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Anne of Green Gables is "a celebration of imagination, our individuality and of finding the remarkable in the everyday" and it's simply "unmissable" (Toronto Star).
Book now for this "hear…
This is not your ordinary Jane Austen remake.
Sense and Sensibility is a "boisterous new production" and a "rollicking comedy" (Toronto Star).
"If you're chomping at the bit for the next se…
"Never before has cheering for the bad guys been so fun." ðŸ‘
Let's hear it for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which received a Critic's Pick in The Globe and Mail! 🎉
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The Winter's Tale is a "magical and fantastical" delight with "hearty and plentiful humour" rating 4 out of 4 stars in the Toronto Star!
"Graham Abbey delivers a tour de force performance [a…
The Winter's Tale is a "magical and fantastical" delight with "hearty and plentiful humour" rating 4 out of 4 stars in the Toronto Star!
"Graham Abbey delivers a tour de force performance [a…
As You Like It is "more than just a delightful escape" (BroadwayWorld). Experience Shakespeare's comedy in this "genre-bending, post-apocalyptic boom". A Critic's Pick in The Globe and Mail!…
Rev your engines for Macbeth!
Here's a first look at Shakespeare's tragedy told through the lens of a motorcycle gang in Robert Lepage's bold retelling.
You don't want to miss this, get y…
Here's a look at Annie, the feel-good musical that is capturing people's hearts.
Be sure to get your tickets: https://www.stratfordfestival.ca/WhatsOn/PlaysAndEvents/Production/Annie
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Powerful together.
Excitement is building for Macbeth, with Tom McCamus in the titular role opposite Lucy Peacock's Lady Macbeth. This is not the first time these two powerhouse actors have …
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Shakura Dickson runs the number "Here I Am", which announces her arrival as Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. She is conducted by Music…
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Broadway composer and arranger David Dabbon talks about the additional dance music he has arranged and orchestrated for Annie. David's job is to ta…
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Harper Rae Asch rehearses the hopeful and heart-breaking tune "Maybe" for Annie. She is accompanied on piano by Music Director Laura Burton and Ass…
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Annie stars Cydnee Abbott (Pepper) and Devon Michael Brown (Fred McCracken/Wacky, Kaltenborn) show off some tricks and flips to Director-Choreographe…
Ever wish you could sneak backstage and see how the magic's made?
Take this whirlwind tour behind the scenes at the Festival Theatre with this hyper-lapse video! From the intricate details o…
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Laura Condlln (Miss Aggie Hannigan), Amanda Lundgren (Lily St. Regis) and Mark Uhre (Rooster Hannigan) rehearse their scheming song "Easy Street" …
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Annie stars Harper Rae Asch (Annie) and Dan Chameroy (Oliver Warbucks) have some fun with Director-Choreographer Donna Feore as they work on the de…
The Understudy premieres today on STRATFEST@HOME!
This Stratfest@Home original, filmed at the Festival's Warehouse and Avon Theatre, offers a glimpse behind the curtain of the theatre world…
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Jonathan Goad and Liam Tobin rehearse the duet "Dirty Rotten Number" for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. They are conducted by Music Director Franklin Bra…
This World Theatre Day, it's all hands on deck as we get ready for a fabulous season. But there's time to pause and reflect on the impact theatre has on the world.
Canadian theatres employ…
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Ron Sexsmith performs "Under the Greenwood Tree" " one of his original songs for this season's production of As You Like It, with lyrics by William…
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Harper Rae Asch rehearses the signature song "Tomorrow" for Annie, accompanied on piano by Music Director Laura Burton and James Smith, Associate C…
✨From the Stratford Festival's 2023 season, Alice Childress's powerful play Wedding Band, an emotional and revealing portrayal of interracial love, set in South Carolina in the shadow o…
E20: The Body Politic: History of Queer News in the Gay & Lesbian Liberation Era | Everyday Forum Podcast
The Body Politic was Canada's primary queer periodical from 1971 to 1987. It amplif…
Infused with romance, comedy and tragedy, Cymbeline is an epic drama. When Cymbeline's daughter, Innogen, one of Shakespeare's most celebrated heroines, is thrust into the world of court pol…
Censorship and Artistic Expression In this conversation moderated by actor Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah with Assistant Professor of University of Toronto and Director of the Southeast Asian Sem…