The Citizen, 1993-08-25, Page 19Wedding
Announcement
BROMLEY - CHAPMAN
Bruce and Sharon Bromley
of R.R. #2, Blyth are pleased
to announce the forthcoming
marriage of their daughter,
Julie Lynn to Michael Wayne
Chapman on August 28,
1993 at Blyth United Church,
at 6:00 p.m. Open reception
to follow at Blyth Community
Centre.
25th Wedding
Anniversary
September 7, 1968
Bill & Sharon McClure
Not a year has ever gone
astray,
In guiding us In the right
way.
for giving us Joy, laughter
and love too,
we would like to thank the
both of you.
a dance we think would be
just right,
to celebrate your 25th
wedding night.
so friends, neighbours and
family too,
to make It special we Invite
you -
to Brodhagen Hall for a
dance on August 28, 1993
9:00 p.m.
Best Wishes Only.
Love your children Connie,
Sandy and Mark.
"THE SLEEPER HIT
OF TIR, SUMMER!"
1.11rtcl: Sioncr, I.I,IIhs
TOM HANKS MEG MAN
SLEEPLESS
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1993. PAGE 18
Writer follows where E ntertainment interests takes him.
What a tangled web
Greg Spottiswood, left and Peter Smith puzzle and unpuzzle the mystery of Web, the Blyth
Fesitval production, written by Rosalind Goldsmith which is now appearing in The Garage
Theatre.
Theatre review
Actors spin fascinating 'Web'
By Bonnie Gropp
Web which made its debut at
Blyth Festival's Garage Theatre
Aug. 17 is an intriguing tale artful-
ly spun by Rosalind Goldsmith,
with scintillating performances by
actors Peter Smith and Greg Spot-
tiswood.
The latter plays young journalist
Francis Keiller, who is on the trail
of "the" story, an investigative
piece on a covert government oper-
ation regarding the sale of illegal
arms. The end of the line comes in
a deserted house where he meets
with the mysterious Michael.
After four years of trying to unravel
the truth, Francis is faced with the
reality that he may have been better
On Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 9:30
a.m. the Blyth Festival will put on
sale a Special Edition Ticket to
mark the opening of voucher sales
for 1994, the 20th anniversary
season.
The Special Edition Ticket is
available to members only, and
only in a limited edition of 200 to
be sold on a first-come, first-serve
basis.
The Special Edition Ticket is
$125 and entitles to one admission
BUCK & DOE
Paul Coultes &
Kim Carey
Saturday,
August 28th
at Belgrave Arena
Call: 357-2085
or 528-2499 for tickets
off if he had left the truth covered.
There is always satisfaction in
watching someone do their job well
and the two actors in this produc-
tion are fascinating to observe.
Staged in the intimate Garage, the
audience is able to catch many sub-
tleties that may not be visible on
the main stage. With little visual
design to enhance the play it lies
heavily on the actors' shoulders to
carry it off and they do it well.
Through body language and
expression, both facial and vocal,
the actors create suspense, humour
and drama.
Director Elliott Smith keeps the
pace sharp as Mr. Spottiswood and
Mr. Smith fire questions and innu-
to one showing of each and every
Blyth Festival Main Stage
Production for the next five years.
Special Edition Ticket-holders
will have advance opportunity to
order their seats and buy additional
tickets or redeem vouchers.
The Festival anticipates that this
incredible offer will sell out
immediately and encourages
members to be ready to call (519-
523-9300), fax (519-523-9804) or
drop off their order at 9:30 a.m. on
Sept. 1 to avoid disappointment.
Buck& Doe
for
LISA PARKER
and
ANDREW HENRY
FRIDAY SEPT. 3
at Brussels Arena
Tickets call 887-6291
or 887-9107
endo at each other. It is particularly
entertaining to watch Michael's
rapid, though evasive responses to
Francis's direct questions which
frequently gives the sense that the
roles have been reversed. It
becomes a case of two people, not
one, trying to find out what the
other knows.
Ms Goldsmith's ambitious script,
which was originally penned for
radio, is at times hectic. Trying to
sort out the confusion with the
young journalist, the audience may
at times be confused by a revolving
door of names and situations intro-
duced into the plot. As Michael
explains to Francis "The picture is
not a statue. The picture changes."
However, while they have rele-
vance to the story, the audience
need not exhaust themselves trying
to keep track of these details; they
are like decorations on a cake —
good to have, but not necessary to
the enjoyment. Even Francis
appears to be unclear as to what he
actually knows and what he has
missed.
By the play's climactic conclu-
sion you may not be 100 percent
certain of who did what, but you
will have little doubt as to the out-
come of Francis's search.
At just over an hour in length
Web is the perfect production for
the unpadded seats of the Garage.
This fifth offering in what has
proven to be a memorable Blyth
season closes this Saturday. Any-
one who enjoys watching an artist
at work, shouldn't miss it.
Stag e9a Doe
for
Maria Verburg &
'Tim Walden
at Blyth Arena
Friday, Aug. 27/93
Age of Majority required
Continued from page 18
"Anything that interests me,
appeals to my imagination, I fol-
low. I feel fortunate to have a job
that allows me to pursue what
catches my fancy. I'm really enjoy-
ing myself and hope to be able to
keep one foot in each canoe for
some time."
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Forthcoming
Marriage
Hlllle & Eldon
We, along with our children,
are happy to announce our
forthcoming marriage on
Saturday, August 28, 1993
at the Chamney Farm.
Forthcoming
Marriage
BROOKS - SINNAMON
Sharon and Doug Sinnamon
and Brenda and Malcolm
Brooks are pleased to
announce the forthcoming
marriage of Lorl Lynn to
Brent William on August 28,
1993 at St. Andrew's United
Church, Bayfield, Ontario.
Reception to follow at
Stanley Township Complex,
Varna.
Festival celebrates
20th season in '94