The brilliant and satiric writing of Canada’s much beloved author and essayist Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) is the inspiration of this world premiere. In Sketches of Leacock, Andy Massingham brings together the myriads of eccentric characters Leacock became world-famous for. Often called “Canada’s Mark Twain,” and lauded by Groucho Marx as, “The funniest writer I have ever read”, Leacock wrote of thwarted love, bank managers, angry customers, nosy neighbours, love-struck kids (and NOT kids). They are all here for the fun and Leacock skewers them all with his razor-sharp wit.

Piggyland is an exciting new drama by Durham region playwright, Graeme Powell. Inspired by true events that took place in Sunderland, Ontario in the early 1960s, Piggyland is a tale of greed, deception and the pursuit of dreams.

Concocted by career conman John Laun, the Piggyland farm raised over a million dollars from investors eager to double, or even triple their investment. Instead, they lost it all and the mysterious John Laun vanished without a trace...and so did all the money.

Remember, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is...