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What happens when a young woman says goodbye to the city and returns to the country to risk it all on her own barn of sows? This summer the Blyth Festival is putting just such a heroine front and centre in Judith: Memories of a Lady Pig Farmer, now on stage.
Based on the novel Judith by Aritha van Herk, this play was adapted for stage by playwright Heather Davies with music by Davies and Murray Foster. The story follows Judith Pierce, a young woman and only child of a pig farming couple. The year is 1972, and despite her parents' pleadings to stay and take over the family farm, Judith wants none of it. The young woman longs for the bright lights and glass towers of city life. But when the big city turns out to be something she never anticipated, and her parents suddenly die, Judith is faced with a choice. Using her inheritance to buy a patch of land and a barn full of sows, she does everything in her power to make it on her own, and rediscovers the true meaning of home.
Reserve your seats for this story by calling the Box Office at 519.523.9300, Toll Free 1.877.862.5984 or online at blythfestival.com.
Blyth Festival acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Foundation, the Ontario Arts Council, Season Sponsor Sparlings Propane / Parkland Fuels, and Season Media Sponsor CTV.
Blyth Festival acknowledges the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Foundation, the Ontario Arts Council, Season Sponsor Sparlings Propane, and Season Media Sponsor CTV.
MyFM is Media Sponsor of Judith: Memories of a Lady Pig Farmer.
JUDITH: MEMORIES OF A LADY PIG FARMER | Until August 11
Based on the novel Judith by Aritha van Herk
Adapted for stage by Heather Davies
Directed by Jennifer Brewin
TICKETS: $40 orchestra | $36 balcony | $15 youth
BOX OFFICE: 519.523.9300 | Toll Free: 1.877.862.5984 | Online: www.blythfestival.com
COUNTRY SUPPERS
Selected Fridays and Saturdays - Enjoy a home-cooked meal served at a local venue at 6:15pm.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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Photo: (foreground) Georgina Beaty as Judith; (background) Nathan Howe, Marion Day, Daniel Roberts and Tony Munch. ©2018 Terry Manzo.
2018-07-11
Blyth: "Judith: Memories of a Lady Pig Farmer" runs until August 11