The Citizen, 1991-01-23, Page 23THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1991. PAGE 23.
Entertainment
Festival Singers present Ceilidh
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Blyth Festival Singers will be
hosting a Ceilidh (kay-lee) at
Goderich Township Hall in
Holmvesille on Saturday, February
9 at 8 p.m.
Ceilidh is a gaelic word for a
social gathering or as some Scottish
natives say, “A hell of a time with a
devil of a bunch”.
“There will be dancing, stories
‘A Woman in Mind’
opens at Grand Theatre
Patricia Collins as Susan, in
“Woman In Mind” by Alan Ayck
bourn opens January 29, at the
Grand Theatre. Bernard Hopkins,
Simon Bradbury, Carolyn Hether
ington, Hardee T. Lineham,
Michael Mawson, Geordie Johnson
and Marguerite Pigott team toge
ther to become the real, and
fantasized, families of Susan. Dir
ected by Martha Henry, “Woman
In Mind”, set and costumes are
designed by Astrid Jason with
lighting designed by Louise Guin-
and.
Awaking to gibberish spoken by
the family doctor (Bernard Hop
kins), Susan (Patricia Collins) is
relieved to see her husband Andy
(Geordie Johnson), brother Tony
(Hardee T. Lineham) and daughter
Lucy (Marguerite Pigott) aren’t far
away. Or is it her husband Gerald
Huron Country
Playhouse 3rd
in attendance
Huron Country Playhouse ranks
third in attendance for Ontario
Summer Theatres.
Figures recently released by
(Michael Mawson), sister-in-law
Muriel (Carolyn Hetherington) and
son Rick (Simon Bradbury) who
arrive? Which is which? Unable to
control the visits of her dream
family and her real family, Susan
finds herself becoming involved
with both families at the same
time. With a whirlwind of activi
ties, Woman In Mind is a perfect
example of the old adage, “Be
careful what you ask for; you may
get it!”
Alan Ayckbourn Britain’s most
successful and prolific modem
playwright began his theatre career
as a stage manager/actor in 1957 at
the Stephen Joseph Theatre-in-the-
Round in Scarborough, England.
From that day forward, Mr. Ayck
bourn wrote plays for theatre-in-
the-round, directed theatre produc
tions, became a founding member
and Associate Director of Stroke-
on-Trent (a Victoria Theatre com
pany), produced radio drama series
on the BBC, returned to Scarbor
ough and became the Artistic
Director of The Stephen Joseph
Theatre until this present day.
When Mr. Ayckbourn turned 50
years old, he had just finished play
number 39 which put him on a
numerical par with Shakespeare.
of Scotland, the gentle music of a
harp, a celebration of song and lots
of surprises”, says Mary Hearn,
organizer of the event. “We’ll
teach you how the ‘Gay Gordon’ is
really danced.” Also, for those who
have never tried the Scottish
delicacy, “haggis”, this will be
your chance when it is ushered in
by the choir during a special
ceremony.
The variety night features the
talents of the Blyth Festival Sin
gers, a 40-voice choir with mem
bers from Belgrave, Belmore,
Blyth, Brussels, Clinton, Exeter,
Goderich, Lucknow, Seaforth,
Stratford and Wingham. Beautiful
Scottish ballads and traditional
melodies will be performed by the
choir under the direction of Wade
Whittaker-Cumming.
Following the concert a buffet
dinner will be served. This is
included in the ticket price.
Tickets are available at Blyth
Festival Box Office, at Les Ciseaux
in Clinton, or from any Blyth
Festival Singer.
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