Jasmine Romany (Maggie) and James Diamond (Aldrin) in the world debut of Happy Birthday Dear Maggie at Left of Centre Fest presented by IT Productions in Brantford, Ontario. Directed by Daniel Ryan-Astley. Sound by Todd James Lucek. Lighting by Jessica Hamilton. Props by Anthony Schincariol. 14 August 2026.
Video of live stage performance by Daniel & Friends Productions. In partnership with IT Productions Brantford. With permission of Rick Butts.
Like most Canadian playwrights, Rick Butts is often accompanied by a moosey muse while he writes deep in the forested village where he lives. The playwright talks about his play Happy Birthday Dear Maggie making its UK premiere in Sheffield, produced by the Butter Side Up Theatre Company at the Lantern Theatre at Thestival 2026.
The playwright cautions that the characters in the play Happy Birthday Dear Maggie, Maggie and Aldrin, like to frequent pubs. Just as it was in Canada, that could be a problem in Sheffield, UK.
Maggie and Aldrin, the characters in the Canadian play Happy Birthday Dear Maggie, are behaving themselves and making friends in Sheffield, UK.
