By NOEL WRIGHT

Take a married couple -
- the wife still full of frustrated
energy after her years of

household chores and raising

‘the kids, the husband tired
‘and timid, with a strong urge~
simply to “do nothing”. Put
them down on a relaxing
beach with a picnic basket, |
‘only: to see their hidden

tensions erupt - sharp
’ contrast. to their idyllic
surroundings.

Then, introduce from the
_waves, two singularly ar-

Ritter’s Cove, a tentatively
titled 26-episode series by
the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation with Taurus
Films of Germany, will begin
production using the
backdrop of British
Columbia. It is the second
CBC program to employ the
background of British
Columbia for dramatic
purposes, the Beach-
combers being the first.

Director of Television for
cr Vancouver,. Gordon

relationship

ticulate sea lizards -with
‘husband-wife’ problems of
their own -- and you have the
background of Edward
Albee’s' newest comedy,
“Seascape”, which had its

Canadian premiere last week
at North Van’s Studio
Theatre.

I won't spoil the show for

_you. by recounting: - what -

happens after that, as the
develops
between the modern married
couple and their very

likeable reptilian ancestors

from an earlier stage of
evolution. Suffice to say, it’s

New drama
-to be filmed

Craig, ~said that the net-
work's rising excellence in
action film drama
production —centering in
British Columbia was very
important in reaching the
agreement with German
producers.

Conceived and developed
by Lian Brown and Barbara
Brown, the series focuses on
Karl Ritter, 64, a stubbornly
independent coastal pilot
whose personal initiative,
Struggles, victories and

iy

_ the

A stimulating Seascape

a story full of fun,. ‘which
winds up leaving one with a
lot of food for’ thought as
well.

All of which, of course, is
well in the tradition of
Albee, who achieved
overnight fame with his
“Who's Afraid of Virginia
Wolfe?” This latest offering

_is being presented by Janus _

Theatre, with polished
performances by all four
players: Lisa Troniak is
particularly believable as
Nancy, the frustrated. wife,
while Michael Kelly, as her
do-nothing husband Charlie,

series

ere bn Mp cn a

gets a lot out of his comic
“straight man” role. The
lizards, played by Dave

‘Collins and Murdine Hirsch,

are wholely delightful.After a
slightly slow start the action
moves at a good pace right
up to the final curtain under
the direction of Mark
Acheson.

“Seascape” runs at the
Studio, 986-4011, up to
January 27. If you've
anything in common with
the packed first-night
audience, I think you'll
enjoy it a lot.

in B.C.

defeats provide stories with
universal warmth and ap-
peal.

Ritter will be joined by
Kate Ashcroft, 28, a
determined young women,
also a pilot, trying to prove
herself in a man's world.

There is a_ continuing
dramatic tersion between
Kate and Karl arising from ,
age-old conflicts of
youth and age, tradition and
change, enthusiasm and

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all they share a common
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the freedom it brings.

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unique breed of people
living in the rugged Western
wilderness of the British
Columbia coast will also
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