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p18 weekender september 19 1987 ibwiiii wiu miiimn weekender entertainment the best hcmennede pk toronto us arrived fcurtham a main street 39 uain street north markham ontario phone4164715670 jazz pianist plays in uxbridge hobby horse arms enjoy your favorite jazz on piano with tom baker who will entertain audiences this weekend at the hobby horse arms in uxbridge herongate barn herongate barn presents its original play cheaters which will run until oct 24 cheaters is about two phi landering couples confronted with a most awkward situation when circumstances bring all participants into a most im probable situation dinner theatre performances on thursday friday and sun day nights are 21 which in cludes dinner theatre and sales tax and 23 on saturday evening for further information and reservations call dawn or cheryl at 2940426 lulus yet again paul cookson has planned a bus ride to lulus in kitchner home of the worlds longest bar two buses will whats on b m v jvaiiaj crfoskin 2q 42200 leave on sept 26 at 730 pm tickets are 18 which includes return bus fare and refresh ments admission to lulus is 6 at the door for more info call paul at 4776465 sheraton parkway the parkways entertain ment lineup in captain pepper- trees monday through satur day features markham resident diana nahr the sheraton parkway is at hwy 7 and leslie st nags head north back by popular demand this evening is brighton rock tak ing the stage at nags head north located on woodbine ave greens of markham performing tonight and sun day evening at the greens in markham is the famed record ing artist liberty silver cover charge is 3 the greens is lo cated in the new 16th avenue plaza deer park inn deer parks theatre in the park on hwy 47 in stouffville presents boeing boeing until sept 26 a comedy about three stewardesses and their one playboy fiance performances take place fri day with doors opening at 7 pm and dinner being served at 730 pm on saturday evening doors open at 6 pm with dinner being served at 630 pm the cost is s2495 per person enjoy deer parks wednesday matinee with lunch being served before the show at noon the cost is 1695 for further info and reserva- tions call 6406060 humbertos hideaway twice around the park is now playing at humbertos hide away dinner theatre formerly fernandos this broadway hit consists of two hysterically fun ny oneact plays that explore the ironies of relationships twice around the park can be seen friday and saturday even ing dinner is served at 7 pm and the show starts at9 pm for further information and re- servations call 2946523 cheers join friends at deer parks new pub cheers open tues day through friday from 4 pm lindners enjoy your favorite tunes from the 40s to todays rock n roll with vocalist anne sequin ms sequin performs in whis- tons upstairs lounge mar kham village lanes from 8 pm to 1am tuesday through friday brodies mcgoo entertains audiences this weekend at brodies lo cated in unionville cullen barns running until oct 3 at cullen country barns dinner theatre is noel cowards comedy of the 40s private lives for reservations and in formation about performances at cullen barns call 4774475 footloose footloose features yuk yuks nite each tuesday evening with shows at 930 pm and 1030 pm try your surfing skills with the footloose mecha nical surfboard on thursday night friday is spin to win along with trivia nite and saturday is his and hers track suit nite at herongate theatre laughter aplenty with cheaters cheaters is an entertaining comedy thats all about you guessed it marital cheating everyone is cheating on everyone else and everyone gets a comeupance of a sort in the end it opened this week at cheaters at hcrongatcbarn theatre plays till oct 21 our theatre reviewer elizabeth wyalt found the play worth seeing and com ments on the action without revealing the plot the play delivers a lot of laughs while hitting on some semiserious thoughts of love marriage and commitment above howard george waugli grace ann e ward and michelle joanne norman play out a heated scene brian bunn herongate barn somewhat hesitantly it must be said but in spite of an uncertain pace and light projection one left with a smile on ones face and a feeling that a good time had been had by all this hesitancy was surpris ing in my experience heron gate shows are usually well- rehearsed and confident a look at the programme however revealed produc erdirector credited ambi guously to herongate theatre if it was in fact directed by a committee that could well explain the tentative air of the cast and one or two oddities of costume for instance michelles nightielike dress confusing in the context of her first scene and graces undue dowdiness at the same time if a lone hand was at work here its owner is far too modest the production is well staged with some wonderfully inventive comic touches like hilarious business between sam don kelly and grace ann e ward as they dream of run ning off to tahiti it is not possible to define the exact relationships predict able as they are between the six characters without giving away the plot that very pre dictability is an asset it heightens the anticipation of the grand confrontation scene we know is cpming whenit did we wereriltdisappointed the cast camey through with theatre in review club wyatt some very funny ensemble work to the audiences evi dent enjoyment the play while full of good amusing dialogue slips now and again into semiserious reflections on love and mar riage fidelity and commit ment so typical of american comedies of the 50s and 60s written by lesser lights in this case one michael jacobs once or twice the author com es dangerously close to sen- tentiousness but saves him self in the nick of time with an irreverant line the pert and gamin joanne norman who showed the most confidence and who played michelle with great authority was saddled with most of them had she played up her frustration rather than her anger with the irresponsible and reluctant alan nicely handled by peter hurley or lightened her earnest bits with a rueful air she might have had more fun with her role kellys usual energy wasnt always in evidence on satur day but his undoubted com- edic talents were put to effec tive use in some of the plays best moments and most of these involved droll ann what jar are the externals why the walk of a very old woman or the hairnet taste less prints and awful sweater after all were expected to be- lieve that sam finds her attractive enough to seduce mousy she may be a bit dull certainly but surely not a bag lady irene hatton and george waugh appeared not to quite trust the comedy in monica and howard hatton particu- larily seemed a bit edgy but both rose to the occasion when it counted most the action takes place in two motels an apartment and two houses admirably one set served convincingly for all five locales with just a few de ceptively simple and deftly handled scene changes lets hope the cast has got ten over their opening jitters with more energy a tighter pace and stronger projection they should settle in to a run as enjoyable for themselves as it is for their audience cheaters certainly doesnt cheat on laughs for a selfconfessed fan or al ward i cant seem to get anything about the man right he plays the banjo not the ward she has a fine sense of guitar as i wrote in saturdays comedy and an obvious grasp weekender which suits him of graces character to a t