The Farm Show Then & Now with Miles Potter and Gil Garratt

The Blyth Festival Podcast

In the long, hot summer of 1972, a group of barefoot Toronto actors made their way to an abandoned farm house in Clinton, Ontario. There they began a theatrical experiment that would result in a collective creation known as The Farm Show.

Quite possibly the most influential play in Canadian-theatre history, The Farm Show became a massive run-away hit and an international phenomenon. It also contained the seeds of what would become the Blyth Festival several years later.

This summer, Blyth mounts The Farm Show Then & Now, an updated version of this beloved Canadian classic.
Join host Joanne Wallace as she chats with veteran actor/director Miles Potter - who was part of the original collective 52 years ago - and Blyth Artistic Director Gil Garratt. Together they'll take a look at The Farm Show's rich history, and give you a sneak-peak at what this summer's production holds in store.

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Bus transportation available from Stratford, Kitchener and London for select dates. Performance dates and details: https://blythfestival.com/tickets/stratford-bus/
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The Farm Show Then & Now is sponsored by The McGavin Family and by our loyal Blyth Festival Members. Our season sponsor is the amazing Bruce Power. Thank you all.
Credits: Research/writing/host: Joanne Wallace | Sound design/production/editing: Jim Park

Music: Harvest Month and Ole-Time Fiddlin', River Run Dry, via Epidemic Sound | Theme Achaidh Cheide, (c) Kevin MacLeod, licensed under CC BY 3.0