Tom McCamus (10/09, 12/10 Wind in the Willows)
The Peterborough Examiner 10/29/09: Tom McCamus
Westben presents chapter five of Wind in the Willows
-Westben will present another series of Christmas concerts from Nov. 21 to 29.
This year Mole and the trusty Rat rediscover a true sense of "home sweet home" in a narrated concert featuring Tom McCamus and the Westben Choruses. Dolce Domum (Chapter 5) from Kenneth Grahame's classic The Wind in the Willows is interspersed with seasonal favourites as sung by the 80 voices of the Westben Festival, Teen and Youth Choruses directed by Donna Bennett and Brian Finley. Church performances are in a traditional setting while performances at The Barn require warm winter wear, including footwear. Complimentary hot apple cider and propane patio heaters help, but be advised that The Barn is not insulated.
McCamus is an award-winning Canadian film and theatre actor. His film debut came in director Paul Donovan's quirky time-travel comedy Norman's Awesome Experience,otherwise known asA Switch in Time (1989). In 1991 McCamus gained critical acclaim for his role as a mental patient in the historical drama Beautiful Dreamers. McCamus' most noted film role is that of struggling actor Henry Adler in I Love a Man in Uniform (1993). As a result of the role, he won the Genie Award for best actor. McCamus has been nominated for the Genie Award for Long Day's Journey Into Night (1996) in which McCamus reprised his successful performance as Edmund Tyrone from the Stratford Festival, and for the Oscar-nominated The Sweet Hereafter (1997), directed by Atom Egoyan.
He has starred in the CBC film Waking Up Walter: The Walter Gretzky Story and in the Ken Finkleman miniseries At The Hotel.
McCamus is a frequent actor at the Stratford Festival including his role as Richard III and Mack the Knife and most recently the Phedre Bartholomew Fair and Three Sisters.
McCamus is married to theatre and TV actress Chick Reid and they live in Warkworth.
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Show facts
What: Westben Arts Festival Theatre presents Westben's Wind in the Willow's Christmas
Who: With Tom McCamus and the Westben Festival, Teen and Youth Choruses
When: Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p. m. at St John's United Church, Campbellford
Sunday, Nov. 22 at 3 p. m. at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Warkworth
Saturday, Nov. 28 at 1 p. m. at The Barn, 6698 County Rd. 30, 3 km northwest of Campbellford. Sunday, Nov. 29 at 3 p. m., at The Barn
Tickets: Available at 1-705-653- 5508 or www.westben.ca
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EMC Northwest 12/5/10: Tom McCamus
Wind in the Willows at Warkworth
By Ray Yurkowski Posted Dec 2, 2010
Actor Tom McCamus will be reading The Wind in the Willows at the Warkworth Town Hall, a benefit event in support of The Bridge Hospice. EMC Lifestyles - Warkworth - Beverly Roy, who has a penchant for presenting fund-raising events extraordinaire, is bringing award-winning Canadian film and theatre actor Tom McCamus to the Town Hall Centre for the Arts for a reading of the children's literary classic, The Wind in the Willows.
"What better way to bring people of all ages together for enjoyment and a good cause," says Roy.
"The Wind in the Willows is an amazing story and Tom McCamus has the ability to bring it to life in a venue that will catch the imagination of all ages.
"The idea of having someone read a story that will bring joy and warm thoughts to the audience is a powerful way to add to the community spirit at this festive time of year."
The hall will be decorated in the theme of the book and McCamus will be on stage in a festive holiday motif promises Roy. Refreshments will be available at the end of the reading.
The event is in support of the first residential hospice in Northumberland County, to be built next year at the corner of Old Hastings Road and County Road 25. The Bridge Hospice will serve the residents of the entire area free of charge. As well, the hospice will be co-operating with the local health care providers to ensure a seamless transition between services. The focus will be on the patient and family and about making a difficult time as comfortable as possible for everyone.
The Wind in the Willows reading will be held on December 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets, adults $10, kids $5, are available at the Eclectic Mix in Warkworth or by calling Bev Roy at 705-924-9232.
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