HIS HAND a blur, Chris Tyrell cranks om sourds from
this piece of the “Murray Schafer Exbibitior’. Chris,
Artistic Director of Presentation House. is busy

unloading the exhibit which starts QOct.15. (Ian

“By NOEL WRIGHT
THE REVIEWER |. has a
problem with North Van-
couver Community Players’
production of “The Odd
Couple”
‘Wednesday at Presentation

House. The problem being .

to refrain from over-praising
it. -

~ It's true, of course, that
Neil Simon’s three-act
comedy classic is, in many
ways, an actor’s dream. The
interplay of characters
thrown together in .a
completely believable

‘which opened:

situation, the hilarious
action and the brilliant
dialogue make it a difficult
play to mangle -- even by the
worst hams in the business. |

The present cast prove to

be a long way removed from~

that level; despite the fact
that half of them have had
little. or no previous stage’
experience. From’ start to
finish they kept the capacity.

first-night audience in gales

of laughter and thoroughly

earned’ their prolonged
curtain ovation.
Admittedly, there may:

have been a tendency at
times to over-act. But the

fast pace of the production
and the excellent handling of
Simon's dialogue effectively
removed any irritation this
might have caused in a more
subtly plotted play. ”

The smooth teamwork of
the eight-member cast
makes individual praise
largely invidious. The two
lead characters -- Wilf

Wedding as Oscar and.

newcomer Evan Stephens as

Felix'-- rate particularly high *
marks for their ‘sustained.
it was .

performance. But
certainly enhanced by the
competent backup they

received from Grant Bott,-

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