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Seating: 444 seats
Season: June 23 - September 4, 2010
Tickets: $27.00 - $31.00
Facilities: Air Conditoning, Universal Access, Hearing Impaired,

There simply is no other place like Blyth. When the Blyth Festival took flight in 1975, nobody imagined that such a venture could flourish in this charming rural village. Thirty-five years later, nobody can imagine Blyth without its world-class theatre. The Blyth Festival produces and develops plays that reflect their audience ...

A Killing Snow

Mystery
By: Paul Ciufo

Preview: 6/23/2010
Opening Night: 6/25/2010
Runs: 6/23/2010 to 8/13/2010

Paul’s 2007 hit, Reverend Jonah, was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award. Now he is back, but this time, ladies and gentlemen, he ain’t so friendly… Four travelers take refuge from a Huron County blizzard in the secluded home of Gerald Goldie, retired Latin teacher. All four of the strangers have some things in common – a working knowledge of Latin, a serious distaste for their host…and a growing animosity for each other. As ominous Latin phrases begin to appear on the walls, it becomes clear that someone has murder on the mind. And as the body count rises, our stranded guests are forced to choose between certain death in the blizzard, or tempting fate in the safety of Gerald’s home.

Bordertown Café

Drama
By: Kelly Rebar

Preview: 6/30/2010
Opening Night: 7/2/2010
Runs: 6/30/2010 to 8/14/2010

Premièred in Blyth in 1987, Kelly’s play is a Canadian classic. The bordertown café is home to seventeen-year-old Jimmy and his single mom, adrift on the difficult waters of teen/parent relations. Grandma Maxine, a reluctant immigrant from the States, carries on a loud and hilarious commentary while Grandpa Jim keeps his cool. On the first day of school Jimmy’s eagerness to attend is dampened by the sudden news that his ne’er-do-well father, a trucker from the States, wants to take his son to a new home in the south. Wise words from Grandpa and wisecracks from Grandma help Jimmy make the toughest decision he’s ever faced.

Pearl Gidley

Drama
By: Gary Kirkham

Preview: 7/28/2010
Opening Night: 7/30/2010
Runs: 7/28/2010 to 9/4/2010

Gary’s Queen Milli of Galt was a hit with our audience in 2007. Pearl lives a quiet life with her sister, taking in boarders, but avoiding contact with the outside world. When a mysteriously evasive young man from the US arrives as a new guest, suspicions mount that he may be a draft dodger. The spinsters’ curiosity about his past is matched only by his curiosity about the untouched piano and the sheet music that Pearl keeps on display. Gradually, they draw each other’s stories out, note by note. Like all of Blyth’s most popular plays, this one brings unexpected laughs along with the mystery.

The Book of Esther

Drama
By: Leanna Brodie

Preview: 8/4/2010
Opening Night: 8/6/2010
Runs: 8/4/2010 to 9/4/2010

Leanna’s 2006 Blyth hit, Schoolhouse, continued to soar at 4th Line Theatre in both 2007 and 2008. Esther is a typical rebellious teenage fundamentalist Christian who sings and prays with a fervent desire to spread the word of God. When she suffers a severe crisis of faith, Esther runs from her rural home, seeking sanctuary in Toronto. When Esther’s parents arrive to bring their daughter home, a young delinquent and self-styled rescuer named A.D. whisks her away into the dark night of the big city. Both parents and child are unsure of themselves in the urban environment, leading to a re-examination of their own safety nets of religion and family. A provocative, but entirely balanced and sympathetic story of faith.