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NICOLA Cavendish inhabits the role of playwright Michel Tremblay’s mother with physical perfection and
emotional dexterity. Dennis O'Connor is also exceiient in a brilliant production of For the Pleasure of Seeing

Her Agair at the Stantey Theatre.

Perfect production exhi

B@ For the Pleasure of Sceing Her Again by
Michel Tremblay, translated by Linda
Gaboriau, directed by-Gordon McCall. A
touring production presented by the Arts
Club Theatre Company at the Stanley
Theatre to Feb. 13. Box office: 687-1644.

Martin Milierchie

Curtain Call
mumillercizip@usnews.com

Tam still tingling six days after seeing
For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again.

The exhilaration of seeing a great play
receive a great performance is the Holy Grail of theatre-
lovers. It is often promised and almost never delivered.

Last Wednesday at the Stanley Theatre it was. And I am
still tingling. I want you to tingle too.

What makes this production so special is this: that there
is every likelihood that you tco will experience perfection if
you go.

Capilano College Performing Arts Theatre
2055 Purcett Way, North Vancouver

February 5. 2006 at 2 Pm
Box Office: 990-7810

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arates

‘The art of theatre is ephemeral. | think it
was Laurence Olivier whe in writing about
the pursuit of the perfect performance sug-
gested that che actor had ao control over
when it might happea and that che ultimate
Richard 1H could be performed toa
Wednesday matinee audience of a few old
women in the front rows.

For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Agais stars
Nicola Cavendish. The chances of nor see-
ing this brilliant, dedicated North
Vancouver actor repeat perfection are slim.
The theatre is aiso likely to be sold right
out.

Michel Tremblay is likely Canada’s best-
known playwright around the world. The

57-year-old Quebec author has 22 plays (including: Les
Belles-Soeurs; Bonjour, lia Bonjour; Hosanna; Albertine, In
Five Times) to his credit as well as an opera libretto, seven
screenplays, radio plays, short stories, novels and two musi-
cal comedies.

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February 5!

8:00 p.m.
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Theatre
Admission: $15.00
Seniors & Students

$190.00
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