OEY BIERTUMPEL

Way With Words, written by
rank D. Gilroy and directed

y Patti Harras, manages to

 

ttract even the most resistant
udience.

There are only three charac-
ers in this play,-but that does-
't render it boring, The char-
cter of Louise plays an
influential role on the men
nd causes complications in
heir friendships. The play
hows a desperate attempt by
rtie to get back together
ith Louise.

The actors were all superb
nd acted without hesitating.
rtie was, at times, hard to
nderstand, but this seemed to
e in keeping with his charac-
er. [heir expressions were
convincing. For instance, when
Artie tells Fred about the sep-
ration he had undergone, you
can see the anger in Fred's
facial expression.

The stage crews were always
yn cue, and the other mem-
ers of this production must
ave worked hard. The play is
set in two locations, and
nstead of opening and shut-
ing curtains to change sets,
he crew just set up both
scenes and used spotlights to
‘ocus on a single scene. It
orked very well.

Everyone who left the play
eemed pleased. There was

 

 

 

 

 

even a small banquet after-
wards. The theatre itself
was in such a nice setting,
that it all seemed like a
beautiful fairytale. This play
had more than one main
event and that’s what made
it so interesting.

I recommend this come-
dy to anyone who likes dark
humour. For instance, the
last comment that Artie
makes stuck in my head.
Fred tells him a story where
he proposes to marry his
ex-wife because she has a
crush on Fred. Artie men-
tiones that Fred has a nice
way with words. The title
of the play seems to have
been well chosen.

At the end of the play I
was still wondering whether
or not Artie lied about his
new woman. It doesn’t mat-
ter though, because it wasn’t
the vital part in the play, it
was just something else to
question, and it led to a

| more complete character

analysis. This play was
exquisite, and an extreme
pleasure to watch.

A Way With Words is pre-
sented at the Deep Cove
Shaw Theatre from May 20
to June 6 by the First

Impressions Theatre co

pany

   
   

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