There’s an unusual little show playing at the Phillips Studio in Blyth, right across the intersection from the Festival theatre.  Singer Jane Miller wants you to come and actually enjoy an evening of sad songs, says Mary Alderson, on her blog, Entertain This Thought. Entitled These are the Songs that I Sing When I’m Sad, the hour-long show not only offers …

Did you miss the panel discussion about 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt, held at the Huron County Museum recently? Listen to our artistic director, Gil Garratt, and local historian David Yates, from the comfort of your own living room, courtesy of The Title Block Podcast, Michael Kruse and Beth Kates. Tune in here. Cutline: William Lyon Mackenzie (Matthew Gin), with help from his …

The Blyth Festival’s last two of four main-stage productions of 2018 examine roots and identity. Both 1837:The Farmers’ Revolt and Wing Night at the Boot have deep ties to the theatre and to the community. Similarly, both meet at the crossroads of history and story, says Rob Reid of Reid between the lines. Pairing Wing Night with 1837 was a programming masterstroke by festival artistic director Gil Garratt, …

“Nothing is more historic and memorable than a good fist fight at the local bar. Such is the raucous and bawdy tale of the history of the Blyth Inn, beautifully captured in the Blyth Festival Theatre’s Wing Night at the Boot,” says Liz Dadson of the Kincardine Record. To read the full review, please visit her online site. Cutline: Wing Night …

“Gil Garratt tells us that interviews were conducted to collect the local legends about Blyth’s favourite watering hole, The Boot.  He claims the names were changed to protect the innocent and the guilty.   But throughout the audience on opening night, there was laughter of recognition, and the type of giggles you hear when someone is telling tall tales,” says Mary …

BLYTH, ON – The wildly popular premiere production of The New Canadian Curling Club, the story of an unlikely group of would-be athletes who face off against local prejudice to become a true team, has been extended for an additional five shows, after a run of sold-out shows and waiting lists for tickets. “There has been such incredible demand from …

“Blyth Festival Artistic Director Gil Garratt brings the play 1837: The Farmers’ Revolt home to the theatre where it was born.  Yet this is the first time it’s actually been performed on this stage for an audience. What a special homecoming,” says reviewer Mary Alderson in her online publication, Entertain This Thought. “1837: The Farmers’ Revolt was developed in Blyth 45 years ago. …

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 …