' Round the Garden had other Contributed By Terrace Little Theatre “When director Ken Morton first looked at the ‘Norman Conquests as a Staging possibility for the Terrace Little Theatre, he faced quite a task. The Norman Conquests is not one play, but a trilogy. _-And in this case they are all the same play, Con- fused? ’ British playwright Alan Ayckbourn conceived the idea of three plays in onein the mid-1970s. All ‘three were written at once, jumping from one scene to another. What Ayckbourn had created was a weekend in the country — which he split in- to three rooms. That means each play has the Same characters, the same plot, set in the same house. Morton chose Living Together for a variety of reasons. ‘It’s the middle piece, set in a living room, and it has some extremely funny moments. The first piece, Table Manners, deals with a din- ner Scene and food, which is complicated to stage to audience advantage. The last one, Round and limitations, However, each piece stands on its own as a com- “plete play,” ' Living Together centers around Norman who ‘has come away to the country to have a weekend tryst with his sister-in-law. All! manner of com- plications arise when he arrives at the same time as his brother-in-law and wife who have come down to take care of mother. ‘‘Mother is an im- "portant part of this play,’’ stresses Morton, ‘You: : -. meveriactuaily meet her, buts:her;.influence ' ‘F854 ; everywhere.” APPARENTLY UNMOVED by the attentions of sister-in- Jaw Annie (Alison Thomson), Norman’ $ (Allan Weston) expression is one of boredom. But boredom is certainly something audiences taking in the Terrace Little Theatre production of Living Together will not have to contend with. Cast well up to the task The actors prepared for their paris by reading all three pieces and viewing a BBC production on videotape. But they are all quick to emphasize that they have created their own characters. Actress Karla Hennig has brought the background information from the two other pieces to an art form, filling in details about the happenings in the dining room and garden. And the cast is thrilled to have Diane Froelich aboard. Diane worked with the Prince George Players on Table Manners last year and is a wealth of infor- mation and support. The Norman Conquests originally starred Tom Courtenay (The Dresser) as Norman and Penelope Keith (Good Neighbours, To The Manor Born) as Sarah, the formidable and in- terfering sister-in-law. The BBC TV production featured Tom Conti as Norman and Richard Briers (Good Neighbours) as affable Reg, Sarah’s husband. Norman’s wife Ruth was pllayed by Fiona Walker (!, Claudius) and Annie, Reg’s and Ruth’s little sister, by Felicity Kendall (To The Manor Born). the TLT cast may not be such ‘big’ names, but they assure us they are up to the task. “‘The seript is well-written and the action expertly con- structed. The actors are working with first-class material and it shows,’? says Morton. “Oh! By the way, you don’t know ayone with a large, furry hearth rug, do you?” All kidding aside, a large, fuzzy, pliable rug is required! You can call Ken Morton at.635-7507 if ne Jives,:iniyour house!and is: dying“pf Stage ~ fever...Living Together'opens Feb; 6th. Sears Sadly, Gladys Mae Olson, a great lady from Rosswocd, has passed away. Born May 8, 1930 in Dinsmore, Sask., Gladys was the only child of John. and Lourena Hodgson. She married Norm Olson Oct. 17, 1949 in Saskatoon, The couple and son Lloyd later mov- ed hese to the northwest, settl- ing in Kitimat in. 1956 where they ran Olson’s Print Shop. While there, Gladys was invaly- ed with the figure skating club and an active member of the Royal Purple. in 1966 the family moved to Rosswood where they ran the general store situated at the north end of the community. Gladys was well known [or her many kind ways of helping peo- ple. She also hosted events like the July 1 celebrations and many bonfire gatherings. Gladys was given the nickname of the ‘‘Old Grey Mayor of Rosswood”’. Having moved to Kelowna in 1988 to be near her mother and stepfather, she was hospitalized at the end of last November with bone cancer. Gladys was called to her Lord in the early hours of Dec, 20 with Lori and Chery! keeping vigil. A memcrial service was held at the Pentecostal Assembly in Terrace Jan. 11 with pastor John Caplin and Paul Paquette officiating and family friend Rob Brimson singing his own composition. Gladys is survived by her mother Dolly and stepfather Ir- vine Collins, husband Norm, sons Lloyd (married to Bey), Keith (Brenda-Lee) and Ken (Dori), daughters Cheryl (Henry) and Lori as well as i2 grandchildren. She will be missed by all her loving family and many friends. kKaekek* The other day I was talking to Shiela (Friel) Holloway who's in Terrace awaiting the birth of her grandchild. The Friel family were neighbours of Gladys Olson’s in Rosswood. Describing Sladys as a great la tady;"Shiela-Feéalled... hér “door "was always opento Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 29, 1992 — Page B3 A grand lady passes ‘Here ’n There” by Yvonne Moen AFFECTIONATELY known as the mayor of Rosswood during her years there, Gladys Clson was also famed for the help she gave others and her ever-open door. A memorial service was held here earlier this month. everyone, kkk kk Laura Miller, sister of Cliff Bolton, had to be rushed to Vancouver where she is now recovering in St. Paul’s Hospital. Speedy recovery, Laura, kheaekk With the open winter we're having, people are already thinking of spring, Driving by-‘Williams Creek on ~ Sunday, I spotted a family fishing there, Further along the ATTENTION WELD It’s Our And we would rather sell it than count it! 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