It seems perfectly fitting that the first play Shakespeare BASH’d is producing after the COVID-19 lockdowns is one also written during a plague in London. The Tragedy of King Lear has been several years in the making, and it was most definitely worth the wait. Directed by James Wallis and starring Stratford Festival favourite Scott…
My family and I are gearing up to head back to the Stratford Festival this weekend, and both of the plays by Shakespeare which we’re seeing are plays we’ve seen before. They’ll be brand new for my partner, so I’ll be looking forward to seeing his reaction to them. But I feel like the question…
The Bard of Stratford-Upon-Avon is taking over Toronto! With several productions of Shakespeare’s works currently on stage or coming up next month (for more details see my Waiting in the Wings post for September), I thought it was a prime time to talk about my favourite playwright, William Shakespeare. I absolutely understand the apprehension around…
Welcome to Waiting in the Wings, a new monthly feature where I give a rundown of the productions I have coming up throughout the month. You’ll get a little glimpse into each show and the links for tickets etc. and then you’ll know what reviews to expect as well. Each month’s post will be updated…
What's the latest scoop hot off the presses at the Stratford Festival? The Front Page, that's what! Marking Graham Abbey's directorial debut at the Festival, The Front Page is a hilarious, poignant work which is just as relevant and ruthless today as it was when it was written. The Front Page chronicles an evening in a courthouse…
The story of Romeo and Juliet is so well known and oft told that it surprises me when someone says they haven't seen it on stage. I'm lucky to say that the 2017 production at the Stratford Festival was my third, and I have to admit, I think it is my favourite production to date. Director…
When the news came out that Graham Abbey had been working on an adaptation of four of Shakespeare's history plays, and that they were going to modify the Tom Patterson Theatre especially for the production, I was thrilled. There's nothing more exciting than getting to see a brand new piece and in a totally different…
I had been greatly anticipating this show since it's announcement. I was excited to see a new Ibsen play which I new nothing about and which starred so many of my favourite actors at the festival. John Gabriel Borkman surpassed any and all expectations I had for the show, presenting an intriguing story beautifully told…
As I ready myself for a weekend of theatre at the Stratford Festival, I want to take a quick look back at the remaining shows which I saw from the 2015 season. On August first I was lucky to get to take in two shows: Carousel and Love's Labour's Lost. Both of them were fairly…
I was so happy to take two of my dearest friends to Stratford for their first time to see As You Like It back in June. We had been planning the trip since last December, so we'd been counting down the months and weeks until we finally got to go! The show was well worth…
A View from the Box 