20 Terrace Review —— Wednesday, February 5, 1992 — “About the playwright ‘Prolific English playwright Alan Ayckbourn, the author of TLT production to honour — theatre lover Bruce Mc Col / te Temes Le Tene’ The Nora Conguns Li ,, | radio drama and then, in 1970, artistic director of the Stephen _ The Terrace, Little Theatte until he left Terrace permanently - Theatre?” r they did, that's Joseph-Theatre in Scarborough, Ontario. The Stephen Joseph group has decided that their to practice law in Vancouver. where he would go for entertain- Theatre has staged all of Ayckbourn’s plays and has a bistro production of The Norman Con- ment in the evenings. and bar named after his very first — The Square: Cat. | quests Living Together, opening Bruce and his wife Elizabeth Ayckbourn’s sour farces about middle-class anxiety and -_ Feb. 6, will be dedicated to the have been Alan Ayckbourne fans | 1 osis have enjoyed an extraordinary vogue in the English 7 memory of Justice Bruce Holt for many years. The Norman | i ostre since Relatively Speaking transferred from Scarborough McColl. Conquests remained one of his | |) onaon in 1967. Outstanding among his plays are How the Bruce McColl died from spinal favourite shows. He and Eliza- Other Half Loves (1969), Absurd Person Singular (1972) cancer at Lions Gate Hospital in beth saw all three shows done | 944m Farce (1975) and Joking Apart (1978). The Norman .North Vancouver on November Conquests trilogy was written in 1973 and has been performed Bruce retained a lifetime inter- est in community theatre. When he was an arbitrator and travelling extensively throughout B.c., Alberta and Yukon, he would always ask in cach com- ccs sem near ‘ Pee eco see oe Sag Md Rd ek Pa Sah Uda ha arb gra Sheek hice PEE 2 tonne SORE eters tees: wae eS semtete teat ae ten e aoe. , “ - s BREE EG ome Inet OKs EN haar Meg Ea Te AER ae vt cries pase ONL Ate eg me Le 15, 1991. He was a member of the founding family of the Ter- § race Little Theatre and was a - member of the cast of the TLT’s first- production, Father of the | Bride. That production opened in the old Terrace Civic Centre ‘(where the curling rink is now) ‘in the fall of 1953. The show | was directed by his mother Loreen McColl and starred his father, Bud McColl. His brother Robin McColl also had a small part. The Terrace Little Theatre was part of his life from that time | munity, "Do you have a Little both in England and in Canada. TERRACE PUBLIC LIBRARY The Annual General Meeting of the Terrace Public Library Association will |j be held on Thursday, February 20, 1992. at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room. Flections to the Board of Trustees will take place and nominations for. these positions will be accepted from the floor. Light refreshments will be served. Northwest Arts And - Entertainment Calendar R E.M. Lee Theatre - «Feb. 8, 8 p.m. — Snickers Comedy Show -. Caledonia Senlor Secondary School | ¢16th annual Big Band Dance, sponsored by Terrace and Thornhill Band Parents’ associations eo The Terrace Inn *Gigi’s - until Feb. 8, For Crying Out Loud Northern Motor Inn, George’s Pub ‘Thru to Feb. 15 — Long Gone Thornhill Neighbourhood Pub “Sundays, 7 p.m. — Crib tourneys «Watch for weekend entertainment in the near future Bavarian Inn *Feb, 29 — Fasching and Leap Year Dine and Dance Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 13 “Feb. 7 — Steak Night and "Scary Okie" - Feb. 7 and 8 — music by Jack of Clubs *Every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday — Darts - *Every Monday — Cribbage 7:30 p.m. eEvery second Thursday — Bridge 7:30 p.m. McColl Playhouse . *Feb. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 — Norman Conquests’ Lving Together, directed by Ken Morton Inn of the West oFeb.11, 7 p.m. — Fashion Show by Class Act Consignments; door prizes, entertainment, refreshments Arena Banquet Room : ¢Feb.15 —-Low Budget Blooze Band, sponsored by Northwest Development _ ‘and Terrace District Teachers’ Union This Column Sponsored By: 4720 Lazelle Ave., Terrace B.C. in London, England, New York, Vancouver, White: Rock... and | now, Terrace. Ph. 636-0327 ; Fax 638-0422, ce peer a rhe we ellen i bol yl atotindo= (deco a ea ed we om bea ae Lamnne bee eae em en eT ee Future holds road trips, Contributed by Alan -- Weston, president, . ‘Terrace Little Theatre Our 1991-92 season was suc- cessfully launched. last fall with Hooters, under the direction of Gordon Oates. Now, we follow with another. comedy, Norman. Conquests Living Together, directed by Ken Morton. Living Together debuts tomorrow, Feb. _6, at the McColl. Playhouse. The ‘cast-and crew of Living Together will be travelling to Smithers the weekend of March 21 to participate in the Skeena - Zone.Drama Festival, hosted by _ the. Bulkley, Valley Players. We "encourage you to join us at Festival if you plan to be in “Smithers during Spring Break. acon nH) NT POR wD