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Photo credits: Layne Coleman, Jerry Franken and Jamie Robinson in The Drawer Boy by Michael Healey; Amy Jo Sherman, Kieran Gallant and Layne Coleman in Schoolhouse by Leanna Brodie; Randy Hughson and Mark Harapiak in The Perilous Pirate's Daughter by Anne Chislett and David Archibald; and Randy Hughson and Jerry Franken in Filthy Rich by George F. Walker.

Past Productions

For information on the Blyth Festival’s world premieres visit “New Play Development”.

All Productions

1975

  • THE MOUSETRAP by Agatha Christie
  • MOSTLY IN CLOVER by Harry J. Boyle, adapted by James Roy, Steven Thorne and the Original Cast

1976

  • THE BLOOD IS STRONG by Lister Sinclair
  • HOW I MET MY HUSBAND by Alice Munro
  • MOSTLY IN CLOVER by Harry J. Boyle, adapted by James Roy, Steven Thorne and the Original Cast
  • SHAPE by Jim Schaefer

1977

  • A SUMMER BURNING adapted by Anne Chislett from the novel by Harry J. Boyle
  • THE BLOOD IS STRONG by Lister Sinclair
  • THE BLYTH MEMORIAL HISTORY SHOW by Jim Schaefer
  • THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS by Keith Roulston

1978

  • THE HURON TIGER by Peter Colley
  • HIS OWN BOSS by Keith Roulston
  • THE SCHOOL SHOW by Ted Johns
  • GWENDOLINE by James W. Nichol
  • TWO MILES OFF - Theatre Network

1979

  • THIS FOREIGN LAND created by Patricia Mahoney and Company
  • I’LL BE BACK FOR YOU BEFORE MIDNIGHT by Peter Colley
  • MCGILLICUDDY’S LOST WEEKEND by Keith Roulston
  • CHILD by James W. Nichol
  • THE DEATH OF THE DONNELLYS by Theatre Passe Muraille and Ted Johns

1980

  • JOHN AND THE MISSUS by Gordon Pinsent
  • ST. SAM OF THE NUKE Pile by Ted Johns
  • I’LL BE BACK FOR YOU BEFORE MIDNIGHT by Peter Colley
  • THE LIFE THAT JACK BUILT by the Company with David Fox and Janet Amos

1981

  • HE WON’T COME IN FROM THE BARN recreated by Ted Johns
  • QUIET IN THE LAND by Anne Chislett
  • LOVE OR MONEY by Carol Bolt
  • THE TOMORROW BOX by Anne Chislett
  • FIRE ON ICE - collectively from an original scrip by Keith Roulston

1982

  • DOWN NORTH by Janet Amos
  • HEADS YOU LOSE by Peter Colley
  • LA SAGOUINE by Antonine Maillet
  • COUNTRY HEARTS by Ted Johns and John Roby
  • QUIET IN THE LAND by Anne Chislett

1983

  • NOBODY’S CHILD by Janice Wiseman and Holden Jones
  • MY WILD IRISH ROSE by Janet Amos
  • TIGHTEN THE TRACES, HAUL IN THE REINS by Robbie O’Neill
  • NAKED ON THE NORTH SHORE by Ted Johns
  • THE INNOCENT AND THE JUST by Gratien Gélinas
  • THE TOMORROW BOX by Anne Chislett

1984

  • GARRISON’S GARAGE by Ted Johns
  • A SPIDER IN THE HOUSE by Brian Tremlay
  • CAKE-WALK by Colleen Curran
  • BLUE CITY by Layne Coleman
  • COUNTRY HEARTS by Ted Johns & John Roby

1985

  • POLDERLAND by Brian Wade
  • MOOSE COUNTY by Colleen Curran
  • BEAUX GESTES AND BEAUTIFUL DEEDS by Marie-Lynn Hammond
  • PRIMROSE SCHOOL DISTRICT 109 by Ted Galay
  • GARRISON’S GARAGE by Ted Johns

1986

  • ANOTHER SEASON’S PROMISE by Anne Chislett and Keith Roulston
  • DRIFT by Rex Deverell
  • GONE TO GLORY by Suzanne Finlay
  • LILLY, ALTA. by Kenneth Dybat
  • CAKE-WALK by Colleen Curran

1987

  • GIRLS IN THE GANG by John Roby and Raymond Storey
  • MISS BALMORAL OF THE BAYVIEW by Colleen Curran
  • BUSH FIRE by Laurie Fyffe
  • ANOTHER SEASON’S PROMISE by Anne Chislett and Keith Roulston
  • BORDERTOWN CAFÉ by Kelly Rebar

1988

  • THE COOKIE WAR by Kathleen McDonnell
  • THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE by Robert Clinton
  • LUCIEN by Marshall Button
  • FIRES IN THE NIGHT by David S. Craig
  • BORDERTOWN CAFÉ by Kelly Rebar

1989

  • PERILS OF PERSEPHONE by Dan Needles
  • STICKS AND STONES (PART 1) by James Reaney
  • THE RIGHT ONE by Bryan Wade
  • THE DREAMLAND by Raymond Storey and John Roby
  • THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE by Robert Clinton

1990

  • LOCAL TALENT by Collen Curran
  • ALBERTINE, IN FIVE TIMES by Michel Tremblay
  • A FIELD OF FLOWERS by Laurie Fyffe
  • THE PERILS OF PERSEPHONE by Dan Needles
  • FIREFLY by Carol Sinclair with music by John Alcorn

1991

  • TWO BROTHERS by Ted Johns
  • BARBERSHOP QUARTET by Layne Coleman
  • THE STONE ANGEL by James W. Nichol based on the novel by Margaret Lawrence
  • END OF THE WORLD ROMANCE by Sean Dixon
  • CORNFLOWER BLUE by Kelly Rebar

1992

  • THE PUFF’N’ BLOW BOYS by Valoreyne Brandt Jenkins
  • THE HOMETOWN BOY by Robert Clinton
  • BACK UP AND PUSH OR THE CONFESSIONS OF A REFORMED CYNIC by Ted Johns
  • THE GLORIOUS 12TH by Raymond Storey
  • YANKEE NOTIONS by Anne Chislett
  • I’LL BE BACK BEFORE MIDNIGHT by Peter Colley

1993

  • MANY HANDS by Dale Hamilton
  • CEILI HOUSE by Colleen Curran
  • SAFE HAVEN by Mary-Colin Chisholm
  • THE OLD MAN’S BAND by John Roby
  • WEB by Rosalind Goldsmith
  • THE GLORIOUS 12TH by Raymond Storey

1994

  • GLENGARRY SCHOOL DAYS by Anne Chislett
  • HE WON’T COME IN FROM THE BARN by Ted Johns
  • THE BLACK BONSPIEL OF WULLIE MACCRIMMON by W.O. Mitchell
  • BOUNCING BACK by Suzanne Finlay

1995

  • BALLAD FOR A RUM RUNNER’S DAUGHTER book & lyrics by Laurie Fyffe & music by Beth Barley
  • THIS YEAR, NEXT YEAR by Norah Harding
  • THE TOMORROW BOX by Anne Chislett
  • JAKE’S PLACE by Ted Johns
  • HE WON’T COME IN FROM THE BARN by Ted Johns

1996

  • BARNDANCE, LIVE! by Paul Thompson and Company
  • MA BELLE MABEL by Cindy Cowan
  • VILLA EDEN by Colleen Curran
  • FIREWORKS by Gordon Portman

1997

  • QUIET IN THE LAND by Anne Chislett
  • BOOZE DAYS IN A DRY COUNTY directed by Paul Thompson
  • THERE’S NOTHING IN THE PAPER by David Scott
  • THE MELVILLE BOYS by Norm Foster
  • BARNDANCE LIVE! a Collective
  • OVERBOARD! by Deborah Kimmett

1998

  • YESTERYEAR by Joanna McClelland Glass
  • WILBUR COUNTY BLUES by Andrew Moodie
  • THIRTEEN HANDS by Carol Shields
  • JOBS, JOBS, JOBS by Keith Roulston
  • HOT FLASHES by Paul Ledoux & John Roby

1999

  • THAT SUMMER by David French
  • BIG BOX by David Carley
  • THE GREAT SCHOOL CRISIS OF ‘99 by Ted Johns
  • EVERY DREAM by James W. Nichol
  • WHEN THE REAPER CALLS by Peter Colley

2000

  • DEATH OF THE HIRED MAN by Paul Thompson
  • ANNE adapted for the stage by Paul Ledoux
  • CORKER by Wendy Lill
  • THE DRAWER BOY by Michael Healey
  • STOLEN LIVES-THE ALBERT WALKER STORY by Peter Colley
  • WHEN THE REAPER CALLS by Peter Colley

2001

  • THE OUTDOOR DONNELLYS by Paul Thompson, Janet Amos and the Company
  • THE PASSION OF NARCISSE MONDOUX by Gratien Gelinas
  • CRUEL TEARS by Ken Mitchell and Humphrey & the Dumptrucks
  • MCGILLICUDDY by Keith Roulston
  • SOMETIME, NEVER by Norah Harding
  • CORNER GREEN by Gordon Pinsent

2002

  • THE OUTDOOR DONNELLYS by Paul Thompson, Janet Amos and the Company
  • GOODBYE, PICCADILLY by Douglas Bowie
  • FILTHY RICH by George F. Walker
  • THE DRAWER BOY by Michael Healey
  • BARNBOOZLED: HE WON’T COME IN FROM THE BARN, PART II by Ted Johns

2003

  • THE PERILOUS PIRATE’S DAUGHTER by Anne Chislett & David Archibald
  • LEAVING HOME by David French
  • HIPPIE by Jonathan Garfinkel, Kelly McIntosh, Paul Thompson
  • HAVING HOPE AT HOME by David S. Craig
  • BARNBOOZLED: HE WON’T COME IN FROM THE BARN, PART II by Ted Johns

2004

  • THE OUTDOOR DONNELLYS by Paul Thompson, Janet Amos & Company
  • HEAT WAVE by Michel Marc Bouchard
  • SALT-WATER MOON by David French
  • SPIRIT OF THE NARROWS by Anne Lederman
  • CRICKET & CLAUDETTE by Ted Johns
  • TEST DRIVE by Dave Carley

2005

  • THE GINKGO TREE by Lee MacDougall
  • POWERS AND GLORIA by Keith Roulston
  • THE THIRTEENTH ONE by Denyse Gervais Regan
  • I’LL BE BACK BEFORE MIDNIGHT by Peter Colley
  • SPIRIT OF THE NARROWS by Anne Lederman

2006

  • BALLAD OF STOMPIN’ TOM by David Scott, songs by Stompin’ Tom Connors
  • LOST HEIR by Sean Dixon
  • ANOTHER SEASON’S HARVEST by Anne Chislett & Keith Roulston
  • SCHOOLHOUSE by Leanna Brodie

2007

  • THE EYES OF HEAVEN by Beverley Cooper
  • QUEEN MILLI OF GALT by Gary Kirkham
  • WORLD WITHOUT SHADOWS by Lance Woolaver
  • REVEREND JONAH by Paul Ciufo
  • THE BALLAD OF STOMPIN' TOM by David Scott, with songs by Stompin' Tom Connors

2008

  • AGAINST THE GRAIN by Carolyn Hay
  • HARVEST by Ken Cameron
  • COURTING JOHANNA by Marcia Johnson, Based on Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro
  • INNOCENCE LOST: A PLAY ABOUT STEVEN TRUSCOTT by Beverley Cooper

2009

  • THE BOOTBLACK ORATOR by Ted Johns
  • THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE by Robert Clinton
  • HOCKEY MOM, HOCKEY DAD by Michael Melski
  • THE NUTTALLS by Michael Healey
  • INNOCENCE LOST: A PLAY ABOUT STEVEN TRUSCOTT by Beverley Cooper

2010

  • A KILLING SNOW by Paul Ciufo
  • BORDERTOWN CAFE by Kelly Rebar
  • PEARL GIDLEY by Gary Kirkham
  • THE BOOK OF ESTHER byLeanna Brodie

2011

  • HOMETOWN by Jean Marc Dalpe, Mieko Ouchi, Mansel Robinson, Martha Ross, Peter Smith and Des Walsh
  • VIMY by Vern Thiessen
  • ROPE'S END by Douglas Bowie
  • EARLY AUGUST by Kate Lynch
 
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