Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), February 22, 1984, p. 7

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Hi Fiery royal role for Derek Joynes A 15year veteran Georgetown Little Theatre Derek Joynes Is cast as the fiery King Henry in the upcom lug production James Goldman a The Lion In Winter He is no stranger on stage or behind it Local resident saw him In lop dramatic form last year In Ira Levins Deathtrap but tie has also directed in Brampton- based productions like Plaza Suits for which he was nominated for an ACT CO award Other productions with which he has been Involved Include Our Town Boeing Boeing No Sex Please Were British and Murder In The Cathedral Mr Joynea has per formed and worked with his wile Pat on many occasions the first when they were both JADED In GLTs The Lion opening Friday and con tinuing Saturday Feb March 1 land Mr Joynea plays a jaded monarch engineering a complicated process to see which of his three sons takes over the throne when he dies Although the play was written by Goldman In the mid 1960s lis histo ry goes back to the century In contemporary Ian and wit but In a medieval selling some colorful historical figur es are cast like Eleanor of table KlngPhlU lp 1 of France Prince John who eventually signs the Magna Carta as king Richard the Llonheart and the conn Geoffrey With its thick comic lines be play should appeal to those who want to laugh well as those who prefer an element of dramatic danger Who shall be king ByPATHRETCHKA History can be a boring succession of dates places battles and kings But sometimes in the hands of a master It can flash vividly across the stage Illuminating a time and place long past and making It more real and more Immediate than today newspaper Shakespeare was far from the first great dramatist to use historical themes The ancient Greeks flocked to plays about the recent and distant past the author of the Georgetown Little Theatre a latest production The Lion In Winter Into the same However be has written an excellent historical play In fact be has pulled off the difficult feat of writing an historical comedy ROYAL COURT The time Is the 12th century and the place is the British royal court The protagonists are Henry II and his discarded queen Eleanor of On Broadway these roles wore played by Robert Preston and Rosemary Harris in the motion picture Peter OToole and Kathetine Hepburn were the royal warriors And warriors the correct term The entire play Is a battle a battle of words and very words they are The three royal sons Richard Geoffrey and John are at the heart of the quarrel for this Is a battle of succession Who shall be This Is Ihe theme and the variations are endless TICKETS Tickets for this production may be obtained by phoning For your added convenience the box office will be open at the John Elliott Theatre Thursday Feb S3 from 3 and Performances are at Feb Hand Feb March J CORRECTION In on Page CORDLESS TELEPHONE Sale Should Be 100 00 DENTURE THERAPIST 2 Main St N Georgetown Weekdays Evenings Saturdays by appointment 8772359 Associate Tax Consultants INCOME TAX RETURNS DONE Mon Friday 900am Saturday 900am 300pm 101 GEORGETOWN 8772217 MARY ETHYLL HAD THE GIGGLES Mary Ethyl I Star bright Piers is at odds will John Allrcd Scott Peterson In Centennial School a produclloi of On The slow will run March 7 and for two nights at the John Ell Theatre Tickets arc available at the school on Boulevard Winter turns to spring TLKBA titer will soon be turn tag to spring and that Is theme for a series of events each Sunday at Conservation Area A naturalist will be at he Interpretive Centre from a 30 m to help visitors the beauty and fun or winter Ski tours hiking and free f Ims will be held March there is on open house and free films In the centre at lo a and man dies Friends acquaint will be sorry to hear of the death over the weekend of Fred Sinclair He was born and rals In the Ball no fad area and formed there most of his lifetime We extend sympathy to his widow and relo SECTION A HERALD Wednesday February Page Thanks but no thanks An SI year old man refused medical help after a fire in the base ment of his Third Line home south of Sldcroad a m Hills fire chief BUI Cunningham estimated damage from ROW to the home of Art Brown He said the fire was in the area near the home furnace The chief said cause of the blaze was un determined Did you know that mills supply Ihe British market with hard metric plywood panels that mi by mm The Canadian Red Cross Soggy GEORGETOWN RIO BRANCH canadiennt la Croix Rouec PROCLAMATION That the Council for the Town of Halton Hills proclaims the month of MARCH 1984 as Red Cross Month in Town of Halton Hills the OFF We re clear ng stock at low low so we won t have to move I Hurry in while the select on s best GUELPHVIEW SQUARE Off Mountain view Road S Georgetown 521 J MONDAY TO FRIDAY til tWObusiness lunches

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