§ Blood Brothers: The International Hit Musical Conies to Deep Cove Shaw Theatre // Sfortz { **** out of B u r n a b y ' s J a m e s C o w a n T h e a t r e . A s it h a p p e n e d though, many of the m e m b e r s c a m e from Deep Cove and when they got wind of the plans for the new Deep Cove C u l t u r a l C e n t r e , they joined in on the fundraising for the building. S i n c e this wonderful arts facility opened in M a r c h of 1 9 9 2 , First Impressions Theatre calls it home. Over the years they have p r e s e n t e d a variety of plays including m u s i c a l s like " Y o u ' r e a G o o d M a n C h a r l i e B r o w n " a n d " O n c e Upon a M a t t r e s s " . risky. M o r e o f t e n , t h o u g h , t h e y h a v e s t u c k to s t r a i g h t t h e a t r e a s m u s i c a l s a r e e x p e n s i v e a n d , in a w o r d , W i t h only 1 3 0 s e a t s in the D e e p C o v e S h a w T h e a t r e , the p r o d u c t i o n must s e l l out every night to c o v e r the c o s t s of the rights a n d r o y a l t i e s for t h e i r p l a y s , not to m e n t i o n s e t s , costumes, technical equipment and publicity. B u t r i s k is p a r t of b e i n g a n a r t i s t and this spring First WHAT: Blood Brothers WHEN:May3-19,Wed-Sat. WHERE: Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, 4360 Gallant Avenue, North Vancouver TICKETS: Call 604.929.9456 D i r e c t o r J i m H e b b , a n a t i v e of N o v a S c o t i a , f i r s t c a m e to V a n c o u v e r a s a m a k e - u p a r t i s t w i t h the a c c l a i m e d m u s i c a l " C a t s " . At the end of that tour, he returned to Deep Cove where he h a d b e e n b i l l e t e d . S i n c e t h e n he h a s b e c o m e an a w a r d winning theatre director working with several local and national companies. F irst Impressions Theatre w a s e s t a b l i s h e d in 1 9 8 3 to provide a v e h i c l e for s e r i o u s a c t o r s to s t u d y t h e i r c r a f t in a live performance setting. At f i r s t the c o m p a n y w o r k e d mostly Valentine". Set in E n g l a n d in the 1 9 8 0 s , " B l o o d B r o t h e r s " is a new twist on the a r c h e t y p a l story of twin brothers s e p a r a t e d at b i r t h . F i l l e d w i t h d e s p e r a t i o n , p a s s i o n a n d s e c r e t s , t h e s h o w c o m e s to a s t u n n i n g c l i m a x . " T h i s s h o w p r o v i d e s a rare opportunity Smith. to s e e a p o w e r f u l a n d u n f o r g e t t a b l e m u s i c a l in an intimate setting at a f f o r d a b l e p r i c e s , " s a y s p u b l i c i s t E i l e e n I m p r e s s i o n s T h e a t r e is t a k i n g a n o t h e r leap of faith with their production of "Blood Brothers" a m u s i c a l by legendary dramatist Willy R u s s e l l w h o a l s o w r o t e " E d u c a t i n g R i t a " a n d " S h i r l e y www.arts-ahve.ca