Blyth Festival production history explained

Blyth Festival, located in Blyth, Ontario, Canada, specializes in the production and promotion of Canadian plays. The following is a chronological list of the productions that have been staged as part of the Festival since its inception.^[1] World Premieres have also been noted.^[2]

1975

• The Mousetrap - by Agatha Christie
• Mostly in Clover (World Premiere)- by Harry J. Boyle

1976

• The Blood Is Strong (World Premiere)- by Lister Sinclair
• How I Met My Husband (World Premiere)- by Alice Munro
• Mostly in Clover - by Harry J. Boyle
• Shape(World Premiere) - by Jim Schaefer

1977

• A Summer Burning(World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett from the novel by Harry J. Boyle
• The Blood Is Strong - by Lister Sinclair
• The Blyth Memorial History Show (World Premiere)- by Jim Schaefer
• The Shortest Distance Between Two Points (World Premiere) - by Keith Roulston

1978

• The Huron Tiger(World Premiere) - by Peter Colley
• His Own Boss (World Premiere) - by Keith Roulston
• The School Show(World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• Gwendoline (World Premiere)- by James W. Nichol
• Two Miles Off - by the Theatre Network

1979

• This Foreign Land (World Premiere) - by Patricia Mahoney
• I'll Be Back For You Before Midnight (World Premiere)- by Peter Colley
• McGillicuddy's Lost Weekend (World Premiere)- by Keith Roulston
• Child (World Premiere)- 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(World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• i'll be back for you before midnight - by Peter Colley
• The Life That Jack Built (World Premiere)- by David Fox and Janet Amos

1981

• He Won't Come In From The Barn - by Ted Johns
• Quiet In The Land(World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett
• Love or Money (World Premiere) - by Carol Bolt
• The Tomorrow Box - by Anne Chislett
• Fire On Ice (World Premiere)- by Keith Roulston

1982

• Down North(World Premiere) - by Janet Amos
• Heads You Lose(World Premiere) - by Peter Colley
• La Sagouine - by Antonine Maillet
• Country Hearts(World Premiere) - by Ted Johns and John Roby
• Quiet In The Land - by Anne Chislett

1983

• Nobody's Child (World Premiere)- by Janice Wiseman and Holden Jones
• My Wild Irish Rose (World Premiere)- 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(World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• A Spider In The House(World Premiere) - by Brian Tremlay
• Cake-Walk(World Premiere) - by Colleen Curran
• Blue City Slammers (World Premiere) - by Layne Coleman
• Country Hearts - by Ted Johns and John Roby

1985

• Polderland(World Premiere) - by Brian Wade
• Moose County (World Premiere)- by Colleen Curran
• Beaux Gestes and Beautiful Deeds - by Marie-Lynn Hammond
• Primrose School District 109 (World Premiere)- by Ted Galay
• Garrison's Garage - by Ted Johns

1986

• Another Season's Promise (World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett and Keith Roulston
• Drift - by Rex Deverell
• Gone To Glory (World Premiere)- by Suzanne Finlay
• Lilly, Alta. (World Premiere)- by Kenneth Dybat
• Cake-Walk - by Colleen Curran

1987

• Girls In The Gang (World Premiere) - by John Roby and Raymond Storey
• Miss Balmoral of the Bayview (World Premiere)- by Colleen Curran
• Bush Fire (World Premiere) - by Laurie Fyffe
• Another Season's Promise - by Anne Chislett and Keith Roulston
• Bordertown Café (World Premiere) - by Kelly Rebar

1988

• The Cookie War (World Premiere)- by Kathleen McDonnell
• The Mail Order Bride - by Robert Clinton
• Lucien - by Marshall Button
• Fires In The Night (World Premiere)- by David S. Craig
• Bordertown Café - by Kelly Rebar

1989

• Perils of Persephone (World Premiere)- by Dan Needles
• Sticks and Stones (part 1) by James Reaney
• The Right One (World Premiere) - by Bryan Wade
• The Dreamland (World Premiere) - by Raymond Storey and John Roby
• The Mail Order Bride - by Robert Clinton

1990

• Local Talent (World Premiere) - by Collen Curran
• Albertine in Five Times - by Michel Tremblay
• A Field of Flowers (World Premiere) - by Laurie Fyffe
• The Perils of Persephone - by Dan Needles
• Firefly (World Premiere) - by Carol Sinclair with music by John Alcorn

1991

• Two Brothers (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• Barbershop Quartet (World Premiere) - by Layne Coleman
• The Stone Angel - by James W. Nichol based on the novel by Margaret Laurence
• End Of The World Romance (World Premiere)- by Sean Dixon
• Cornflower Blue (World Premiere) - by Kelly Rebar

1992

• The Puff 'n' Blow Boys - by Valoreyne Brandt Jenkins
• The Hometown Boy (World Premiere)- by Robert Clinton
• Back Up and Push - or The Confessions of a Reformed Cynic (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• The Glorious 12th (World Premiere)- by Raymond Storey
• Yankee Notions (World Premiere)- by Anne Chislett
• I'll Be Back Before Midnight - by Peter Colley

1993

• Many Hands (World Premiere) - by Dale Hamilton
• Ceili House (World Premiere)- by Colleen Curran
• Safe Haven (World Premiere)- by Mary-Colin Chisholm
• The Old Man's Band (World Premiere) - by John Roby
• Web (World Premiere)- by Rosalind Goldsmith
• The Glorious 12th - by Raymond Storey

1994

• Glengarry School Days (World Premiere) - 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 (World Premiere)- by Suzanne Finlay

1995

• Ballad for a Rum Runner's Daughter (World Premiere)- book & lyrics by Laurie Fyffe and music by Beth Barley
• This Year, Next Year (World Premiere)- by Norah Harding
• The Tomorrow Box - by Anne Chislett
• Jake's Place (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• He Won't Come In From The Barn - by Ted Johns

1996

• Barndance, Live! (World Premiere)- by Paul Thompson
• Ma Belle Mabel - by Cindy Cowan
• Villa Eden (World Premiere) - by Colleen Curran
• Fireworks (World Premiere)- by Gordon Portman

1997

• Quiet in the Land - by Anne Chislett
• Booze Days in a Dry County (World Premiere)directed by Paul Thompson
• There's Nothing In The Paper (World Premiere) - by David Scott
• The Melville Boys - by Norm Foster
• Barndance, Live! - by Paul Thompson
• Overboard! (World Premiere) - by Deborah Kimmett

1998

• Yesteryear - by Joanna McClelland Glass
• Wilbur County Blues (World Premiere)- by Andrew Moodie
• Thirteen Hands - by Carol Shields
• Jobs, Jobs, Jobs (World Premiere) - by Keith Roulston
• Hot Flashes (World Premiere) - by Paul Ledoux and John Roby

1999

• That Summer (World Premiere) - by David French
• Big Box (World Premiere) - by David Carley
• The Great School Crisis of '99 (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• Every Dream (World Premiere) - by James W. Nichol
• When the Reaper Calls - by Peter Colley

2000

• Death of the Hired Man (World Premiere)- 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 (World Premiere) - by Peter Colley
• When the Reaper Calls - by Peter Colley

2001

• The Outdoor Donnellys (World Premiere) - by Paul Thompson and Janet Amos
• The Passion of Narcisse Mondoux - by Gratien Gelinas
• Cruel Tears - by Ken Mitchell and Humphrey & the Dumptrucks
• McGillicuddy (World Premiere) - by Keith Roulston
• Sometime, Never (World Premiere) - by Norah Harding
• Corner Green (World Premiere) - by Gordon Pinsent

2002

• The Outdoor Donnellys - by Paul Thompson and Janet Amos
• Goodbye, Piccadilly (World Premiere) - by Douglas Bowie
• Filthy Rich - by George F. Walker
• The Drawer Boy - by Michael Healey
• (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns

2003

• The Perilous Pirate's Daughter (World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett & David Archibald
• Leaving Home - by David French
• Hippie (World Premiere) - by Jonathan Garfinkel, Kelly McIntosh and Paul Thompson
• Having Hope at Home (World Premiere) - by David S. Craig
• - by Ted Johns

2004

• The Outdoor Donnellys - by Paul Thompson and Janet Amos
• Heat Wave - by Michel Marc Bouchard
• Salt-Water Moon - by David French
• Spirit of the Narrows (World Premiere) - by Anne Lederman
• Cricket & Claudette (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• Test Drive (World Premiere) - by Dave Carley

2005

• The Ginkgo Tree - by Lee MacDougall
• Powers and Gloria (World Premiere) - by Keith Roulston
• The Thirteenth One (World Premiere) - 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 (World Premiere) - by David Scott, songs by Stompin' Tom Connors
• Lost Heir (World Premiere) - by Sean Dixon
• Another Season's Harvest (World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett & Keith Roulston
• Schoolhouse (World Premiere) - by Leanna Brodie

2007

• The Eyes of Heaven (World Premiere) - by Beverley Cooper
• Queen Milli of Galt - by Gary Kirkham
• World Without Shadows - by Lance Woolaver
• Reverend Jonah (World Premiere) - by Paul Ciufo
• Ballad of Stompin' Tom - by David Scott, songs by Stompin' Tom Connors

2008

• Against the Grain (World Premiere) - by Carolyn Hay
• Harvest (World Premiere) - by Ken Cameron
• Courting Johanna (World Premiere) - by Marcia Johnson, based on Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro
• The Steven Truscott Project - by Beverley Cooper

2009

• The Bootblack Orator (World Premiere) by Ted Johns
• The Mail Order Bride by Robert Clinton
• Hockey Mom, Hockey Dad by Michael Melski
• The Nuttalls (World Premiere) by Michael Healey
• Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott (World Premiere) by Beverley Cooper

2010

• A Killing Snow (World Premiere) by Paul Ciufo
• Bordertown Cafe by Kelly Rebar
• Pearl Gidley (World Premiere) by Gary Kirkham
• The Book of Esther (World Premiere) by Leanna Brodie

2011

• Hometown (World Premiere) by Jean Marc Dalpe, Mieko Ouchi, Mansel Robinson, Martha Ross, Peter Smith & Des Walsh
• Vimy by Vern Thiessen
• Rope's End by Douglas Bowie
• Early August (World Premiere) by Kate Lynch

2012

• Dear Johnny Deere (World Premiere) by Ken Cameron, Based on the songs of Fred Eaglesmith
• Having Hope at Home by David S. Craig
• The Lonely Diner: Al Capone in Euphemia Township (World Premiere) by Beverley Cooper
• The Devil We Know (World Premiere) by Cheryl Foggo and Clem Martini

2013

• Dear Johnny Deere by Ken Cameron, Based on the songs of Fred Eaglesmith
• Beyond the Farm Show (World Premiere) by The Collective
• Yorkville - The Musical (World Premiere) Book and Lyrics by Carolyn Hay; Music by Tom Szczesniak
• Garrison's Garage by Ted Johns
• Prairie Nurse (World Premiere) by Marie Beath Badian
• Falling: A Wake by Gary Kirkham

2014

• Kitchen Radio (World Premiere) Book by Marion de Vries; Music & Lyrics by Marion de Vries and David Archibald
• Billy Bishop Goes to War Written and composed by John MacLachlan Gray in collaboration with Eric Peterson
• Stag and Doe (World Premiere) by Mark Crawford
• St. Anne's Reel (World Premiere) by Gil Garratt

2015

• Seeds - Annabel Soutar
• Wilberforce Hotel (World Premiere) - Sean Dixon
• Fury (World Premiere) - Book and Lyrics by Peter Smith; Music by Samuel Shouldice
• Mary's Wedding - Stephen Massicotte

2016

• Our Beautiful Sons: Remembering Matthew Dinning (World Premiere) Christopher Morris
• The Birds and the Bees (World Premiere) Mark Crawford
  • If Truth Be Told (World Premiere) Beverley Cooper The Last Donnelly Standing (World Premiere) Paul Thompson and Gil Garratt

2017

• Mr. New Year's Eve: A night with Guy Lombardo (World Premiere) David Scott
• The Berlin Blues Drew Hayden Taylor
• The Pigeon King (World Premiere) The company (Rebecca Auerbach, Jason Chesworth, Gil Garratt, Gemma James Smith, George Meanwell, J.D. Nicholsen, Birgitte Solem, Severn Thompson)
• Ipperwash (World Premiere) Falen Johnson and Jessica Carmichael

2018

• The Pigeon King (World Premiere) The company (Rebecca Auerbach, Jason Chesworth, Gil Garratt, Gemma James Smith, George Meanwell, J.D. Nicholsen, Birgitte Solem, Severn Thompson)
• The New Canadian Curling Club (World Premiere) Mark Crawford
• Judith: Memories of a Lady Pig Farmer (World Premiere) Heather Davies, adapted from Judith, by Aritha van Herk
• 1837: The Farmer's Revolt Rick Salutin and Theatre Passe Muraille
• Wing Night at the Boot (World Premiere) The Company

2019

• Jumbo (World Premiere) - Sean Dixon
  • Cakewalk - Colleen Curran The Team on the Hill - Dan Needles
• In the Wake of Wettlaufer (World Premiere)
• Bed and Breakfast - Mark Crawford

External links

• Blyth Festival website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Blyth Festival Past Productions . 2008-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509161453/http://www.blythfestival.com/past_plays.php . 2008-05-09 . dead .
2. http://www.blythfestival.com/#!play-development/c72f Blyth World Premieres