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Get your Sex Tips here!

Almost everybody's favourite sub- ject is sex, but never have we seen it spoken about as openly, honestly, and humourously as in Sex Tips for

by KIRSTIN SHAW and JOEL HAGEN

Modern Girls, which opened Friday at the Firehall Theatre. Sex Tips, a musical comedy, is simply tremendous on all counts, and from the opening lines of the three principle actresses, it is clear that a treat is in store: ‘‘Sex is just an anxiety for me,”’ ‘‘Like...l’m a girl... and | like sex,’’ ‘‘l am a contemporary woman and | enjoy heterosexual activity.”’

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The three ‘‘modern girls’’ are Dot (Kim Seary), Wayne Gretzky fan and self proclaimed ‘‘average girl’’; Alyss (Hilary Strang), who likes to dance and who likes it when men speak to her in a language she doesn’t under- stand; and Helen (Christine Willes), a sophisticated yuppie.

The characters all have very differ- ent personalities and feelings about what sex is, but deep down there are similarities and ties. The cast also includes piano player John Sereda (stylishly dressed in a tuxedo and checkered sneakers) and Ed Astley, the only male character. Astley takes on numerous roles and jumps from baby to ski bum to jockey with skill and dexterity.

The three enter from their respect- ive rooms, each a creative reflection of their own selves. Dot’s room, with her afghan draped over a couch resembling an old car seat, has a lived

in look. Alyss’ abode, in the center of the stage, has streamers draped from wall to wall, with a garbage can full of

Three of the cast of Sex Tips for Modern Girls. Seated are Ed Astley and the eminent Helen [Christine Willes]. Standing is Hilary Strang.

goodies. On the right is Helen’s place, with a Roman couch, and reams of lingerie hanging up to dry.

Quartet performs

Douglas College Press Release - B.C.’s own world renowned Purcell String Quartet will be coming to the New Westminster campus of Douglas College for a limited series of three performances on February 19, 21 and April 18. Since their founding in 1969 the quartet have received internation- al recognition for their presentations of the works of great masters of the past in combination with their fluency in 20th century music.

The Purcell String Quartet is led by Sydney Humphreys, who plays a 1695 Petrus Guarnerius violin. Humpherys has received a medal at the _Inter- national Councours de Geneve and an Honourary Master of Fine Arts de- gree from Newcastle University.

Despite their numerous Canadian and International commitments, the Purcell Quartet makes a special effort to tour British Columbia in order to bring, ‘‘incomparable music to the remote corners of their vast native province.’’ They are strong support- ers of Canadian composers and fre- quently commission new works from national talent.

In addition to their rigorous sched- ule of live performances, the Quartet have recorded more than 20 albums,

primarily on the CBC label, but also Melbourne and Centredisc. The com- positions featured have included works by Haydn, Pentland, Schafer and Mozart.

Performing with the Purcell String Quartet only on February 19 and April 18 will be Douglas College’s own Kathryn Cernauskas on flute.

The program for the three Douglas College performances is as follows:

On Tuesday, February 19 at 8:00 p.m: Mozart’s Quartet in D, K.285 for flute and strings (featuring Kathryn Cernauskas) Dvorak’s Quartet in E flat, Opus 51 Bloch’s Quintet for piano and strings (featuring: pianist Ellen Silver- man)

On Thursday, February 21 at 12:30 - 1:30-pim-: Beethoven’s Quartet Opus 59, #3 Bartok’s Quartet #3

On Thursday, April 18 at 8:00 p.m.: Haydn’s Quartet Opus 54, #1 — Debussey’s Quartet Webern’s Five pieces for String

Quartet Rea’s Leas raison des forces mou-

vantes (featuring Kathryn Cernaus-

kas).

Sex Tips doesn’t have a plot in a conventional sense, but the women themselves progress from inarticulate voices in the wilderness, until they band together in song for the finale.

Along the way they talk about ‘their first time’’, their fantasies, and they crack a lot of corny jokes: ‘‘Why do mice have small balls? Because not many of them know how to dance.’’

The best part of the play is the attempt to pigeonhole love. It leaves you ‘‘Full of wonder’’, and ‘‘fits like a glove’’.

It ends up being a state of mind. Attitude is the important factor and the women let their feelings triumph over their fears. The realization that love is irrational is the breakthrough for them, and they revel in their discovery.

The key to the success of the play is the real life topic. Everyone in the theatre could relate what was happen- ing on stage to the accumulated events of their own lives. It was a learning experience (for Spams enter- ing adulthood); funny, warm, com- passionate and even a bit risque at times (with songs such as:Oh! K-Y Choral (or, Beyond the Labia Majora), Penis Envoy, Up to my Tits in Water).

Go see it, now, -or we’ll get Opus (the lustful penguin) after you, and he’ll beat you to death with an olive loaf. Amen!

Sex Tips is playing Tuesday to Sunday at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m. until February 23rd. The Firehall Theatre is located at 280 E. Cordova.

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