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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