Blyth Festival production history

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
• (World Premiere)- by Harry J. Boyle

1976[]

• (World Premiere)- by Lister Sinclair
• How I Met My Husband (World Premiere)- by Alice Munro
• - by Harry J. Boyle
• (World Premiere) - by

1977[]

• (World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett from the novel by Harry J. Boyle
• - by Lister Sinclair
• (World Premiere)- by
• (World Premiere) - by

1978[]

• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• (World Premiere)- by James W. Nichol
• - by the

1979[]

• (World Premiere) - by Patricia Mahoney
• (World Premiere)- by
• (World Premiere)- by
• (World Premiere)- by James W. Nichol
• - by Theatre Passe Muraille and Ted Johns

1980[]

• John and the Missus - by Gordon Pinsent
• (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• - by
• (World Premiere)- by and Janet Amos

1981[]

• - by Ted Johns
• (World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett
• Love or Money (World Premiere) - by Carol Bolt
• - by Anne Chislett
• Fire On Ice (World Premiere)- by

1982[]

• (World Premiere) - by Janet Amos
• Heads You Lose(World Premiere) - by
• La Sagouine - by Antonine Maillet
• (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns and
• - by Anne Chislett

1983[]

• (World Premiere)- by and
• My Wild Irish Rose (World Premiere)- by Janet Amos
• - by
• - by Ted Johns
• - by Gratien Gélinas
• - by Anne Chislett

1984[]

• (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by Colleen Curran
• (World Premiere) - by Layne Coleman
• - by Ted Johns and

1985[]

• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere)- by Colleen Curran
• - by Marie-Lynn Hammond
• (World Premiere)- by
• - by Ted Johns

1986[]

• (World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett and
• - by
• (World Premiere)- by
• (World Premiere)- by
• - by Colleen Curran

1987[]

• (World Premiere) - by and Raymond Storey
• (World Premiere)- by Colleen Curran
• (World Premiere) - by
• - by Anne Chislett and
• Bordertown Café (World Premiere) - by Kelly Rebar

1988[]

• (World Premiere)- by Kathleen McDonnell
• - by
• - by
• (World Premiere)- by
• Bordertown Café - by Kelly Rebar

1989[]

• (World Premiere)- by Dan Needles
• (part 1) by James Reaney
• The Right One (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by Raymond Storey and
• - by

1990[]

• (World Premiere) - by
• Albertine in Five Times - by Michel Tremblay
• (World Premiere) - by
• - by Dan Needles
• Firefly (World Premiere) - by with music by John Alcorn

1991[]

• (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
• (World Premiere)- by
• Cornflower Blue (World Premiere) - by Kelly Rebar

1992[]

• - by
• (World Premiere)- by
• (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• (World Premiere)- by Raymond Storey
• (World Premiere)- by Anne Chislett
• - by

1993[]

• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere)- by Colleen Curran
• (World Premiere)- by Mary-Colin Chisholm
• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere)- by
• - by Raymond Storey

1994[]

• Glengarry School Days (World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett
• - by Ted Johns
• The Black Bonspiel of Wullie MacCrimmon - by W.O. Mitchell
• Bouncing Back (World Premiere)- by

1995[]

• (World Premiere)- book & lyrics by and music by
• (World Premiere)- by
• - by Anne Chislett
• (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• - by Ted Johns

1996[]

• (World Premiere)- by Paul Thompson
• - by
• (World Premiere) - by Colleen Curran
• (World Premiere)- by

1997[]

• - by Anne Chislett
• (World Premiere)directed by Paul Thompson
• (World Premiere) - by
• - by Norm Foster
• - by Paul Thompson
• (World Premiere) - by Deborah Kimmett

1998[]

• - by Joanna McClelland Glass
• (World Premiere)- by
• - by Carol Shields
• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by and

1999[]

• That Summer (World Premiere) - by David French
• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• (World Premiere) - by James W. Nichol
• - by

2000[]

• (World Premiere)- by Paul Thompson
• Anne adapted for the stage by
• - by Wendy Lill
• The Drawer Boy - by Michael Healey
• (World Premiere) - by
• - by

2001[]

• (World Premiere) - by Paul Thompson and Janet Amos
• - by Gratien Gelinas
• - by Ken Mitchell and
• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by Gordon Pinsent

2002[]

• - by Paul Thompson and Janet Amos
• (World Premiere) - by
• - by George F. Walker
• The Drawer Boy - by Michael Healey
• (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns

2003[]

• (World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett &
• Leaving Home - by David French
• (World Premiere) - by , and Paul Thompson
• (World Premiere) - by
• - by Ted Johns

2004[]

• - by Paul Thompson and Janet Amos
• - by Michel Marc Bouchard
• Salt-Water Moon - by David French
• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by Ted Johns
• (World Premiere) - by Dave Carley

2005[]

• - by Lee MacDougall
• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by
• - by
• - by

2006[]

• (World Premiere) - by , songs by Stompin' Tom Connors
• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by Anne Chislett &
• (World Premiere) - by Leanna Brodie

2007[]

• (World Premiere) - by
• - by
• - by Lance Woolaver
• (World Premiere) - by
• - by , songs by Stompin' Tom Connors

2008[]

• (World Premiere) - by
• (World Premiere) - by
• Courting Johanna (World Premiere) - by , based on Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro
• - by

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)
• 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

References[]

External links[]

• Blyth Festival website