Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at the Imperial

If you’ve ever seen the movie Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives), you’re probably aware that it was based on the play by Tennessee Williams (who apparently didn’t care for what the filmmakers did to his play).

Now you have a chance to see the play itself. The Saint John Theatre Company is putting it on at the Imperial Theatre, May 19th to 21st. Directed by Stephen Tobias, the play talks about mendacity (untruthfulness). A favourite quote is from the character Big Daddy, who says, “There ain’t nothin’ more powerful than the odor of mendacity…You can smell it. It smells like death.”

In describing the play, the SJ Theatre Company says,

On a Southern plantation a family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch.  A number of evils poison the gaiety: greed, sins of the past and desperate, clawing hopes for the future …

We bring all this up because Urban Deli is a sponsor of the play and had some tickets to give away for the opening night, Thursday the 19th. And they’ve now been drawn. The winner is Charles E. Frees-Melvin.  Congratulations Charles!

We hope every one can get out and catch the play. It’s one of Tennessee Williams best known plays and there are few better than Tennessee for arresting, lyrical language and drama.

One last thing … The cat reference? That would be the character known as Maggie, the cat (played by Liz Taylor in the film version; played by Emily Bartlett in the current stage production).

You can get more information on the play and order tickets at the Imperial Theatre. And if you want to read an article on the production, see ‘Intense family drama’ from CanadaEast.

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We gave away tickets to Black Comedy at the Imperial

Director of 'Black Comedy', Scott Thomas (photo: Noel Chenier/Telegraph-Journal)

We’ve just given away a pair of tickets to Thursday’s performance of Black Comedy, written by Peter Shaffer and on the main stage at the Imperial Theatre. The tickets are thanks to the Saint John Theatre Company and it should be an intriguing and funny show.

Scott Thomas will be directing and the Telegraph-Journal tells us it is his directorial debut and he is, “… the founder of Improvisation Corporation, a group of comedic improvisers who perform a variety of shows and formats around the city.”

Our winner is Kim Atkinson of Saint John. She was pretty excited about winning the tickets. Thanks to everyone who filled out ballots at the restaurant! And by the way …

You don’t have to win tickets to see Black Comedy. It runs Thursday through Saturday this week, March 17 to 19, and you can get tickets by calling the Imperial at 674-4100.

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An Oscar Wilde winner

“The only thing better than an Oscar Wilde play is an Oscar Wilde play you win free tickets for.”

Okay, so Oscar Wilde didn’t say that. But he is the playwright of The Importance of Being Earnest, which is currently being presented by our own Saint John Theatre Company. They were kind enough to provide us with tickets to give away for tonight’s performance and we have a winner.

Kathy Bacon will be off to the performance at the Imperial Theatre. We made our draw and Kathy was the winner. The play is on through Saturday and you can probably still get tickets. This particular play was Oscar Wilde’s last play.

And now for something Oscar Wilde actually did say.

“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”

🙂

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Note about today – our doors close early

We have a quick note about today … Our last seating is at 6:30pm and our doors close at 7:00pm to get ready for tonight’s function: an evening with local photographer Beaver Smith and Uptown Saint John captured through his lens.

We still have tickets available and they can be purchased at the door. We’re looking forward to an amazing night!

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A busy weekend for us and we love it

Our weekend is pretty full with good “stuff.” It starts with tomorrow night as we host local photograph Beaver Smith and his photos.

We had a pretty interesting back and forth (an interview) with Beaver earlier in the week about photography and Saint John.

Then on Sunday afternoon, we’ve got Bob McVicar (Chef Bob) coming in to present a cooking class with the subject being Creole jambalaya. When we spoke to Bob the other day, he was sounding pretty pumped about it — as are we!

In both cases, tickets are limited but you can get yours simply by calling us here at the Urban Deli at 652.3354 or, put another way, 652.DELI.

Of course, you can also join us tomorrow morning for our regular Urban Deli breakfast (9:00 am to noon).

That should cover all the bases … Oh yes, one last thing. For those who have signed up to our newsletter, we are giving away tickets from the Saint John Theatre Company to their November 25th show: The Importance of Being Earnest. If you haven’t signed up yet, you still can subscribe and have a chance at winning. Just visit our newsletter page and subscribe.

Now it’s back to work and getting ready for the weekend …

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Chef Bob talks about his cooking class – Creole Jambalaya

Coming up on Sunday we have another cooking class with Bob McVicar (aka Chef Bob). If you would like to join us, give us a call at the Urban Deli: 652.3354. If you would like to know more, have a look at our post, Creole jambalaya. Or you can just let Bob tell you about it himself:

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One last thing: For those who have signed up to our newsletter, we are giving away tickets from the Saint John Theatre Company to their November 25th show: The Importance of Being Earnest. If you haven’t signed up yet, you still can subscribe and have a chance at winning. Just visit our newsletter page and subscribe.

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Picture this — Our Uptown like you’ve never seen it

We have a big night coming up at the Urban Deli: Uptown Saint John Captured Through the Lens of Beaver Smith.

A great friend of the Deli, Beaver Smith is the talent behind bigdayfoto, wedding photographers, a man with a great eye for incredible shots.

He’s recently had that creative eye set on our own Uptown and the Urban Deli is going to host an exhibition of his work. You haven’t see Uptown Saint John until you’ve seen it through Beaver’s eye! We think you’ll find the pictures fascinating.

Prints taken by Beaver will be unveiled at the Urban Deli the night of Saturday, November 20th. They’ll be available for viewing and purchasing and the event will include a variety of complimentary (and savoury!) hors d’oeuvres. There will also be a cash bar.

The Details:

  • Date: Saturday, November 20th, 2010
  • Time: 8:00pm to 9:30pm
  • Tickets: $20 each

We have the event posted here on Facebook. As for getting tickets? They’re available at the Urban Deli or give us a call at 506.652.DELI (3354).

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