Er(>ning Erho. Slltunl(ly.
F~>hruary
12. 1977
cinema ... cartoons ... cabaret ... dancing . . .
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FILMS AND
THEATRE
Derek Lord as "Felix" ana "Lana" McDonald as "Dora" in "The
Owl and The Pussyca(
FUN SHOW AT ·
EVERYMAN ·
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"The Owl And The
Pussycat" continues its
successful run all next wt>ek
at the Everyman. This
hilarious situation comedy
which is very definitely
aimed at adult audiences, is
chock-full of witty and
wicked lint-s, spicy situations
and comic invention.
Derek Lord and Lana
McDonald, give two polisht'd
pE-rformances that are- a
continuous dt>light, making
the most of E'v('ry word and
gf'sture - and the laughs
follow fast on thf' hf'f'ls of
Pach other.
Bf'ing honest. the central
theme on which the plot
hangs is fairly far-fetchf'd
but that dot>sn't dNra('t onf'
bit from the fun . In a
-;ituation-comedy the most
improbable thing.:; can (and indeed almost
certa~nly cto) hnppf'n all
the time. That's the wholf'
point and enjoymf'nt of this
kind of play.
The idt>a i.:; to c;uspend your
... belif'f. acct>pt tht>"cr<li.Y situation and then just sit bEtck
and enjoy yourself. And with
"The Owl ;md the Puc;"V<'.tt"
you will certainly o:;uccP••d in
doing I hilt The play dof's not
p r f' t c n d
to h a v f' , , n
mes . agf', or to prf'ach c1ny
doctrine - but it ts" pl"'rft·<:t
tonic and antidotf' again-a
the "bhw-;", worr·if' <o, hills
and all the problf•rn<o that
have to hf' fan•d .
For .<;Omf' hours , in thf'
comfort of tht> Evf'rvrnan,
you ntn '<it back and laugh to
your ht>arts '
ontent and
forgl'l your rlifficulti<"'
nd
in our prf' sf'nt rln y world that's a lot to bf' thankful
for .
When thf' curtnin finally
f;tll!'l you will <'f'rtainly hav•·
hild your -.hart' of guffaws ,
laugh-; ttnrl smile-. and your
~art
will be that bit lighter. :
Felix (the Owl) and Doris
(the Pussycat) are a
matched pair of delightful'
characters and their squabblE's. hilarious problems and.
cra:t.y situations should'
provide an f'v~ninR of happy
and amusing entertainment. •
By way of complete:
contrast the show which will
follow "The · Owl and thtf
Pussycat" at the Evf'rymal1'
will be "The Advf'rtisf'mf'nt':.
- a drama of insight into·
one of the commont>st problems of many today- lonf'liw
nf'SS .
In this casP the isolation
drivt's tht' principal
charactf'r, Tf'rf'sa, dt>t>per
and dE"ep<>r into hersf'lf and
into a wf'b of self-pity. Som€'•
of the fault is hN own. but:
other-. have contribut!'d t<
her lnn<'linf'ss.
This play, by a modern .
dramati s t Natalia Ginlhf'qf
is a dauling o:;tudy and
anillyo:;is of st'lf-pity. and thf"'
distniction it brings al)d fM
her P•'rforman f' in it
Df'irdn• O'Connell wao;; nomi··
natf'd for the bf'st actre. s .
award in 197fi by thf' Oublin
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