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The Pleasure of Seeing Nicola Cavendish - Again! Nicola Cavendish performes in F o r the Pleasure of Seeing H e r Again. Inset: Nicola Cavendish ^ P " h i s January, long-time N o r t h I Vancouver resident Nicola Cavendish will make another t r i umphant return t o her hometown, in the lavishly acclaimed tour-de-force role of Nana in Michel Tremblay 's For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again, her debut performance at the Stanley Theatre. This Canadian Stage Company/ Centaur Theatre national tour, directed by G o r d o n McCall, is a reprise of the English-language premiere of the brilliant play, which took Montreal by storm last season. Cavendish plays the role of Tremblay's colourful mother Nana, in this hilarious yet deeply moving production, translated by Linda Gaboriau, Canada's most renowned translator of Québécois works. Just as our own mothers, for all their virtues and faults, are indelibly etched within our hearts and memories,Tremblay and Cavendish bring Nana to life with equal parts of guile and glory. For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again takes the form of an ongoing imaginary conversation between Tremblay and his mother, Rheauna Tremblay, who died in 1963, five years before his historic Les Belles Soeurs launched Tremblay's world-renowned career. In the play, we see Tremblay (played by Montrealer Dennis O ' C o n n o r ) as a child, as a teenager, and as a young adult trying to convince the highly opinionated Nana that his life will be a success - and a success on his terms! A n d we see Nicola/Nana as " e v e r y m o t h e r " - dreaming, nagging, gossiping, and hoping for her child's future, in a performance that has prompted standing ovations and rave reviews across the country. Although Montrealers were originally somewhat skeptical about bringing in " a West C o a s t e r " to star in a play about Tremblay's mother (in spite of Rheauna's own western o r i gins), Nicola totally captivated reviewers in both the English- and French-language press."Nicola Cavendish's characterization is alto gether remarkable" raved La Presse "Cavendish has an energy to take your breath away," said Le Devoir. " H e r impeccable timing carries the play from start to finish." The country-wide acclaim wi hardly surprise Cavendish's huge body of long-time fans. Nicola's ebullient warmth and enormous versatility have delighted Vancouver audiences in A r t s Club Theatre productions such as It's Snowing On Saltspring, The Visit, and Lettice and Lovage. She is also known both locally and nationally for Shirley Valentine, which she performed for the Vancouver Playhouse and on a national tour. O t h e r notable roles include playing Edith in Blithe Spirit alongside Richard Chamberlain and Geraldine Page in N e w York, the title role in The Millionairess, and Eliza Doolittle in t h e a t r e by Lin Bennett Pygmalion, both for the Shaw Festival. Her film credits include leading roles in Anne Wheeler's Angel Square and John Pozer's The Grocer's Wife. Nicola Cavendish appears in For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again at the Stanley Theatre from January 13 to February 12. Call the Box Office at 6871644 for information and tickets. Lin Bennett is a Vancouver-based writer and publicist