A Long Weekend to Remember

by Tania Carriere

Kanata Theatre presents "The Long Weekend by Norm Foster" - Tuesday to Saturday November 13-24, 2000.

Background: The Long Weekend is Norm Foster's hilarious look at love and marriage disposable-style. A very humorous play with richly drawn characters and some of the most sparkling and funny dialogue that Foster has ever written. As with many of Norm Foster's works, The Long Weekend serves up the laughs and proves once again why he is Canada’s most produced playwright.

The Plot: Wynn and Max Trueman are hosting their friends, Abby and Roger Nash, in their tiny country retreat. These are old friends, ones with plenty of troublesome baggage whose misunderstandings and egos explain the chilly truth that lies under of the warmth that their smiles and handshakes would suggest. As hilarious secrets and deceptions are revealed, the sparks begin to fly. The Long Weekend is sure to keep audiences laughing at the smart talk, sharp wit and scrumptious twists.

The Long Weekend is a raucous tale about choices that are made along the way to "happily ever after." It's an intelligent comedy full of gut-busting laughs that reminds us that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.

"Norm Foster creates characters who are so believable that theatregoers see bits of themselves reflected on stage." --L.A. Daily News

The Long Weekend runs in the Ron Maslin Playhouse, 1 Ron Maslin Way, Kanata, Tuesday to Saturday September 18-29, 2007, 8 pm. Curtain is at 8pm sharp and tickets for the show are only $15.00 each. For more information concerning this and other Kanata Theatre productions, please call the box office at 613-831-4435, or visit the website at www.kanatatheatre.com