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economist suntribune community thursday feb 172000 19- spicing up our lives posh spice also known as tessa sven signs autographs for young fans ricky mcfarland 8 lauren noel 9 and stephanie mcfarland 5 following the performance of backstreet spice and britney tribute bands sunday at markham theatre staff photo sjoerd witteveen shirley valentine provided great escape on cold winter night by isobel thompson correspondent the markham little theatre pro duction of shirley valentine was at markham theatre last week playing to large and enthusiastic houses willy russell was the playwright and first made his name with educating rita both that film and shirley valentine feature tough but vulnerable middleaged liverpool housewives one of whom is looking for an educa tion while the other is yearning to be falling in love with the love of living act i takes place in a liverpool kitchen where shirley spends a lot of time talking to the wall and act ii is set on a beach in greece shirley valentine is a onewoman show and requires an actor with an enormous amount of energy humour and pathos to make it work mlts kerry harman had all these attributes and then some she had the audience in her hands from the open ing scene harman was funny earthy warm hearted and appealing and had the advantage of having russells great dia logue to work with she received a standing ovation which she thoroughly deserved the play was directed by eric newton and he certainly knew how to move his actor very efficiently and made sure shirley looked totally at home in her kitchea newtons handling of the scene changes in act i was a real imaginative bit of theatre he had the two stage assistants dance to the music as they picked up and reset props set designer ron brownsbergers kitchen set was well executed and allowed shirley plenty of room to move around i would have liked to see it more dingy a place to escape from and a huge contrast to the sun drenched beach brownsberger did a great job of the set of the beach with its grasses rocks and the big beach umbrella in the fore front the show was produced by michele brown and stage managed by peggy wyatt everything including sound by eric newton makeup and hairstyling by michele armand and costumes by elizabeth wyatt added to the produc tion shirley valentine was a delightfully warm and human show on a cold cold night wan carriers to deliver the economist sun and tribune in the following areas george street drakefield road banfield avenue arfowflight drive alanadale drive friar tuck road rougecrest drive bramble way hepworth way jonquil crescent galsworthy drive marmill way captain armstrong ln john lyons road reesorville road captain rolph court paradise avenue fredericton road billy joel crescent smithy street tailor street main st markham joseph street duborg drive franklin street tea rose street wembley avenue ritter crescent honeybourne cres joycedale street pringle avenue baycliffe road normandale road stanford road ferndell circle 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certificate call the baseball information line at 724311 if you have any questions or require more information anyone trying out for rep must be registered by march 1st 2000 parents seek party favours from page 18 your party is not cheap parties can run anywhere from 95 to 300 parents say the ability to coordinate everything under one roof away from your home is worth the price at reptillia in vaughan wally the water monitor betty the burmese python and puff the bearded dragon are the stars of a 45minute reptile show popular with kids five to 12 for up to 12 children the cost is 200 on weekends and 169 weekdays which includes pizza and cake and for those who want the slippery creatures to come to them a travelling road show is available for 185 last month smythe opted to bring the entertainment home for sarahs eighth birthday party calling on the skills of vivian black of storybox productions a former costume designer for the toronto santa claus parade black became a victim of 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