November 18, Bl2 - Sunday, 1984 - North Shore News CENITERTAINMENT Shakespeare gets another chance as plans gear up for 1985 festival THE WHEELS are already theatre scene are assuming in 1982, and have already 1985 season. Tentatively, A been implemented — in- cognoscenti and restore her in motion for the 1985 season the helm of the Festival. As begun planning next year’s Midsummer Night’s Dream cluding the formation of the to the warm embraces of the of The Vancouver CoArtistic Directors, Henry season of Shakespeare in the will open on July Sth, follow- Shakespeare 500, an ex- common man (you and me in Shakespeare Festival with Woolf and Charles Martin park. ed by Much Ado About clusive club dedicated to the other words). Shakespeare new moves at the artistic and Smith bring years of varied ‘‘Both Henry and | are Nothing, and everyone's perpetuation of the Bard. was happiest amongst his administrative level. experience to their roles. completely devoted to Eric favorite tragedy, Hamlet. ‘‘It has always been the groundlings, and with the Two internationally known Both have been involved with —_Epstein’s original concept; On the business side, there ambition of certain in- Vancouver Shakespeare figures in the Vancouver _ the Festival since itsinception the idea of Shakespeare done is a major search currently on dividuals, sayS Henry Festival our aim will always in repertory inatentinsucha for a General Manager for Woolf, ‘‘to rescue Art, that be to restore accessibility, the beautiful setting as Van-_ the Festival, and several new fragile but enduring lady, notion that he wrote for couver’s Wanier Park is fundraising programs have fromthe chilly clutches of the everyone.’’ cere eee ae ——— =F genius,’’ says Charles Martin | ] Smith, ‘‘We are going to carry on that tradition.”’ !