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The Citizen, 1991-11-27, Page 27THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1991. PAGE 27. Midnight returns to Bly th Festival The most popular play to have been born on the Blyth Festival stage will return as part of the 1992 Blyth Festival Season. ‘77/ Be Back Before Midnight returns to the Blyth stage after an 11 year absence to be part of the 1992 season and our 1992 fall tour” says Ray Salverda, General Manag­ er of the Blyth Festival. Peter Colley’s spine-chilling tale was commissioned and premiered at the Blyth Festival in 1979 and returned by popular demand as part of the 198.0 season. I'll Be Back Before Midnight has been produced in 11 countries, with performances in 35 U.S. states and has been translated into several languages. The play has been adapted into a film starring Ned Betty, Robert Carradine, Susannah York, Heather Nutcracker at Centre in the Square The traditional version of The Nutcracker, performed by the National Ballet of Canada, will be a highlight of the holiday season. Five performances will be present­ ed at The Centre In The Square, Kitchener from December 12 to December 15. Enjoy all the tradition of this magical fantasy ballet - a Christmas tree that grows and grows, dancing gingerbread men, the battle of the tin soldiers, the Waltz of the Flow­ ers and the beautiful dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Visit the Land of Snow and the Kingdom of Sweets. Enjoy Arabi­ Recycling depot, committee dream Continued from page 1 lection system. A dry building would be needed in which to store the cardboard until it could be baled and sent for recycling. Mr. Dunbar said the project might be helpful since individual municipalities can't collect enough cardboard to tempt a recycler. "You'd have to have a lot of municipalities together where you have tons and tons, enough to bale," said Brian McBumey, Reeve of Tumberry. Mr. Dunbar said the committee should get what information it can on the costs involved in the project and distribute it to the municipali­ ties. Mr. McBumey added the com­ mittee should work as a catalyst, to research and promote and leave it to the municipalities to get the sys­ tem in place, The environment group is also looking at setting up a hazardous waste collection day for the area in which householders could bring old paint, paint thinner, cleaners and other household chemicals for col­ lection. It's expensive, Ms White said since proper protection must be provided and advertising must be done to make people aware of the service. A long-term dream project of the committee is to set up a recy­ cling depot in North Huron, she said. "The one thing there's a lol of today is recycleables," she said. Perhaps the industrial building inventory would turn up a building that might be used as a depot, she said. The group also hopes to encour­ age entrepreneurs like the plan to set up a plant in Morris Twp. for recycling old wood, plaster and drywall. Mr. Chu reported that the health and social services interest group is exploring bringing the Good Neighbours program to north Huron. The program, promoted by the Ministry of Citizenship is a Locklear and Emma Samms which should be released in movie the­ atres next year. “My association with Blyth changed my life,” says author Peter Colley. “I visited James and Anne Roy a few times in.their rambling old farmhouse and James suggested that I write a play about his old farmhouse since I found it so spooky and thus began I'll Be Back Before Midnight. It's funny for me to see old George the farmer as he is presented in so many different parts of the world. He was so much a local character from Blyth but people seemed to recognize him as the universal farmer wherever he played.” If you have ever been alone at night and had your imagination run away by a scratching branch on a an, Chinese, Spanish and Russian dances. See old Mother Gigogne and her 12 children who jump out from under her skirt! The Nutcrack­ er contains all the wonderful ingre­ dients needed to make it a visually spectacular ballet. The National Ballet's production of The Nutcracker was first per­ formed, in all its fantastic splen­ dour, on Boxing Day 1964 in Toronto. Choreography is by Celia Franca. In both her dances and in her narrative she has wisely stuck closely to the traditional Hoffmann tale. The Nutcracker has become a favourite with children. There are a public awareness program to get people to take time and reach out to their neighbours. North Huron would serve as a pilot project for the program, he said. The program, which is similar to the Block Parent program for children, would cost very little to implement with the Ministry helping with the cost. There was some concern that this was formalizing something that was already a part of the informal culture of the community, Mr. Chu said, but members felt it was just a way oi reiniorcing the kind of neighbourliness Huron is noted for. As a long-term, dream project the committee is also looking at the problem of rural transportation, he said. Brian Treble reported for the agricultural interest group which he said was having problems finding things that could help farmers that was within the powers of a local committee. One of the projects there was some interest in was in setting up a new form of the old Farm Radio Forum which would bring members of the community together to discuss topics of inter­ est, to rekindle the old neighbourli­ ness and to seek ways for people to Brussels Bulls Jr. C. Hockey Club (k(ew gear's ‘Eve (Dance Brussels Morris & Grey Community Centre 9 p.m. -1 a.m. $10.00 per person Music by DJ LUNCH PROVIDED HATS, HORNS, ETC. ALSO PROVIDED Proceeds toward Team Expenses AGE OF MAJORITY—PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR TICKETS CALL: 887-9289 window, a sound misinterpreted, or wondered if the closet was really a place where only clothes were “hanged”, I'll Be Back Before Mid­ night is a play to see at the Blyth Festival next summer. Jan and Greg, in an attempt to save a marriage, journey to the country and rent a farm house. It is owned by a rather eccentric farmer, George, who retells ghastly tales of mystery and murder. The mix is completed by Laura, sister to Greg, who has more than her arm up her sleeve. Intrigue, murder, mystery, and humour, all combine to make for an exciting evening of theatre. Peter Colley is a playwright and screenwriter whose plays I'll Be Back Before Midnight, The Mark of Cain, The Donnellys, You’ll Get Used To It, The.Vaudevilltans and great many children in the cast with whom they may identify: the lead­ ing character is a little girl, Clara; and, of course, the story is filled with fairy-tale fantasy. A Christmas treat for the entire family! The National Ballet will perform The Nutcracker with live orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on December 12, 13, and 14. Matinees at 2:00 p.m. on December 14 and 15. Excellent tickets are available. Call the Box Office to order (519) 578- 1570 or toll free in 519 area 1-800- 265-8977. Tickets are $29.50, $26.50 and $23.50. Children 12 and under save $5.00. help themselves. A guest at the recent meeting of the group was Bob Carbert of Wingham, a former broadcaster who said that farmers are such specialists today, they might find it difficult to find com­ mon interest for discussion. Mr. Chu said the education spe­ cial interest group was setting up a meeting with trustees of the board of education to learn more about the education. This might develop into larger meetings with students and parents and possibility some area employers.Such meetings aid hear how parents and stu­ dents feel about the education cur­ riculum and about the future skills needs of employers, he said. Also at the meeting were a group of four geography students at F. E. Madill Secondary School in Wingham. The students said that as a way of getting more input from young people, they hoped to hold a forum to see what the young people want from North Huron and what they think can be done to keep edu­ cated people in the county. When The Reaper Calls have been performed in theatres across this land. His work has been published by Samuel French Inc. (New York and London), Baker's Plays of Boston, Macmillans and Simon & Pierre. After studying at the Uni­ versity of Western Ontario, Colley became the resident playwright of the Grand Theatre in London and was one of youngest playwrights ever produced at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. He is currently the playwright-in-residcnce of the Actor's Alley Repertory Theatre in Los Angeles where he is preparing When the Reaper Calls for its American premiere. Ticket vouchers for the 1992 sea­ son are on sale now at the Blyth Festival Box Office. A voucher pack (4 coupons for $50.00) may be exchanged for any performance, any day, in any combination and no weekend price difference. An ideal gift. Just give your friends a 1992 voucher pack and they decide when to come to the theatre and what plays to see. Details of the full 1992 season will be announced in January, 1992 and Peter Colley's I'll Be Back Before Midnight is • PARK THEATRE 524-781 1 A gang of loners, loonies and losers are about to become something they’ve never been 3 DAYS ONLY before,,,a team- FRI.-SUN. 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