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For more and more people one of the benefits of living in
Western Ontario is the great variety of professional theatre close
at hand.
Usually one thinks of big cities as being the only place where
one can get variety in theatre. To get that variety we must
usually sacrifice a quiet rural lifestyle or do a lot of travelling.
But not here in Western Ontario. You can spend the afternoon on
the sagdy shores of Lake Huron, have a good dinner at one of the
growing number of excellent restaurants and still have time to
take in some of the best theatre on the continent.
Leading the way of course is the Stratford Festival. From the
days in the tent in 1952 it has become one of the top classical
theatres in the world. It has transformed Stratford to the point
where people can have the best of both worlds: big city
sophistication and small town pace and friendliness.
If you're the kind of person that wants the traditional summer
theatre fare of light comedies and musicals from Broadway or
Britain's West End, then you have one of the largest Straw Hat
theatres in Ontario nearby at Grand Bend. Now in its eighth
season, Huron Country Playhouse is firmly established as part of
the theatre scene.
On the other hand, if you're one of those who likes to see his
own community, its joys and sorrows reflected on stage, then you
have that too at the Blyth Summer Festival. Now in its fifth
season, the Blyth theatre produces more new Canadian theatre
than nearly any other theatre in Canada. The emphasis on small
town and rural themes has established it as a unique theatre in
Canada with a growing national reputation.
So in Western Ontario you can take your choice, or like a
smorgasbord, you can try a little of each style. It makes for a
unique opportunity.
We have previews of what's going on at all the theatres this
month. We also have a review of a new restaurant opened in
Stratford's Festival Square in time to serve summer visitors. Our
reviewer reports it's a good addition to the already excellent
variety the city offers. All that and more in the June Village
Squire.
CONTENTS
Stratford Festival 4
Huron Country Playhouse 8
Blyth Summer Festival 11
Visiting Auntie 16
People 18
Update 19
Travel 20
Diary 22
Dining 25
Around Town 28
P.S 32
VILLAGE SQUIRE
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