46 - Friday, February 15, 1985 - North Shore News

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NORTH SHORE Hendry Halt

Top Girls — Caryl Chur- chill’s brilliant play about sexual politics. Weds.-Sat. to March 2 at 8 p.m. Res: 984-9833. Centennial Theatre

The Pirates of Penzance— A greater Vancouver Operatic Society presenta- tion. Feb. 14-16, 21-12 at 8 p.m. 437-9089.

across town.

Arts Club Granville Is. Twelth Night. Mon, - Fri.

at 8:30, Sat. at 6:30 & 9:30,

Wed. mat. at 5:30.

City Stage

Arts Club Revue Theatre

Ain't Misbehavin’? — Held over. Mon. - Fri. at 8:30pm. Sat. at 6:30 and 9:30pm. Tues. 2 for 1 at 5:30. Arts Club Seymour Street

Love Is Strange Mon.-Fri. at 8:30., Sats. at 6 & 9:30, Low price. Mat. on Thurs at 5 p.m.

Waterfront Theatre Gran- ville Isiand

Ill Be Back Before Mid- night — Special benefit per- formance for actors of Canada. Feb. 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets 2 for 1. Res & info 873-3311.

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LiG BROTHER is worth watching.

| By COLIN LAMONT |

In fact, Michael Radford’s film of George Orwell’s nove! Nineteen Eighty-Four is a chilling, riveting look at a possible totalitarian tomorrow.

Radford’s remake of Nine- teen Eighty-Four is u faithful adaptation of Orwell's literary vision of government gone mad. It is the reversal cf Big Brother is watching you, allowing the viewer to watch Big Brother crushing

“humanity with a cold, cruel boot of oppression.

In the film, as in the book, the year is 1984 and the world has been divided into three military camps: Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia, engag- 2d in a perpetual strugete to rule the globe. In Oceania (set in London, England) ‘the party’’ rules everyone in every aspect of life. Direc- tor Radford, in choosing to follow the novel’s description ’ of future feudalism, employs his own cast of brutal storm-

American Buffalo — Tues.-Sat. at 8 p.m., Sat. Mat. 2 for) at 4 p.m. Firehall Theatre

Sex Tips for Modern Girls Touchstone Theatre’s new creation celebrates the joys and confusions of relation- ships. Tues.-Fri. Sun at 8:30. Sat. at 6:30 & 9:30, 689-0926 Gateway Theatre. Richmond

Fiaf ~- Joelle Rabu is worth the drive. Tues.-Fri. at 8 p.m. Sat. at 6& 9p.m. Sun, vat. 2:30. To Feb. 23. 270-1812,

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Lark Rise — An unusual ‘promenade production” ex- plores English village life. Tues.-Sat. at 8 p.m. Sun. mat. at 2:30 weekday perfs. 2 for 1. Vancouver East Cultural Centre

Contagious Tamah- nous’ original musical, A social satire in the style of European political cabaret. Coarse language warning. Last weekend 8:30, Q.E. Playhouse

Clarence Darruw — Feb. 16- Mar. 16 at 8 p.m. except Suns. stars William Hutt. 873-3311.

Clare Cunningham Dance Foundation

— Auditioning male/female.

dancers for company employment. 985-2215,

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troopers called thoupht police, who terrorize anyone daring to think, act, or even gesture against the government,

Actor John Hurt captures the essence of Winsion Smith. A tall, emaciated, middle-aged government worker longing to escape his mental and physical prison, he broods over escape plans, not for just himself, but all of humanity. Hurt, with sunken cheeks and hacking cough, steps out of Orwell's navel and onto the screen with un- canny accuracy.

Hurt seems to be at his best when portraying humans trapped by their environment or fate. He brings the same sympathetic treatment to the character Winston Smith that he did when starring as the hideously deformed Englishman in the film The Elephant Man. Winston plods his way to work through the bomb-ravaged Nitter of London, only to plod his way back home again to a bare, crumbling, crowded tenement, where he lives alone.

UBC Old Auditorium

Equinox — A program of new dance warks by students and professionals. Feb. 22-24 at 8:30.

Arts Club Revue Theatre

Purcell String Quartet Haydn, Mozart, Kathryn Cernauskas, flute. Sun. Feb. 17 at 8 p.m.

Hudson Manor

Equinox Vocal Ensemble A Valentine program of love pongs, madrigals and pocms. Sat, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. 1254 W. 7th, Van.

Orphéim

Presermration Hall Jazz Band Nets Orleans jazz by the old time originals. Sun. Feb. 17 at 7:30.

The Canadian Brass — in concert with Vancouver Chamber Choir. Weds. Feb. 20at8p.m.

Vancouver Bach Choir

Bach Aria Competition Taped submissions required. Details 733-4584

UBC Sub Ballroom Showcase ‘85 features Beverly Sisters Red Herring Go 43

UBC War Memorial Gym George Thorogood & The

Destroyers — FEb. 17. Info

280-4441.

Vancouver Exst Cuiiural

Centre Ferron —~ Feb. 20 & 21 at

8:30 254-9578. artworld

Harrison Galleries, Park Royal Featured artists:

George Bates

Daniel Izzard

Jose Trinidad Kighlands United Church

Encounter with Art — W. Van Sketch Club presents 6 lectures & workshop by pro- minent W. Coast artists on Feb. 22 & 23. Applications 980-6992 N.S. Museum

Playtime — Antique toys & games, Wed.-Sun. 1-4 p.m. Free. 209 W. 4th. Presentation House

A_ Veiceless Song Photograpns of the Slavic Lands by John Paskievich.

In The Keeping Room — Photography by Marcus Schubert and Ed Burtynsky. Both shows Tues, Sun noon-4 p.m. Thurs noon-9

p.m, W.Y. Memorial Library

June Pender — paintings. Station Museum

Cates Towing 1914-1980.

Bicycle Shop 1920-19405.

Early Radio & T.V.

Home Movie Cameras & Toy Prajectors. Sun's. only, 1:30-4:30. Free. Mahon Park.

Emily Carr College

the viewer

Radford has capiured the cold, colorless life in Oceania with the help of a special color-deletion technique. There is little contrast in the bleak landscape, dingy, grey, city streets filled with cold rubble, workers in drab olive- green coveralls, and even Winston's apartinent walls relieved oniy by water-stains and broken crumbling plaster.

At no time are the characters free of the wat- chful eyes of Big Brother. Again, Radford has stuck to the original concept of Orwell’s idea of futuristic technology. The giant tele- screen with the = stern, militaristic face on it wat- ching Winston is hardly state- of-the-art. It looks as faded and utilitarian as the rest of Winston’s world.

In this fearful existence, the disillusicned worker begins a diary to express his feelings of hate for the party. He is joined in his rebellion by a young, child-like co- worker Julia (Suzanna Hamilton). Hamilton por- trays Julia with the naive,

Come in for a free, computerized colour personality test.

We welcome you to meet Sharon (our Fieldcrest Representative} at the Park Royal store. She will introduce you to our colour-test computer and also be showing a 12 minute video on colours & what they mean. It's going to be fun. so do join us.

Also available — a fabulous special on Royal

Velvet Soltouch towels.

Saturday, February 16 1lam-3pm

recklessness the character demands. With her juvenile face, but inborn toughness, she helps Winston engage in every sexcrime and thought- crime outlawed by the scate.

Radford’s only problem with the film seems to be with the scenes where stinging emotion is called for. During hate periods, when enemies of the state are flashed across telescreens, the mob scenes of slate-workers supposedly caught up in a frenzy of hate fall flat. They scream at the screen but lack an intensity.

While Hurt and Hamilton team up to play the doomed lovers caught up in the Nazi- like nightmare, Richard Bur- ton as O'Brien, the inner- party man is ever-sniocth and ever-cool. He calmly tortures Winston to redeem him for the party. This was Burton’s last screen role before his death and one of his best.

While 1984 is over, Rad- ford’s film offers a timeless message with a few shivers for anyone watching it. Nine- teen Eighty-Four is now play- ing at the Varsity and West Van Qdeon.

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PARK ROYAL NORTH

926-5122

Charity Art Auction — to benefit Food Banks Sat. Feb. 23, 12-3 p.m. To donate a work call 687-2345 U.B. C. Museum of Anthropology

Cedar Demonstrations Craft demos. by local Native Indians Sundays at 1:30

miscellaneous_

Centennial Theatre

Kids Film Classics Every Sat at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. This week ‘Robin Hood”. Presentation House

Heritage Day A Film, a tour of 25 buildings adn tea at Emerald Lodge. Feb. 17 at 1:30 in the Gibson Room. Capilano College .

Poetry Reading — Ralph Gustafson, a poet from Quebec. RIOS Studio Theatre. Mon. Feb. 18 at 42:30,

‘Fiction Reading — D.M. Fraser, modern fiction writer from Pulp Press. H402 Faculty/staff Lounge at 8 p.m., Feb. 21.

Centennia! Theatre

Chanticleer Californian male vocal ensemble. Tix. by subscription only. Call 988-4636

Whispers Strauss — to Feb. 16

Smatl Time Hoods — Feb.

18-23 The Avalon, The Coachhouse &

The Lynnwood — all have

live entertainment nightly.

TOP GIRLS

A Play for Today hy: Caryl Churchill “Innovating” ““Biting’” “Chalienging’’ Weds. to Sots. at 8pm . Feb. 13 - Mar. 2

at HENDRY HALL THEATRE 815 E. 11th Street North Vancouver. Book Now! reservations essential

984-9833 560-5552 2 for 1 nights Feb. 13 & 14 Warnag some coarse language

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