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theatre by Shelly Hilodeau Shakespeare Apocrypha Lures Leon Potter " T h e play p r o v i d e s a unique o p p o r t u n i t y t o e x p l o r e Shakespeare w i t h o u t p r e c o n c e i v e d n o t i o n s o r bias as t o h o w t h e play s h o u l d be d o n e , " says Potter. " A n d it's s o e x c i t i n g t o have this o p p o r t u n i t y t o p r o d u c e Edward III o n t h e W e s t C o a s t " P o t t e r originally trained as a lighting and set designer at the University of V i c t o r i a , and w o r k e d as an a c t o r w i t h several companies in that city. H i s desire t o be involved in all aspects of p r o d u c t i o n led him t o study directing, and it was as a d i r e c t o r that he found his greatest fulfillment I s h a r e d his passion f o r Shakespeare and w h e n w e w e d in 1996, w e launched T h e L o o k i n g Glass T h e a t r e . I ran it w h i l e L e o n p u r s u e d his M a s t e r of A r t s in T h e a t r e A r t s , studying at King's C o l l e g e , L o n d o n , and at R A D A . H e d i r e c t e d t w o s h o w s w h i l e in L o n d o n , and b e c a m e a m e m b e r of the D i r e c t o r s G u i l d of G r e a t Britain. O u r return to Vancouver corres p o n d e d w i t h the c l o s i n g of L o o k i n g Glass T h e a t r e , w h e n o u r a m b i t i o u s but c a s h - s t r a p p e d little company couldn't c o m ply w i t h a city o r d e r demanding costly Leon Potter earthquake protection construction. D e t e r m i n e d n o t t o be d i s c o u r a g e d , L e o n o p e n e d a n e w company. Blue Peanut P r o d u c t i o n s . Edward III, the first s h o w of Blue Peanut's s e c o n d s e a s o n , launches this u p - a n d - c o m i n g y o u n g c o m p a n y into w h a t s h o u l d p r o v e t o be an interesting series of plays. T he d e b a t e has raged o n for f o u r h u n d r e d years: D i d Shakespeare w r i t e Edward / / / . ' A c c o r d i n g t o the Riverside P u b l i c a t i o n s e d i t i o n of The Complete Works (1997), " . . . if he didn't w r i t e it, t h e n he s h o u l d have." It p i q u e d t h e c u r i o s i t y of L e o n Potter, A r t i s t i c D i r e c t o r of Blue Peanut P r o d u c t i o n s , w h o was i n t r o d u c e d t o t h e play and o t h e r " S h a k e s p e a r e A p o c r y p h a " by R i c h a r d P r o u d f o o t , a B a r d s c h o l a r and Potter's t u t o r at L o n d o n ' s R o y a l A c a d e m y of D r a m a t i c A r t ( R A D A ) . T h e combination of Proudfoot's k n o w l e d g e and P o t t e r ' s passion fueled P o t t e r ' s i n t e n t t o o n e day m o u n t t h e p r o d u c t i o n - given t h e right t i m e and place. P r e s e n t a t i o n H o u s e T h e a t r e has p r o v i d e d t h o s e c o n d i t i o n s and Edward III makes its C a n a d i a n d e b u t o n N o v e m b e r 14th. N O R T H I V A N C O U V E R/""l RECREATION COMMISSION T h e a s c r i b e d a u t h o r s h i p of Edward III alone was e n o u g h t o a t t r a c t L e o n ' s a t t e n t i o n , but h e a l s o d i s c o v e r e d that the play contains s o m e of the m o s t intriguing c h a r a c ters t o grace the stage. E d w a r d is a brutal and blunt soldier. H i s a m o r o u s d e m e a n o r a l m o s t ruins his o w n c o u n t r y a n d , u n a w a r e , h e manifests a devastating p r o p h e s y o n the battlefield in F r a n c e . His love, the C o u n t e s s of Salisbury, is o n e of the strongest female c h a r a c t e r s t o e m e r g e f r o m the Elizabethan stage. "She's a rarity," explains L e o n . " A l l t h e female roles of that t i m e w e r e played by m e n , and their characters w e r e usually w r i t t e n as m i n o r personalities." Edward III p r o m i s e s t o be an entertaining evening of Shakespeare as L e o n and a cast of ten unfolds t h e s t o r y set in a mythical w o r l d of lust and d e s t r u c t i o n . ----w Cbistam Cwft Mrs Delrook's 15 Annual Christmas Craft Fair Sa & Su, N o v 18 & 19 10 10-4pm 10-4pm Day Sa&Su, Dec 9 & 100 Vendors Each Childcare by Concession Donation $1.00 Admission: Lonsdale Christmas Craft Fair Su, N o v 12, 1 0 - 4 p m $ 5 0 per table Concession* Childcare · 80 Crafters Parkgate Christmas Craft Fair Sa, N o v 4, 1 0 - 4 p m $ 4 8 . 1 5 per table NVRC Lobby Craft Tables Nov 1-Dec 2 4 ( o p e n i n g to closing) T a b l e s a r e a v a i t a b l e at a l l N V R C facilities o n a p e r / d a y basis Call for more information. Tables $25 E d w a r d III runs November 14 December 2 at Presentation House Theatre. For more information call 990-3473. www.northvanrec.com