Production Credits
True Confessions from the Ninth Concession, starring Dan Needles and Ian Bell, premiered at Theatre Orangeville from September 19 to September 23, 2018. A sequel, More Confessions from the Ninth Concession, followed in 2022.
Cast / Performers
Dan Needles: Storyteller and Writer (author of the Wingfield Farm series)
Ian Bell: Folksinger and Storyteller (founding performer of CBC’s Vinyl Café)
Creative Team
Artistic Director: David Nairn
Production Manager / Set Designer: Beckie Morris
More Confessions from the Ninth Concession, created and performed by Dan Needles and Ian Bell, ran at Theatre Orangeville from March 23 to April 10, 2022. This “Field Guide to Rural Living” served as a sequel to their original 2018 collaboration, blending new stories of rural Ontario with folk songs and musical parodies.
Cast / Performers
Dan Needles: Storyteller and Writer (author of the Wingfield Farm series).
Ian Bell: Folksinger, Lyricist, and Multi-instrumentalist (guitars and banjo).
Creative Team
Artistic Director: David Nairn.
Production Manager / Set Designer: Beckie Morris.
Scenic Artist: Ricky Shaede
The set was also repurposed for Central Counties Booth at the Royal Winter Fair in 2021
