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Tell Tale Harbour
A Musical Comedy
Date(s)
Jun 14, 2025 - Aug 29, 2025
Time(s)
8:00pm
Venue
Sobey Family Theatre
SENSITIVITY WARNING – Fog and Haze effects are used in this production.
To allow more people to enjoy this show, we also offer a Sensory-Friendly Performance. Learn more.
Deep in the heart of Atlantic Canada sits a small harbour losing hope. The once bountiful fishing village is struggling to survive, and half the population is relocating to the mainland for better opportunities. The community is looking for a miracle when an opportunity arises to bring a state-of-the-art frozen french fry facility to town. There’s just one major obstacle – to secure the factory, the harbour must have a full-time resident doctor. Realizing this might be their last chance to save their beloved community, the townspeople come together to charm an interim doctor into moving there permanently.
Tell Tale Harbour returns to The Charlottetown Festival after its triumphant world premiere in 2022 with a newly reworked production. Based on the screenplay The Grand Seduction by Ken Scott, this musical comedy celebrates the people, the trials, and the triumphs of living in a small community in Atlantic Canada. Co-written by, and starring music icon Alan Doyle, the story of Tell Tale Harbour is as relatable as it is ridiculous, as hilarious as it is heartfelt, and full of East Coast pride.
Musical adaptation by Adam Brazier, Alan Doyle, Bob Foster, and Edward Riche
Based on the original screenplay The Grand Seduction by Ken Scott
Developed with support from the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund
Confederation Centre of the Arts presents Tell Tale Harbour in a co-production with David and Hannah Mirvish.
THE SONGS OF TELL TALE HARBOUR
CREATIVE TEAM
| Director: | Brian Hill |
| Music Director: | Bob Foster |
| Choreographer: | Robin Calvert |
| Set & Props Designer: | Michael Gianfrancesco |
| Costume Designer: | Joyce Padua |
| Lighting Designer: | Davida Tkach |
| Sound Designer: | Joshua Liebert |
| Stage Manager: | Lani Martel |
| Assistant Stage Manager: | Sandi Becker |
| Apprentice Stage Manager: | Teagan Keith |
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Cast
Alan Doyle
Frank
AP Bautista
Marie
Karen Burthwright
Louise
Joel Cumber
Gus
Stephen Guy-McGrath
Gord / u/s Yvon
Jacob Hemphill
Charles
Susan Henley
Vera
Gabrielle Jones
Gina
Connor Lucas
Swing
Melissa MacKenzie
Kathleen
Jamie McRoberts
Swing
Laurie Murdoch
Yvon
Kale Penny
Dr. Chris
Kristen Pottle
Swing / Dance Captain
Daniel Williston
Henry / u/s Frank
Alison Woolridge
Barbara
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