The Huron Expositor, 1994-07-27, Page 13'T
Entertainment
Play combines comedy, drama
BY TIM CUMMING
Expositor Staff
It wouldn't be fair to label Bounc-
ing Back situation comedy. There is
too much reality and pain in the
Blyth Festival production to suggest
it is nothing more than a light,
funny piece.
It would be hard to believe any
member of the audience would not
know someone like Brenda, the
unhappy 40 -something daughter
who struggles through a string of
broken marriages, or Kate, the
feisty old lady who won't give up
on life.
Anyone who has had family
troubles or anyone who fears get-
ting old will relate to the poignant
message of Bouncing Back. Having
said that, there are lots of chuckles
in this original play and the opening
night audience laughed heartily and
often.
The world premiere play, written
by Suzanne Finlay, starts off slowly
but builds strongly as the play
progresses. The powerful, dramatic
comedy succeeds because the char-
acters are so true-to-life.
Anne Anglin is convincing as the
old woman from Newfoundland
who resents being placed in a nurs-
ing home and is angry at her
daughter who wants to sell the
mother's home and its ccintents.
Even Nancy Beatty, who appeared
to lack confidence on opening
Blyth adds new
Barn shows
Due to the exceptional demand
for tickets, the Blyth Festival's 20th
Anniversary Season production of
Seaforth-bom Ted John's perennial
favorite He Won't Come In From
The Barn will be held over for an
additional seven performances, from
September 6 to September 10.
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BLYTH BOUNCES BACK WITH PLAY - The Blyth Festival has
a hit on its hands with the poignant, funny new play, Bouncing
Back. Here, Nancy Beatty (as Brenda) makes a surprise discovery
in her mother's attic.
night, was entirely believable as the
daughter who struggles with her
stubborn mother.
One of the true joys of this pro-
duction is watching Jerry Franken
as `Shicky.' In Franken's perform-
ance, less is more as he portrays the
quiet Mr. Schicherowski with depth
and subtlety. In the play, the audi-
ence can believe wholeheartedly
that Franken is an elderly man of
Polish descent..
This new play is not without
flaws. Some of the jokes are more
clever than others and the produc-
tion relies too heavily on mono-
logues. In the end, however, it is
driven by powerful characters and
smart writing.
Bouncing Back appears at the
Blyth Festival until September 3.
Cullitons edge Seaforth Cents
Goaltender Matt Barnes robbed
Scott Wright from point blank
range in the . dying seconds to
preserve a 3-2 win for the Stratford
Cullitons over the Seaforth
Centenaires in exhibition junior
hockey action at the steamy Lucan
arena late last Wednesday.
No Culliton defencemen was
close enough to do anything but
watch and Wright had Barnes 'dead
to rights' deep in the slot, and got
off a quick and heavy shot. But the
diminutive all-star goalie from
Stratford was equal to the task with
his exceptional glove hand, and
showed why he led the Midwestern
Junior B Hockey League in goals
against average and set league
records for wins and shutouts last
season.
It was the first exhibition game of
the '1994-95 season for both teams.
The Centenaires also play in the
Ontario Hockey Association, but in
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not to mention their lungs, which
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many hadn't been on skates in
months and if was a hu mtlit'30-plus
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regular training camp in a month.
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