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The all-female cast of Women Fully Clothed, Kathryn Greenwood, Robin Duke, Debra McGrath, Jayne Eastwood and Teresa Pavlinek, come to the Living Arts Centre for a performance this weekend.
                 
 

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By: Chris Clay
 
November 11, 2008 11:31 AM - After five years of performing Women Fully Clothed, the ladies behind the popular comedy show aren't ready to move on to new challenges.
But, they're ready for some new material.
The group's cast — Kathryn Greenwood, Robin Duke, Debra McGrath, Jayne Eastwood and Teresa Pavlinek — started performing the sketch show in 2003. They're coming to the Living Arts Centre's Hammerson Hall for a performance this Saturday.
During an interview with The News, Eastwood hinted this weekend's production will likely be our last chance to see the current show. The group has been busy writing and testing out material for a new Women Fully Clothed show they hope to unveil sometime next year.
"This might be its swan song," said Eastwood, who has an extensive background in movie and films, including roles in the 2004 remake of Dawn Of The Dead and in several episodes of This Is Wonderland. "We're very happy with the old show, we've kept it pretty tight.
"I actually kind of hate to give it up. I'll miss pretty much everything about it."
While the show isn't exclusively for women, much of the humour revolves around situations many women have experienced. Take, for example, a bit about a woman in her 40s trying to see how low she can wear her jeans.
"If you haven't done it, you've seen someone walking down the street and thought 'Why don't you put on something else?'," Eastwood said with a laugh. "But, it's not what I'd call just a girlie show, if you get what I mean. It's more about the slings and arrows of everyday life."
After countless nights of performing the same material, one might expect Eastwood to get a little tired of the same characters and the same jokes. Not so, she said.
"I've been doing this show since 2003 and I still find myself laughing in the wings," said Eastwood. "I still love watching Robin do her Mona character, this European salesperson who drives people nuts with her crazy walk. And, the next night I catch myself howling at Kathryn or Debra or Teresa.
"When you're still getting laughs, you're not bored," she continued. "You just can't get tired of it."
Other skits include an overachieving women's book club that shows the audience the potential consequences of not reading the assigned book as well as a bit featuring three elderly ladies who find themselves on a canoe trip they take to scatter a friend's ashes.
The show was featured at the 2006 Just For Laughs comedy festival and also received a nomination for Best Sketch Troupe at the sixth annual Canadian Comedy Awards in 2005.
Show time is 8 p.m.
Tickets start at $25. Call 905-306-6000.
For more information, visit www.womenfullyclothed.com.
cclay@mississauga.net

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