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j18 ec6iiomist stoufiviue tribune saturday feb 13 1999 antvhas yoyos spinning off tile shelves d from page l grew up at a time when computers were still in their infahcy pong was considered the latest in video- game technology there is one big difference however when dad steals his yoyo time walking the dog rocking the cradle and around trie world are usually his limits on the other hand todays young t aficionados are more inclined to split the atom ride the elevator put the rock- et in the pocket dabble with a brain teaser or slay the c sidewinder x the traditional tricks like walk the dog are still out therevclomowsays theyre usuauy startingpoint tforjriiost players v iydmegasicome withah instruction booklet that teaches everything from tricks to howtofnaintain a return top- because of thebearings it needsot be hibrifcatedto avoid bopping friends on the shin with a i runaway yoyo the string should be replaced after about eight hoursjof use a replacefnentstringis also included r -f- i v yorhega modeisincludetheailstar firestorm 3c- cbrainjxwing arid the firestorm vvlng they sell- from about 7 to 13 and can be purchasedat walmart toys v rusandzellers c 1 y- but youd better get theresboriaccoraungtolorriow t as yoyo xlubs tdumaments and bne xhal- 4enges continue to popup in schoolyards fromnewyork tb newmarket sales are spinning out of control v i by elizabeth wyatt r theatre reviewer for a young peoples theatre compa ny that specializes in musicals lionel barts oliver is a perfect fit it has cho ruses of orphans and child pickpock ets two juicy roles for children and broad dickensian characters that teenagers can play with conviction it is also an especially cohesive show with book music and lyrics all barts own work and its based on the novel oliver twist by that master storyteller charles dickens a ragstoriches tale in which virtue and love triumph over cru elty and greed after an eventful romp through theft kidnapping and murder with all this going for it its no won der that uniohyille theatre company choseto reprise the show it first staged in 1990 with final performances this afternoon and evening at the markham theatre if s a production with heart directorchoreographer meghan bpwnesshas instilled her young players with a fine seriseof style and an under- stahdirig of theperiod it is at times genuinely moving and if the comic bits didhtalways work it was as much the of theaudience as the timing under doug walkers sensitive music directibn both singers and instrumen- talistsdelivered barts music haunt ing dramatic catchy by turns with rhusicality arid facility with bneregrettable lapse the show was well cast why with the conven tion of teens playing adults so firmly atid delightfully established did bowness cast one adult pfthe charac t ters approximate age bob shapiro as the elderly mrbrownlow and a non actor atthat 1 the young players acted as well as they sang and vice versa an enviable state of affairs in community musicals fittingly the shows leads spencer maceachem as oliver and anthony malarky as fagin were outstanding on both counts maceachems vulnerable yet plucky oliver as always charming never sac charin and his clear light boys sopra no was truly touching in the lyrical where is love malarku as the villain we love to hate enriched fagiri with his deep resonant voice his marvellous energy and a subtle suggestion of the insecurity that drives fagins greed making him oddly sympathetic malarky commanded the stage when ever he was on christopher burke too brought a fine singing voice to mr bumble the workhouse beadle and a nice sense of ridiculous as the artful dodger jen polansky was assured and tuneful but she could have brought out the roles cheekiness its streetsmart wiles had she perhaps paid more attention to the characters nairie by the same token more probing of the subtext would have added poignan cy and complexity to the tragic nancy complicit victim of the brutal bill sykes a menacing dan boucher but kyla dixon played and sang her with great energy and panache emily boag though at times shrill of voice and jesse carlson gave amusing turns as the widow corney and the undertaker the singing voice of the strawberry seller glowed with rich maturity to credit of bowness and her young cast they alleame up vyith surprisingly good english accents annette friel even produced a credible scottish one as mrs sowerberry some awkward blocking in the brownlow house scenes where the bea dle and the doctor were repeatedly forced to upstage themselves marred bowness- otherwise fluid lively staging unhappily since it wouldnt have been available during rehearsals she was unable to use to advantage wil pialagitis impressive set piece a tow ering structure of stairs bridge and arches that with andrew prestwichs wonderful lighting was splendidly evocative of londons east end dock- side it served more as a framing device than an integral part of the setting par ticularly in the big production numbers confronted by bowness spmewhat lin ear symmetrical choreography one was conscious of all those marvellous levels going to waste amy willshaws immaculate cos tumes while faithful in line to the peri od combined with the actors scrubbed faces to give the show a squeaky clean look utterly at variance with the dirt and grime of the mean streets and even meaner workhouses and taverns of victorian england the hard work and love brought to the show by everyone backstage from producer celeste pelliccione to the stagehands and from director bowness to the teeniest chorus member were everywhere evident and we in the audience were handsomely enter tained wmmlmmjmmesa pleasing aroma rs rinave discovered jtwpy things intb the kitchen- and its the pur acts of worship are either a testament by the apostle paul offering to god the death of sweet fragrance or a stench when he declared be imita- jesus pleased god the father ii- tors of god therefore as dear- through christ our lives can old testament 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