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Drama Canadian

The Farm Show

by (author) Ted Johns & Paul Thompson

Publisher
Coach House Books
Initial publish date
Jan 1998
Category
Canadian, General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781552450123
    Publish Date
    Jan 1998
    List Price
    $13.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781770560581
    Publish Date
    Jan 1998
    List Price
    $9.99

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'This is a record of our version of grassroots theatre. The idea was to take a group of actors out to a farming community and build a play of what we could see and learn. There is no story or "plot" as such … Nevertheless, we hope that you can see many stories woven into the themes of this play and that out of it will emerge a picture of a complex and living community.' –Â? Paul Thompson

About the authors

Born in Seaforth, Ontario in 1942, Ted Johns studied at the University of Toronto before teaching in a fishing village in Labrador and lecturing in English at Brock University. His plays include Naked on the North Shore, He Won't Come in From the Barn, The School Show, The Death of the Donnellys, St. Sam and the Nukes, Two Brothers and Back Up and Push.

Ted Johns' profile page

Paul Thompson is a playwright and director born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, in 1940. From 1971 to 1982, he served as artistic director of Theatre Passe Muraille (with which he is still associated). He has participated in several celebrated productions including Doukhobors (1971), The Farm Show (1972), 1837: The Farmers' Revolt (1973), Les Maudits Anglais (1978), Maggie and Pierre (1979) as well as directing at Centaur Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects, Blyth Festival and Native Earth Performing Arts among many others.

Paul Thompson's profile page