Raise the Hammer
Ausable Theatre, London, Ontario
Playwright/Author: Jeff Culbert
Featuring (cast list): Jeff Culbert
Show Type: Storytelling with dramatization and songs
Audience: General Entertainment
The family came to be known as 'The Black Donnellys'. But Johnny O'Connor, the boy who hid under the bed during the Donnelly murders of 1880, is all grown up, packing a guitar and ready to set the record straight.
'a tale of romance, feuds, conspiracy, and murder, navigated with energy and charm ... illustrates why the legend of the Donnellys is so compelling' - CBC Manitoba 'an inspired storyteller' - Edmonton Sun
'Five Stars!' - Vue Magazine (Edmonton)
Themes / Genre: romance, murder, music, history, Irish immigration, Canadian, tragedy, justice (legal and poetic), conspiracy, Southern Ontario
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