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A bedfull of foreigners at the Playhouse
Christmas Carol . Alison Lawrence is Brenda and was seen here in Wife Begins at Forty , Self-Help and On Golden Pond to name a few. Marshall Button, locally and nationally known for his comic mill-worker Lucien, is Karak, the hotel porter. Buttonwas also seen in countless Playhouse productions from The Honeymooners to Sadie Flynn Comes to Big Oak . Timm Hughes takes on the du- ties of Hotel Manager, Heinz, and was last seen in Hotbed Hotel , Dear Santa and Mur- der at the Howard Johnson’s , among others. Exotic dancer, Simone, is played by Debra Hale who delighted audiences in such past shows as The Amorous Ambassador , The Sensuous Senator and PerfectWedding . Stan-
sonality of its own. When Brenda leaves to retrieve a lost ring, Stanley is left to deal with a series of events and bizarre characters that leave him literal- ly running about in circles, getting trapped in a closet; lowering a strange lady out a window; being chased by an angry man with a lavatory chain; dealing with a schem- ing, inept hotel porter and a womanizing, incompetent manager; being seduced by a burlesque dancer and all the time horrified
ley’s unexpected roommates are Claude, played by Shaun Clarke and Helga, by Kate Gordon. Both were seen last season-Clarke as the bank inspector in No Sex Please, We’re British and Gordon as the hotel receptionist in Whose Wives Are They Anyway . The set is designed by Sean Free and Donnie Bowes directs. “This will be like old home week for this cast since they’ve worked together off and on for years,”expressed Bowes. “I’ll have my work cut out for me. They’ll be a handful for sure. Audiences had better buckle their seat belts!” More information is available at 613 543-3713 or at 1 877 550-3650
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MORRISBURG | The Upper Canada Play- house kicks off its summer season with A bedfull of foreigners, a top notch hilarious comedy. The classic comedy by Dave Free- man runs from June 5 to 19 and is set in a hotel on the French/German border dur- ing a popular village festival weekend.
by the knowledge that his troubles have just begun! Audienc- es are in for a whirl- wind comic ride that only a great comedy and a dynamite cast can deliver.
“This will be like old home week for this cast since they’ve worked together off and on for years...» Donnie Bowes
What could possibly spoil such a promis- ing vacation? This season opener follows the misadven- tures of Stanley and
Cornwall will be hosting the Canadian Nationals of Slalom Skateboarding on August 30. The two day event will welcome more than 40 skateboarders from across the coun- try and will take place behind the Civic Complex. The competition will focus on racing down a course marked with flags and poles, instead of stunts. “Everybody likes to race,” explained Claude Regnier, former Canadian Nationals slalom champion. “This aspect of skateboarding is all about racing.” Skateboard Nationals in Cornwall
Brenda as they take the last room available in a run-down hotel, only to find they have to share it with total strangers. A double- booked hotel room is always fodder for hilarity and A bedfull of foreigners serves up plenty of it, complete with a host of madcap characters and a set that has a quirky per-
The Playhouse has assembled a team of veteran comic actors and audience favou- rites to bring this riotous comedy alive. Stanley is played by Jamie Williams who appeared in several past Playhouse shows including Bedtime Stories , Run For Your Wife , A Nice Family Gathering and most recently A
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