Millbrook’s 4th Line Theatre adds extra Monday performance for flagship play ‘The Cavan Blazers’

For August 21 performance, outdoor theatre company will also feature local music and food from Black Honey Bakery

4th Line Theatre's "The Cavan Blazers", which chronicles the 19th-century conflicts between the Protestant and Catholic Irish settlers of Cavan Township, is running Tuesday to Saturdays until August 26, 2023 at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook. With shows selling out, the outdoor theatre company has added an extra Monday performance on August 21. (Photo: Wayne Eardley, Brookside Studio)
4th Line Theatre's "The Cavan Blazers", which chronicles the 19th-century conflicts between the Protestant and Catholic Irish settlers of Cavan Township, is running Tuesday to Saturdays until August 26, 2023 at the Winslow Farm in Millbrook. With shows selling out, the outdoor theatre company has added an extra Monday performance on August 21. (Photo: Wayne Eardley, Brookside Studio)

Due to popular demand, Millbrook’s 4th Line Theatre has announced an extra Monday performance of The Cavan Blazers, running now from Tuesdays to Saturdays until August 26 at the Winslow Farm.

Written by Robert Winslow and directed by Kim Blackwell, The Cavan Blazers chronicles the 19th-century conflicts between the Protestant and Catholic Irish settlers of Cavan Township. The intense production tells the violent tale of the Protestant vigilante gang known as the Cavan Blazers as they aim to prevent the establishment of a Catholic settlement.

The Cavan Blazers was the first play produced by the outdoor theatre company back in 1992 shortly after its establishment. It has proven so popular 4th Line Theatre has now remounted the production seven times, with performances of the latest iteration selling out.

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The additional performance of The Cavan Blazers takes place at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 21st.

As a special treat, 4th Line Theatre will be featuring local music under the big tent and Black Honey Bakery will be there offering power bowls with vegan options and snack packs. The concession stand and BBQ will also be open.

Tickets for The Cavan Blazers are $50 ($45 for children and youth ages five to 16). You can order tickets by visiting www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca, calling 705-732-4445 (toll free at 1-800-814-0055), emailing boxoffice@4thlinetheatre.on.ca, or in person at 4th Line Theatre’s box office at 9 Tupper Street in Millbrook.

 

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