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rl 14 — Halton Hills This Week, Wednesday, October 28, 1992 ENTERTAINMENT 2 Sat Oct 21 with Night Shift Best costume prizes: 1st prize $200. 2nd - 3rd to be awarded Plus Door Prizes!! Don't Miss This Great ‘ all for Just $5.00 at the door 1 Corner of Winston Churchill & Hwy 7 ol vb us Wins “At Your Service”’ To advertise in “At Your Service’, | THE HALLOWE EN SPOOKTACULAR \ Do The Mash All Night Long / By Wendy Long Orlando, Orlando, wherefore art thou Orlando? Georgetown Little Theatre opened its 1992-93 season Friday ¢ . eS evening with a performance (to a e full house) that combined the a ps ee bawdy passion of Shakespeare with ~ we the modern humor and sensitivity a of playwright Don Nigro. The oll Curate Shakespeare As You Like It is a journey into innovative theatre. Professional director Mimi Mekler (on a grant from Theatre Ontario) and assistant director Peter Roe had quite a challenge on their hands with the tricky charac- ter twists and slick plot turns of The Curate Shakespeare. The play tells the story of an amateur company tackling Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Alas, there are only seven amateur actors to portray more than triple that number of Shakespearean characters. What to do. The characters are believable in their intended initial awkwardness, with a simplicity that makes them approachable and endearing. Ron Hill opened Act One strong- ly with a credible and commanding Curate role, slipping easily into a very funny Adam. Accolades too, to Shiona Watson and Brigida Callaghan for their energetic portrayals of strong- willed Celia and Audrey. Long stretches of Shakespearean verse was punctured with humor- ous idioms circa 1992. To the relief of an out-of-practise audience, nar- rator Rosalind (Kim Speer) kept the audience in touch with the Elizabethan action. in KelUry-m Ca (<t- lal lars) "Halton's Only Errand Service" 873-8475 ] HOUSE CLEANING e House & Pet Sitting ' Paintin le Home Repairs Party A highlight of the play was the antics of the clown, a versatile Ro Palumbo-Coates who successfully leapt through eight Shakespearean ~ faces. The hero, Orlando (Paul Ciglen), also produced a dual role as William with convincing depth. Cedric Briggs, alias Amiens and four others, shone too. The stark scenery suited the tongue-in-cheek irony of the play, with some pleasantly comical ani- mals tickling the action. The play is interspersed with twists of humor that welcome even the Shakespearean illiterate. (Who would have thought that rap and Will could have gone together?) Music for the performance was provided by Haydn Evans. By Act Two the audience had forgotten the actors and actresses’ demise as eloquence replaced clumsiness. Much should be said of the bril- liant final scene where Kim Speer delivers a speech to be reckoned with, surely in the very spirit that Shakespeare must have intended. A word to the wise, though. Many people commented during the intermission that they wished they had glossed over As You Like It to fully appreciate the modern twist of The Curate Shakespeare. The Curate Shakespeare As You Like It will be at the George Elliott Theatre until Halloween night, this Saturday. call Monica at 873-2254 Beene aenayetiona eo r. : a om | With this coupon get *s TWISS” FU ELS REPAIRS TO ALL MODELS OF l your V.C.R. tuned up 2¥ Const ruction Pace TV VCR ! for ONLY '29."" Complete Tools * Equipment $s i s H Mobile Sound ce wee Tile 332 Guelph Also Microwaves, Stereos : Sales & Service St. UBRICI Free Batimates on Caren TV Repairs Pie dame ~ Free Betimates 877-0157 wes 873-1820. etn en 4 Excellent Prices A Rentals - Sales 878, “6380 JJ. Ele 1 expe october 91, 1082 feo) 877-4 688 877-9617 Service sy eT ON ONTARIO. 360 Guelph St. rons ST For your get-together..... RENT A SPA!! GOOD TIMES SPA RENTALS Weekend THURS. — MON. - *220.” Week THURS. ~ WED. - '270.” All rates subject to applicable taxes. Rates include delivery, set-up and insurance. 853-1779 ARMERS' EXCAVATING Excavating, Grading & Backhoe Ponds & Septic Beds Sand, Gravel & Topsoil Reasonable Rates.+ 853-2515 ¢ CUTTING LAWNCARE & LANDSCAPING ~ Fall Cleanup ~ ~ Free Estimates ~ + LANDSCAPING 8 ¢ FERTILIZING ¢ TRIMMING OG