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Community Editor Entertainment Editor
Andrew McCredie one Christensen

New musical 2 a
storming smash

THREE OF today’s dramatic forward on an emotive level in
selections are scheduled to Sondheimian fashion.
close Nov. 4, so if you have All of this works splendidly, but
any urge to see When We there mity yet be more power implic-
Pe + iin this story of friendship,
Were Singing, Hay Fever or It J hope Dittrich will evaluate the
Was A Dark And Stormy Night feedback from this production and
make your mind up quickly. continue to refine the starting point
of her characters’ journeys,
The only production criticism |

a ;
NMeartin : have is the anrount of presentational

we _ playing of the fourth (audience) wall
Millerchip in the company numbers, After all,
Broadway this wonderfully ain't
The other Saturday closers men-
tioned above are both local produc-
tions,
Hay Fever is a production of
North Vancouver Community
Players at Hendry tall.
Noe! Coward's style is not an
sasy thing to capture, Canadians ; ; : : ; i :
curtain often mistake condensed milk for the . NEWS photo Paul McGrath
foam that is required on this particu- costume sticceed brilliantly,
call tar espresso. Unfortunately, director ‘Ted WHO'S GOING to do it? Agatha Christie fans can play along
So, it was an unexpected real to Bouskill fails to fully exploit the with the cast of The Unexpected Guest at Presentation House
drop back in on the household of possibilities and some of the large starting Nov. 3.
' Bliss last week and find nothing had cast could be excused for ninning
In the cause of When We Were changed. screaming from Robbin Ward's
Singing musical theatre fans should Elizabeth MeNeight’s even-hand-— exceflent Ebenezer and never com:
stop reading and phone for reserva- ed direction has a strong ensemble ing back.
tions now! (689-0926) Dorothy cast handling the vagaries of English Poppi Reiner shines in the dark.
Dittrich’s so-called “chamber musi- style with consummite ease and pol- eee
cal” is the most original piece of ished pace. The Vancouver Playhouse has
musical theatre to come out of Only in North Vancouver you opened its season with Edward
Vancouver in the 20 years [ have say? Pity! Albee's Three Tall Women,
been here. Out at the Shaw Theatre Deep This script won the 1994 Pulitzer
Congratulations to Touchstone Cove Stage is wrapping up a suc- Prize for Drama as well as Best Play
Theatre, director Roy Surette, cessful run of a mystery-comedy awards in both London and New
(North Vancouver) choreographer that's a pretty good choice for the York.
Trudi Forrest, the cast of Karin Halloween slot. The set of it Was A The Playhouse production is
Konoval, Robert McQueen, Suzin Dark And Stormy Night ts fabulously — directed by Glynis Leyshon (of
Schiff and Paula Wolfson and every- horrid. Congrats to the designers and
one associated with this unexpected —— dressers for a crumbling ruin that
gem. hosts all manner of eerie goings on.
As in an episode of Seinfeld, not The script is quite improbable ;
much happens: an uncertain (you know the playwright's in trou- YOU'VE GOT to have heart in any musical. Touchstone’s
romance flowers unexpectedly, we ble when a new sub-plot rears its When We Were Singing does thanks to the tatents of all
learn a little (enough?) background, — ugly head halfway through the sec- involved and performers (left to right) Robert McQueen,
share some laughs. Not a word is ond act), which means style is every- Paula Wolfson, Karin Konoval and Suzin Schiff.
spoken as the songs carry the plot thing and certainly set, lights and

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