Anne of Green Gables

Saturday, August 4th, 2007
Leisure day


We took it easy today because tonight we were going out to dinner and then seeing the "music theatre dance comedy" of Anne of Green Gables. After the tour yesterday, I was really looking forward to the play!


Dinner was so-so - it was catered for us and served at a local parish near the theater.


The Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown is a comfortable, well laid out theatre with comfy seating. Naturally, the lady next to me over-filled her chair, so Maggie and I moved at the break.


The musical cast was terrific - we laughed and clapped and cried. Wonderful production!


I don't recall ever reading the book, even in school, so the story was a new one to me. To quote the program:

This wonderful family classic tells the poignant and funny story of a freckle-faced red-haired orphan named Anne Shirley, who arrives at the Bright River Railway Station, full of hope for a new life. Her destination is the home of brother and sister Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert in Avonlea. When she arrives at Green Gables, she is devastated when she discovers that the elderly couple is expecting a boy from the orphanage, and then ecstatic when they decide to keep her. With her fiery temper, love of melodrama and romance, and penchant for misadventures, she brings laughter, love and more than a little consternation to the Cuthberts' quiet lives. In return, Anne finds the happiness and the home she has longed for all of her life.


One of the best parts of this tour!!