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Robert Donnelly's story, the rise and fall of a
defiant young man, on stage at the Blyth Festival
The final show of Blyth Festival's
42nd season is The Last Donnelly
Standing which begins August 4
and plays until September 2 in
Blyth's Memorial Hall.
Conceived and created by Paul
Thompson, Gil Garratt, and Beth
Kates, directed by Thompson and
starring Garratt, The Last Donnelly
Standing is the ultimate fiery epi-
logue to the bloody Biddulph Feud.
Reserve your seats by calling the
Box Office at 519.523.9300, toll free
at 1.877.862.5984 or online at blyth-
festival.com.
Of the seven Donnelly brothers,
only one was ever sentenced to hard
time in prison; only one was ever
convicted of "assault with intent to
kill and murder" (on a duly depu-
tized police officer no less); only
one returned to the charred founda-
tions on the infamous Roman Line
to drive his hammer against fresh
timbers and rebuild from the ashes,
Robert Donnelly.
A successful businessman in
tumultuous times, known equally
for his quick temper as his elegant
fashion sense, Robert's family
name may have made him an
object of scorn in the community,
but his own fiery nature solidified
his reputation.
When the rest of the family had
moved away after the fateful mur-
ders of 1880, Robert refused, and
instead took up residence in a
house on Lucan's main street, pac-
ing his porch as the murderers
among them walked those very
roads. The Last Donnelly Standing
details the rise and fall of a defiant
young man, who stood in the face
of history, and dared to burn it all
down with a smile.
Playwright and director Paul
Thompson, O.C. first encountered
the Blyth audience when he
brought The Farm Show on tour in
the spring of 1973. He has co -cre-
ated numerous original plays at
Blyth since, including He Won't
Come in From the Barn, Barndance
Live, Death of the Hired Man, and
The Outdoor Donnellys. He ran
Toronto's Theatre Passe Muraille
from 1970 to 1982, created original
plays in eight of our ten provinces
and four continents and partnered
in two recent creations at the Strat-
ford Festival.
Portraying Robert Donnelly and
also co -playwright is Gil Garratt.
Garratt has been involved with the
Blyth Festival since 1999, including
16 seasons as an actor, director, co -
creator, and the director of the
THE BLUFFS AT HURON
A Parkbridge Community
Young Company.
Notable past shows with Blyth
include Death and the Hired Man,
The Drawer Boy, The Outdoor
Donnellys, Against the Grain,
Vimy, The Nuttalls, and Early
August as a performer; Our Beauti-
ful Sons: Remembering Matthew
Dinning, Mary's Wedding, Spirit of
the Narrows, World Without Shad-
ows, Another Season's Harvest as
director and 2014's St. Anne's Reel
as the playwright. This is Garratt's
second season as Blyth Festival's
Artistic Director.
Beth Kates (Seeds, If Truth be
Told) is the co -creator of The Last
Donnelly Standing designing the
set, lighting, projections, and cos-
tumes and Lyon Smith (Mary's
Wedding) is the sound designer.
Chantal Hayman is the stage man-
ager and Neha Ross is the assistant
stage manager.
Blyth Festival acknowledges the
support of the Canada Council for
the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council,
the 2015-2017 Season Sponsor
Parkland Fuels/Sparlings Propane
and Season Media Sponsor CTV.
The Last Donnelly Standing is
generously sponsored by Ideal
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Gil Garratt.
At a Glance
THE LAST DONNELLY STAND-
ING 1 August 4 to September 2
Written by Paul Thomp-
son and Gil Garratt
Co -creator Beth Kates
Directed by Paul Thompson
Starring Gill Garratt
TICKETS: $35 preferred I $31 regu-
lar I $15 youth I (Previews: $26 pre-
ferred I $22 regular I $15 youth)
BOX OFFICE: 519.523.9300
I Toll Free: 1.877.862.5984 I
Online: www.blythfestival.com
DATES OF NOTE
August 4 - Preview at 8pm
Photo courtesy of Terry Manzo
August 5 - Opening Night at 8pm
August 11 - An informal ques-
tion and answer "Talk Back" fol-
lows the 2pm matinee
September 2 - Closing per-
formance at 2pm
COUNTRY SUPPERS
Fridays and Saturdays - Enjoy
a home -cooked meal served
at a local venue at 6pm.
Tickets are $19 each and
may be booked by calling the
Blyth Festival Box Office.
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