Village Squire, 1979-08, Page 37AROUND TOWN
Angela Gei as Sally Hemple and Layne Coleman as Chief McGiWcuddy in McGillicuddy's
Lost Weekend at the Blyth Summer Festival.
THEATRE
HURON COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE
Grand Bend
Phone 238-8451 for reservations.
THE OWL & THE PUSSYCAT. Bill
Manhoff's smash Broadway comedy about
a bookish young man's efforts to educate a
shady, but wise young lady, provides the
hilarity. Opens August 8 and plays through
August 18.
THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Share the joys
and tears of the indomitable Trapp family
as their strength and courage help them
overcome the tyranny of Nazism. Plays
from August 22 to September 1.
PORT STANLEY SUMMER FESTIVAL
Phone 782-4246 for reservations.
FRASER HOUSE FOLLIES 1900. A turn of
the century passionate melodrama, featur-
ing music and dances, fun and frolic, sighs
and tears. Last year's favourite. Opens
Thursday, August 9 at 8:30 p.m. and
continues August 11, 23, 24, 30, and Sept.
1.
THE GREAT MEMORIAL HISTORY
SHOW. The history of small town Ontario
related through anecdote, sketch and song.
in robust improvisational style. Continues
Aug. 10, 25, 31.
THE MUD MONSTER. A hilarious and
scary puppet play. Continues Aug. 11 (2
pm), 25 (2 pm).
BLYTH SUMMER FESTIVAL
Phone 523-9300 for reservations.
CHILD. James W. Nichol has written an
emotional and appealing drama that will
strike a responsive chord in the heart of
every parent. The play focuses on the
efforts of a young husband and wife to over
come their bitterness and guilt, to comfort
each other and to restore the meaning of
their lives together when their six year old
has disappeared. Continues Aug. 6, 9, 14
and 15.
McGILLICUDDY'S LOST WEEKEND.
Follow the midadventures of Ezekial
McGillicuddy as he seeks to escape from
the pressures of his duties as sole guardian
of the law in Hamhocks. Cindy Lou, Mayor
Lumpy and other regulars of the Village
Squire column, McGillicuddy's Diary come
alive on stage in this adaptation by Keith
Roulston. Satire and comedy for the whole
family. Continues Aug. 7, 8, 9 (2 pm), 11,
13, 16 (2 pm & 8:30 pm) and 17.
THIS FOREIGN LAND. This compelling
and entertaining collection of songs and
stories celebrates the courage and vitality
of the new, new Canadians. We share the
triumphs and tribulations of immigrants
who in recent years have traded the
security of their homeland for life in a new
culture, and a new language. Continues
Aug. 10 and 18.
THE DEATH OF THE DONNELLYS. A
heroic saga of an outlaw 'Irish family
establishing itself in an alien land. Opens
Aug. 21 and continues Aug. 22, 23 (2 pm &
8:30 pm), 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 (2 pm &
8:30 pm), 31 and Sept. 1.
STRATFORD FESTIVAL
Phone 273-1600 for reservations.
THE WOMAN. Edward Bond looks at the
aftermath of the Trojan War, and the
civilizations of Greece and Troy, for
corroboration. Queen Hecuba, a survivor of
Troy, develops her own comprehension of a
life lived with reason and integrity. The
powerful drama that results poses
uncomfortable but necessary question
about the ambivalence of personal and
collective values. At the Avon Theatre.
Opens Aug. 7 (7:30 pm), and continues
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