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Piggyland Live Theatre 2:00 PM| 16210 Island Rd, Port Perry, ON L9L 1B4 Piggyland A new play by Graeme PowellDirected by Carey Nicholson September 9th – 20th, 2026 Piggyland is an exciting new drama by Graeme Powell. Inspired by true events that took place inSunderland, 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. 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… The CreativesGraeme is a playwright and actor who is familiar to audiences throughout Durham Region from his many roles with Theatre on the Ridge, Borelians Community Theatre, and Oshawa Little Theatre, to name a few. He is a member of the Playwright’s Guild of Canada, and his first play, Renovations, was awarded Best New Canadian Play at the Act-Co Festival in 2015. Other plays include: AllTogether Now, Palmer Park, A Third of Richard, and a series of short plays called Pine Grove Plots. He lives in Sunderland with his family. Carey Nicholson is a co-founder and current artistic director of Theatre on the Ridge and an accomplished director and theatre designer. Originally trained in classical and contemporary dance, she has been on faculty with George Brown College and the Dance Arts Institute (formerly the School of the Toronto Dance Theatre) and is an independent arts educator. Behind the ScenesSuitable for ages 12 + Running time: 90 minutes. No intermission
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2:00 pm Piggyland A new play by Graeme PowellDirected by Carey Nicholson September 9th – 20th, 2026 Piggyland is an exciting new drama by Graeme Powell.Inspired by true events that took place inSunderland, 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.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… The CreativesGraeme is a playwright and actor who is familiar to audiences throughout Durham Region from his many roles with Theatre on the Ridge, Borelians Community Theatre, and Oshawa Little Theatre, to name a few.
He is a member of the Playwright’s Guild of Canada, and his first play, Renovations, was awarded Best New Canadian Play at the Act-Co Festival in 2015.Other plays include: AllTogether Now, Palmer Park, A Third of Richard, and a series of short plays called Pine Grove Plots.He lives in Sunderland with his family.
Carey Nicholson is a co-founder and current artistic director of Theatre on the Ridge and an accomplished director and theatre designer.
Originally trained in classical and contemporary dance, she has been on faculty with George Brown College and the Dance Arts Institute (formerly the School of the Toronto Dance Theatre) and is an independent arts educator.Behind the ScenesSuitable for ages 12 + Running time: 90 minutes.No intermission