BLYTH, ON – The stories surrounding the rebellion that helped build the very Canada we know today culminate in 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt, a great Canadian mythology wrapped in comedy, music, magic, and action that opens at the Blyth Festival on Aug. 1. “We’re telling the fiery stories that have been handed down from one generation to the next and …

Whether you like the sport of curling or not, you will love “The New Canadian Curling Club,” which opened June 22 at the Blyth Festival Theatre, says Liz Dadson, of The Kincardine Record. Written by Mark Crawford and directed by Miles Potter, it’s the world premiere of this play which is a magnificent combination of small-town bigotry, political correctness, and …

BLYTH, ON – Campers are set to explore the world of theatre in fun one-week summer drama day camps run by the Blyth Festival. The camp, designed for youngsters aged eight to 13, will lead them through exercises, theatre games, improv, and practical training, with the goal of building self-esteem, creating community, enhancing performance skills, and gaining valuable social and …

“Unlike its predecessors, the play also deals with a serious social theme, racial prejudice, and does not shirk from a depiction of its consequences.  Nevertheless, Curling Club achieves what may seem the impossible task of portraying its serious subject realistically and yet being warmly funny at the same time,” says Christopher Hoile, of Stage Door. Read his full review here.

The Blyth Festival is pleased to be an integral part of the Township of North Huron, making our home in the village of  Blyth. Please hear our artistic director, Gil Garratt, comment at the 20-second mark.

“I keep returning to the Blyth Festival to nourish my own roots and keep my heart singing.” ~ Rob Reid, Reid between the lines, in reviewing The New Canadian Curling Club and Judith: Memories of a Lady Pig Farmer. ___ When I returned from my initial trip to Blyth this season, I texted my friend with a short quip: “Saw plays …

BLYTH – The Blyth Festival Art Gallery’s second professional exhibition of the 2018 Season, The Huron Society of Artists: In Retrospect, will show the work of a group of artists whose heyday was more than 20 years ago. In 1990, a group of artists from the Huron County area met to form an organization to promote art in the community, …

By James Stewart Reaney, LondonFuse So before getting into the background about the 2018 Huron County fest’s excellent production of The New Canadian Curling Club, here are two guarantees when it comes to Mark Crawford’s play. You will laugh. Out loud. And often. You will reflect on what is to be Canadian. Which is what all world premieres of Canadian …

REVIEW: “The New Canadian Club is the perfect combination of realistic prejudice due to lack of exposure to other cultures, mixed with dark comedy to lighten the very real and topical connection to the refugee crisis and political climate today.”  ~ Kathleen Smith, Goderich Signal Star Read the full story here. Photo cutline: Marcia Johnson as Charmaine Bailey, Parmida Vand as Fatima …

By Resby Coutts, Chair – Curling Canada Board of Governors The Blyth Theatre Festival’s new Canadian play, The New Canadian Curling Club, is right on the button! I didn’t know what to expect when my wife and I included Blyth Festival’s new play in our annual summer visit to Ontario to enjoy the offerings of Stratford and Shaw Festivals. What …