The Citizen, 1997-04-09, Page 23‘Double
Exposure’
at Centre
Who and what are Double
Exposure? If you haven’t already
heard, the multi-talented duo of
Bob Robertson and Linda Cullen
make up Double Exposure, the
highest rated variety programme on
the CBC Radio network.
They provide absolutely brilliant
political satire through uncanny
voice impersonations and fast-
paced sketches.
Double Exposure, the live show,
comes to Kitchener's The Centre In
The Square for one performance
only on Wednesday, April 16.
Joining Bob and Linda is Canadian
comedienne Nancy White.
On stage, when Robertson does
Jean Chretien, it's impossible to tell
him from the real thing, other than
that Chrdtien is not likely to
attribute his folksy popularity to his
"self-defecating humour," and it
has been said of Robertson that he
does a better Preston Manning than
Manning himself.
But whether it's Don Cherry,
Lucien Bouchard, Pierre Trudeau,
or Bill Clinton, Robertson's
impersonations are matched only
by his quick-witted, iaugh-a-minute
send-offs of these individuals. The
impersonations are incredible but
the real key to Double Exposure's
success lies in the writing!
And Cullen? You haven't lived
until you've heard her version of
Senator Pat Carney singing, / Want
To Marry A Lighthouse Keeper.
Her slower-than-life Barbara
MacDougal is a staple of her live
shows, as are her takes on Rita
MacNeil and Adrienne Clarkson.
And her Margaret Thatcher is so
bang-on it sends chills down the
spines of socialists from coast to
coast.
One of the real treats in seeing
Double Exposure perform live, is
the amount of local content they get
into every show. For weeks in
advance of a performance,
Robertson and Cullen read local
papers and research the various
cities on the upcoming tour, with
the end result being that they
usually have all the dirt that's fit to
joke about, and they constantly
surprise audiences with their
knowledge of local issues and
personalities. Double Exposure's
live shows also feature a vast array
of special effects and music.
Special guest Nancy White is
known to millions of Canadians for
her work as the acid-tongued
songwriter on CBC Radio's Sunday
Morning, where she was a
humorous thorn in the side of
Canadian politics for 15 years.
White has entertained audiences
in every comer of Canada and says
she is getting tired of comers and
would like her booking agent to
find some gigs in theatres!
In addition to her political
material, the Actra Award winning
artist also does a family show. The
response to her 1990 CD release
Momnipotent was whelming. "I
wouldn't say I was overwhelmed,"
says White, "but I definitely did
feel whelmed. Momnipotent is
White's musical tribute to
parenthood and one of the funniest
and finest collections of songs
you’ll ever have the pleasure to
enjoy.
A comedy double bi\\...Double
Exposure and Nancy White at
Kitchener's The Centre In The
Square on Wednesday, April 16 at
8 p.m.
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9,1997 PAGE 23.
Love always to our wonderful
parents, grandparents &
great-grandparents
Plan to attend an
Art Display
by school &
community at
Grey Central
Public School
May 5
10 to 5:30
Wanted: creative work by
local artists for display
Call 887-6601
for further details
Happy 55th
Anniversary
April 1
Lome & Addie Hunking
Stuffing and stamping
K dedicated group of volunteers spent two days at the Blyth Festival Theatre office stuffing
17,000 envelopes with the playbills for the upcoming theatre season. Isabel McClure, left,
Jean Nethery, centre and Marie Button finished the task, April 2, under the watchful eye of
volunteer co-ordinator Joanne Walters. Helping out the previous day were Harry Lear,
Joann McDonald, Jane Stryker, Patricia Ham, Gordon and Darlene Shobbrook and Sheron
Stadelmann.
40th Wedding
Anniversary
Chislett credits Amos
for 4 years of success
ANNE CHISLETT
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the Festival in 1975 and having
many of her most successful plays
premiered here.
Chislett will be taking up her
duties in June, working under
Amos throughout the summer
season before taking over the
artistic director's post Nov. 1.
BUCK & DOE
for
DAVE McCLINCHEY
and
MICHELLE HALLAHAN
SATURDAY, APRIL 19th
9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Blyth Community Centre (upstairs)
Music by SOUNDPROOF
Lunch Age of Majority
Provided Only
For information call:
482-5008 or 529-7635
"With her appointment, Anne
Chislett brings to the position of
artistic director her sensitive
understanding of the audience and
her excellent dramaturgical skills.
The Festival will be in good hands
with this return to its original
roots," said Amos.
"Thanks to the truly incredible
efforts of Janet Amos over the last
four years, the Blyth Festival is
now a healthy and happy place,"
said Chislett. "The opportunity to
join with the board, staff and
volunteers to carry forward her
work is exciting and challenging. I
hope to retain all that is best of
Blyth's traditions, but the people
who will be coming to the theatre
in the next few seasons will be
coming to see the shows on stage at
that moment. I will do my very best
to foster the creation of new plays
that will delight, entertain and
touch the hearts of the Blyth
Festival's audience."
An Open House will be held
from
2-4 p.m. on
Sunday, April 27th
at
Londesboro United Church
The occasion is the
40th Wedding
Anniversary
of
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