Village Squire, 1979-06, Page 9Blyth
Summer
Festival
'79
June 29 to September 1, 1979
Blyth Memorial Hall, Blyth, Ontario
(519)523-9300
Air Conditioned
For Further Information Contact:
Blyth Summer Festival
Blyth Memorial Hall
Box 291
Blyth, Ontario, NOM 1H0
(519) 523-9300
PLAYS
This Foreign Land
This compelling and entertaining collection of
songs and stories celebrates the courage and
vitality of the new. new Canadians We Share the tri-
umphs and tribulations of immigrants who in recent
years have traded the security of their homeland for
life in a new culture. and a new language The joys.
the hilarity. the traumas of all who throw over the
past for a fresh beginning are chronicled in these
adventures of new families who have settled the
farms. towns and cities of West#rn Ontario The
warmth and humour of these experiences will
appeal to people of all ages and all backgrounds
I'll Be Back For You Before Midnight
How do you scream and laugh at the same time,
Hilarity and terror combine in this screamingly (and
we do mean it) funny new comedy thriller Peter
Colley. of Huron Tiger fame. pokes good-natured
fun at the naivete of many' back to the landers' who
seek the imagined tranquillity of rural living. but find
instead that their idyllic farm house is inhabited by
evil things that go bump in the night Adults as well
as children will giggle and wriggle as one ghostly
eventlollows another to an ending that no one will
expect
McGillicuddy's Lost Weekend
Follo,v the misadventures of Ezekiel McGillicuddy
as he seeks to escape from the pressures of his
duties as sole guardian of the law in Hamhocks,
Ontario Keith Roulston. author of His Own Boss
and The Shortest Distance Between Two Points,
has done it again' Join uS for more o1 the ingenious
antics and light-hearted satire that. tor two seasons.
has left audiences helpless with laughter. Ever
championing the cause of the small man, Mr
Roulston continues to aim his sharp -edged wit at
the absurdities of human nature. He emerges with a
play that is sure to leave you and your family
nodding with wry smile of recognition.
Child
James W Nichol, author of last season's
Gwendohne, has written an emotional and
appealing drama that will strike a responsive chorS
in the heart of every parent Everyone who has
known the awesome responsibility and fear that
Comes with the love of a son or daughter will
understand the trauma of a couple whose six year
old has disappeared. The play focuses on the
efforts of a young husband and wife to overcome
their bitterness and guilt, to comfort each other, and
to restore the meaning of their lives together.
The Death of the Donnellys
"Horrible' Murder and Arson at Lucan. The
Donnelly Family Exterminated'" So ran the
headline in the Advertiser, Feb 4, 1880 Theatre
Passe Muraille, Ted Johns and the Festival loin
forces to bring you this heroic saga of an outlaw
Irish family establishing itself in an alien land.
Whether the Donnellys were high-spirited funloving
boys made scapegoats for every misadventure in
Biddulph township - or were they violent and
malevolent monstars wiped out by good men driven
to desperate means Choose a side. and step to the
fiddle as the devil calls the tune in this spectacular
retelling of the Donnelly legend
Note The Death of the Donnellys is in addition to the
regular season and will not be included in the Fesuvafs
subscription vouchers Adm;ss;on for this play us - Adults
55 00 Senior Citizens 54 w` ..-n 53 00
Still A Bargain In Theatre
Adults 54.25
Senior Citizens 53.50
Children (Under 14) 5250
An Even Better Bargalnl
Subscription Vouchers - See four plays for the price
of three ! Take your friends !
Sets of vouchers good for four admissions to any
performance will be available until June 30 only.
These vouchers must be exchanged for tickets
through the box office or any ticket outlet in
advance of the performance of your choice
Note Vouchers will not be honoured tor pe,ormence(or
The Death of the Donnellys.
Adults 513.00
Senior Citizens 511.00
r:hlldren $ 0.00
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