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...play’s shift to Bohemia repositions its action in time as well as in setting. Fifteen years have elapsed since Leontes sent away his infant daughter. Raised by kind—if simple—shepherds, Perdita (Cristi Miles) falls in love with Florizel (James Ryen), the son of Polixenes and Prince of Bohemia. Florizel does not reveal his royal heritage to Perdita, who is likewise unaware of her royalty...
...Autolycus who makes the happy ending of “A Winter’s Tale” possible. Perdita is reunited with the penitent Leontes, whose reappearance on the stage is welcome and touching. And Florizel, who would not have been allowed to marry a lowly shepherd’s daughter, is thrilled to discover that his beloved is actually a princess. Here, as in so many other places in Shakespeare, nobility shines through any disguise...
...Perdita Durango...
...ATHLETICS Richard Adu-Bobie, Ottawa Charles Allen, Brampton, Ont. Courtney Babcock, Chatham, Ont. Tim Berrett, Edmonton Mark Boswell, Brampton, Ont. Pierre Browne, Toronto Diane Cummins, Victoria, B.C. Carmen Douma Hussar, Guelph, Ont. Dana Ellis, Kitchener, Ont. Malindi Elmore, Kelowna, B.C. Perdita Felicien, Pickering, Ont. Martin Grenier, Sherbrooke, Que. Anson Henry, Pickering, Ont. Priscilla Lopes, Whitby, Ont. Nicolas Macrozonaris, Laval, Que. Stephanie McCann, Surrey, B.C. Emilie Mondor, Mascouche, Que. Gary Reed, Kamloops, B.C. Brad Snyder, Windsor, Ont. Kevin Sullivan, Brantford, Ont. Achraf Tadili, Montreal Jason Tunks, London, Ont. Angela Whyte, Edmonton...
After one helter-skelter day of turbulent bicycle rides in the park, Roger and Pongo fall in love with Anita (Joely Richardson) and Perdita. They hold a double wedding and soon Perdita gives birth to 15 Dalmatian puppies. Daniels and Richardson play these potentially corny scenes with deadpan sincerity, making the parallels between canine and human love amusing rather than insipid. The always-reliable and lovable Joan Plowright also appears as the couple's nanny...