What a fuck of a guest list: Allan Gray
(Actor; friend), Christopher Gaze (artistic director of Bard and a friend) and his fabulous wife, Jennifer Bruce (a close friend), Dean Paul Gibson (one of the funniest, guy’s I know),
Jane Mortifee (a dear friend), Bill Millerd (mentor, friend and former boss),
Chris Allan (hilarious friend), Patti Allen (an actor whom I LOVE), Wendy
Gorling (actor and long-time friend) and her hubby, David Cooper (whom I adore), Nicola Cavendish (an actor and true soul mate) and three people I don’t know well but are
great, warm acquaintances: Kathryn Shaw, Pam Johnson and Stehanie Hargreaves.
All that … and booze with dinner. And our
dinners were pre-paid and the menu fixed thanks to all the organizing by our
host; Jon Bryden. We assembled to celebrate the birthday of a stage institution
here in Vancouver—Bernard Cuffling.
You don’t assemble a party like this very
often: Vancouver’s two largest theatre producers plus many of the finest local
actors of my generation—all here in the town in which I was born (of an actor).
This is what life is for. Jane sang, people told stories about Bernard, the waiter was Hollywood handsome and a real treat AND … we had our own private room for the party.
It was a surprise and you could see it on Bernard's face when he arrived. And the delightful miss Patti had brought whistles and hats for us. It was a total wonderful blast.
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| As Bernard arrived, we were in full form! |
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| Miss Nicky |
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| Jon toasting Bernard (back to us). |
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| Chris Gaze honours Bernard, a beloved local actor. |
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| I was Bernard's first Stage Manager in Vancouver. |
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| Jane sang an a cappella rendition of Cabaret. |
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