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Blyth
Summer
Festival
Blyth Centre for the Arts
Phone (519) 523-9300
Plays
John and the Missus
John Munn, a Newfoundland miner full of strength,
stubborness and crazy humour is the central character
in this play by Gordon Pinsent, creator of A Gift to
Last and The Rowdyman. Through music, comedy
and pathos, Pinsent paints a picture of life in a tiny
Newfoundland village. Everyone wants John to quit
the mine, move to a bigger town and put his feet up.
With a joke or growl he tosses off the worries of the
Missus and the nagging of his cwn conscience. In this
wonderful tale of a man's fight for self-respect, old
John will break your heart, tickle your funny bone
and win your love.
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Ticket Outlets
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Theatre London
rhe Huron Expositor
Stephenson's, Festival Square
The Waxworks Boutique
Graham's General Store
Mary's Sewing Centre
Goderich
Kincardine
Kitchener
Campbell's of Goderich
Lampman's Ltd.
Kitchener Chamber of Cornmerce
(King St. E.)
St. Sam of the Nuke Pile
What has happened to Kincardine! Ted Johns, the
irrespressible author of The School Show and The
Death of the Donnellys, has ridden off again, this
time to the wilds of the Bruce. He'll lead you through
the nether regions of the Bruce Nuclear Power Develop-
ment and capture your imagination with schemes of
money and greenhouses. Town eccentrics collide with
high-powered engineers. Housewives entertain the
Atomic Energy Commission of Canada. Ontario
Hydro kicks its heels and dances a jig guaranteed to
soften the most stubborn heart in the province. All
from the wicked, witty pen of Ted Johns who con-
jured up He Won't Come in From the Barn.
I'll Be Back For You Before Midnight
It's back! The hit of the '79 season that had people
laughing one second, screaming the next. Hilarity and
terror combine in this comedy -thriller that had people
clinging to their seats amd shaking with laughter.
Peter Colley pokes good-natured fun at the "back-to-
the-landers" who seek imagined tranquility in rural
living but find instead that their idyllic farm house is
inhabited by evil things that go bump in the night.
Even those who think they know the secret of this
"haunted house" are challenged to come back to see
if they can sit through the new surprises Peter Colley
has conjured up.
The Life That Jack Built
Remember the Dumbells, the World War I entertain-
ment troupe so popular they continued to tour
Canada and the United States for 13 years after the
war ended. Jack MacLaren was a Dumbell. He is also
a painter, a writer, a raconteur and collector of friends.
This musical entertainment will swing you through
the century with Jack, recreating some of his amazing
adventures, some of his paintings and some of the
remarkable people he has known. Come and learn
more of this delightful man whose spirit has helped
create this country and breathe life into its culture.
Tickets
Tickets are available by mail order
from the box office or from any of the ticket
outlets listed below. All tickets are sold on an
unreserved basis.
Still A Bargain in Theatre
Adult, $5.00; Senior Citizen, $4.00; Child, $3.00
Act Early And Save!
Subscription Vouchers help you save even more.
Sets of vouchers good for four admissions to the
theatre are available until July 4 only. Each voucher
can be exchanged for a ticket at the box office or any
ticket outlet in advance of the performance of your
choice.
Adult, $16.00; Senior Citizen, $13.00; Child, $8.00
Group Discounts
Discounts for groups of 20
through the box office.
or more may be arranged