985 stories by "Stratford Festival"
🥠Introducing Shakespeare's best female character!
Rosalind is the engine of As You Like It, and with 685 lines, she is the largest female role in all his plays! She's also the most …
What an entrance! 😱
Watch as Shakura Dickson brings Christine Colgate to life in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, singing "Here I Am" from the rehearsal hall to the stage!
Shakura "shines in…
How do you get a mid-show standing ovation? 🤩
"It's The Hard Knock Life" performed by the adorable and incredibly talented orphans of Annie.
See them shine (despite wearing rags) in …
Meet Hazel Heaney " she plays the role of Daisy in Annie!
While not exactly an orphan, Daisy makes appearances in Hooverville and during "N.Y.C." in the beautiful window display of Bloomingd…
E21: We kick off the 2025 season of the Everyday Forum Podcast with a lively chat with cultural commentator Stephen Marche. He talks with the Festival's Artistic Director, Antoni Cimolino, a…
Meet Fae Lewis, who plays the role of Francis in Annie!
While not technically an orphan, she features in Hooverville and in the gorgeous Bloomingdale's window display during "N.Y.C". Fae als…
We've got a couple dirty rotten guys for you! 😎
From the rehearsal hall to the stage, Jonathan Goad and Liam Tobin "work in terrific synchronicity" (The Globe and Mail) as the oddball…
Why see As You Like It now?
🎧 Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino, in a newly released podcast, tells us how this play will give us the hope we are looking for. The plotline of As You L…
Meet Isla Horner, who plays orphan July in Annie!
You don't want to miss this "classic musical done exceptionally well" (Next Magazine) as "the eight little girls in the dance numbers are a…
Meet Sofia Grace Otta " she plays the role of orphan Duffy in Annie!
"Donna Feore's choreography is always wonderful, and she does not hold back with her younger performers" says BroadwayWo…
They make "Easy Street" look, well... easy!
Watch Laura Condlln (Miss Hannigan), Amanda Lundgren (Lily St. Regis) and Mark Uhre (Rooster Hannigan) go from the rehearsal hall to the stage, to…
Leapin' lizards! "Spectacular Annie is a must-see" (BroadwayWorld) and now extended by six weeks until December 14!
Giving it a Critic's Pick, The Globe and Mail said "the dancing and singi…
Meet Cydnee Abbott, who plays orphan Pepper in Annie!
"The dance and acrobatic skills of these young artists is astounding" (BroadwayWorld), so you won't want to miss this "classic musical…
Earning a Critic's Pick from The Globe and Mail and ★★★★ from the Toronto Star, "Kat Sandler's transcendent Anne of Green Gables will become as central to the Canadia…
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is "a laugh-out-loud good time" (Postmedia) and "a hilarious romp" (BroadwayWorld) that's now been extended until November 23!
"A knockout cast" (Toronto Star) deliv…
Meet Jessica Reddy, one of the insanely talented orphans in Annie! She plays the role of Kate.
"You'd be a fool to miss seeing Canada's next generation of talent" in this musical says The G…
"Cinematic, inventive, and captivating from start to finish" (BroadwayWorld), Robert Lepage's Macbeth is "a towering achievement" (Postmedia) and now extended by three weeks, until November …
📢 BIG NEWS: our 2025 season is extended! 🎉
The Globe and Mail were "gobsmacked by the strength of this year's opening week", and with overwhelming audience demand, we're thri…
Meet Addison Wagman, the sweetheart playing the role of Tessie in Annie!
"The dance and acrobatic skills of these young artists is astounding" says BroadwayWorld, and we're only halfway thr…
Meet Olivia Padfield, who plays the role of orphan Audrey in Annie!
You may have also seen her understudy the role of Annie.
"The orphans are utterly stellar every moment they are on stage,…
We're 'giving them what they want': Wealthy Woman Energy!
Sara-Jeanne Hosie gives the women of White Lotus a run for their money with her hilarious portrayal of Muriel in Dirty Rotten Scoun…
Meet Harmony Holder, the little firecracker performing the role of orphan Molly in Annie!
We're meeting all the Annie orphans - who will be next? 👀
Don't miss this "heart-warming s…
Meet Evonny Harker, one of the "terrifyingly talented" (Toronto Star) girls in Annie! Evonny performs the role of little orphan Clara.
Keep your eyes peeled to meet all the other orphans of…
Forgiveness is "another must-see at this year's Festival" and has garnered a Critic's Pick from The Globe and Mail!
Adapted from Mark Sakamoto's Canada Reads-winning memoir, Forgiveness tel…
Meet Harper Rae Asch, the talented young girl performing the title role in Annie!
We'll be meeting all the orphans of Annie, so tune in for more. 🤗 And be sure to book your tickets …