entertainment

AT THE PLAYHOUSE

Catch that Streetcar

Barbara Gordon will be
seen in the leading role of
Blanche DuBois, the lost,
pitiful and = confused
Southern belle, in the
Vancouver Playhouse
production of Tennessee
Williams’ A STREETCAR
NAMED DESIRE. One of
the most talked about plays
of our time, this Pulitzer
Prize winner will open at the
Queen Elizabeth Playhouse
on Saturday, March 1 and
continue there for four

Live Theatre Directory

NORTH SHORE

Studio Theatre, 4th and
Chesterfield, North Van
(986-4011): P.S. YOUR CAT
IS DEAD (comedy) opens
Feb. 27.

OVER TOWN

*Arts Club Theatre, 1181
Seymour (683-0151): IM-
PACT (Axis Mime Theatre)
until March 1.

*Arts Club Theatre on
Granville Island (687-1644):
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT
WITH YOU (comedy) until
March 1.

City Stage, 751 Thurlow

PSYCHIC
READER
At
Canyon
Gardens

Starts Mon.
Feb. 4
from 1 pm-5 pm
Mioonday-Friday

come and enjoy
the reading of

““CLAIR”’

3381 Capilano Rd.
North Van.

STAGE 33

presents

SWEET REAUON
Dy SANDAAONEML

Onginal production at Tellers
Cage Toronto The longest runn
ng show in Canadian theatrical
history!

Mon. - Thurs. 8 p.m.

Fri. & Sat. 7 & 10 p.m.

STAGE 33

Vancouver's unique lounge
theatre

HOLIDAY INN

City Centre (Harbourside)
1133 West Hastings Street

RESERVATIONS:
689- 9211

Tix VIC 8 Eaton 8 (687 4444)
4 The Hotel ( obby

weeks through to March 29.
Taking his title from the
Streetcar that once = ran
through the old French
Quarter in New Orleans — a
streetcar that bore the name
of “Desire” and which
connected with another
named ‘‘Cemetery”
Willams tells the story of the

frail and fading Blanche who

arrives suddenly on the
doorstep of her young sister,

Stella, and her lusty,

(668-7013): TREATS
(comedy).

Frederick Wood
Theatre, UBC (228-2678)

ALBERT HERRING (comic
opera) opens March 5.

Janus Theatre, 2611 West
4th Avenue (734-5522): THE
MAIDS (drama) until March
8.

“Queen Elizabeth
Playhouse, 649 Cambie (683-
2311): A STREETCAR

NAMED DESIRE
opens March 1.

SFU Centre for the Arts,
Simon Fraser University
+ (291-3514): WINTER ARTS
FESTIVAL ends Feb. 29.

(drama)

... don’t miss this exhuberant
Musical

hit Rock

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Music and new lyrics by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
Originally produced on the New York stage
by EDGAR LANSBURY, STUART DUNCAN, JOSEPH BERUH

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wife, Stella; and Michael
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A STREETCAR NAMED
DESIRE is being directed by
Francis Hyland, with design
by Cameron Borteous and
lighting by Jeffrey Dallas.

*Stage 33, Holiday Inn, 1133
West Hastings (689-9211):
SWEET REASON (musical
revue).

Studio 58, 100 West 49th

Avenue (324-5227): PINK FLOYD PINK FLOYD THE BABYS
Shakespeare's MACBETH THE WALL DARKSIDE OF UNION JACKS
until March 8. $gee THE MOON

Waterfront Theatre, 4%

$444

Granville Island (685-6217):
THE FANTASTICKS
(musical) opens Feb. 27.

(*Ticket reservations for
theatres marked with an
asterisk obtainable through
Vancouver Ticket Centre,
687-4444, and ticket offices
in Eaton's Stores.)

LED ZEPPELIN THE KNACK

J. GEILS
IN THROUGH BUT THE LITTLE LOVE STINKS
THE OUT DOOR GIRLS UNDERSTAND
$488 $4“
A

$44

SUGGESTED
DONATION THE EAGLES RED RIDER RUSH
OF $3.00 THE LONG RUN DON’T FIGHT IT PERMANENT WAVES
FEBRUARY 29, MARCH 1 & 2 ($488 sq“ $4ss

WEST VANCOUVER SECONDARY

Presented by the West Vancouver United Players

Drama: Michael Foster
Music: Elinor McLean
Production: Paul McKinnon

PRESENTATION HOUSEproudly presents

“ONE OF CANADA'S
MOST VITAL AND
ESSENTIAL ARTISTIC
RESOURCES’:

TWO DYNAMITE PERFORMANCES
FEBRUARY 29 & MARCH 1 8:30 p.m.
iprogramme different each night)
North Vancouver Centennial Theatre

Tickets from Vancouver Ticket Centres and
Eaton's. $6 and $4.50, Call 986-1351 for info,

MARCH 7, 8 & 9

SCHOOL THEATRE
1750 MATHERS AVE.

8 P.M.

UFO THE BEATLES THE BEATLES
NO PLACE TO RUN “62-66” “67-70”
$444 $gse $gse

° SALE EXPIRES

TUES MAR 5 plus

hundreds
of in store
specials

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CANADA'S
TOP MODERN
DANCE

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wyman
dance theatre

1160 Marine Drive, North Vancouver
OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK!