena
DOORS OPEN AT 5:30 PM
All game prizes DOUBLED
OVER *5,000.00 IN PRIZES
*1,500 JACKPOT MUST GO
Make your move.
A class act
Glenn Yuill, 21, of Brussels directed the upcoming Andy
Awards presentation, which will be seen this Sunday
evening on CHCH (Channel 11). The event honours
Mohawk College's television broadcast students, who are
responsible for the production as well.